EF 24-105mm f/4L - Wrong Lens ID reported to camera

[photo_guy5]

Hello,

I believe my lens is reporting "24-105mm" to my 5D mk III instead of the expected "Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM"

Thus, the in-camera Lens aberration correction is not available.

Also, DPP 4.19.30.0 reports Lens data:  Not Available.

Please note that my 50mm lens works correctly with these features and I successfully used the EOS lens registration utility, etc.  I've downloaded the lens profiles in DPP..  I've done all that.

Yes, this is on a full size RAW file. 

Help?  Anyone seen this before?

[Peter]

I downloaded the correction data from EOS Utility to my 6D.

 

Sometimes my x1.4 III shows the older version x1.4 and I suppose it has to do with bad connection between the camera and the tele converter. It shows the older tele converter both in camera and in Exif.

[photo_guy5]

Thanks.  Did the camera show "24-105mm" before uploading the data to the camera?

Is the DPP Digital Lens Optimizer dependent on having uploaded the data to the camera first?

[Peter]

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@photo_guy5 wrote:

Thanks.  Did the camera show "24-105mm" before uploading the data to the camera?

Is the DPP Digital Lens Optimizer dependent on having uploaded the data to the camera first?

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I don't remember, but my EF80-200/2.8L is reported with its whole name and not just 80-200mm, and I haven't registered that lens.

About DPP I guess that it doesn't matter. I can download and use the profile for 75-300 II,III even if I haven't downloaded it for my 6D.

Share an unmodifed JPEG from your camera+lens and we can take a look what the Exif says. The LensType nr for your lens should be 237.

[photo_guy5]

SOOC JPG 

[photo_guy5]

LensID	Canon 24-105mm
LensInfo	24-105mm f/0
LensModel	24-105mm
LensSerialNumber	00000083fc
LensType	Unknown (60397)

[deebatman316]

Yes that is true all of my Canon EF lenses report their full names. My old EF 70-210mm F/4 lens purchased new back in 1987. Has lens correction data present without having to load it on my camera. Now certain lens correction is not available. That particular lens I believe only offers distortion correction. Not even Canon DPP offers more lens correction options for it. These early EOS lenses only offer certain lens corrections. Some don’t have any at all. 

[photo_guy5]

That's exactly what I'm hoping for.. The lens shows some pretty notable barrel distortion.

[deebatman316]

Do other lenses report the correct name to the camera so lens correction works. What happens if you try the 24-105mm on a different camera such as the 7D Mark II, 90D or 5D Mark IV. Will it apply the proper lens corrections and the correct name reported to the camera.

[photo_guy5]

I will try on another camera hopefully Monday - but this is my only body at the moment.

I have a new(ish) nifty-50 that shows correct information in camera and in EXIF data.  It works with the in-camera aberration correction and also with DPP digital lens optimizer.