Adding a lens to metadata

I frequently use an old Nikkor 500mm CAT lens with my D100 Nikon. Since the CAT 500 is completely manual - even the f stop is fixed at f/8 - all the pictures taken with this lens appear as "unknown lens" in the metadata.
Is there a way to manually add to the list the 500mm lens? It would be easy to select the pictures shot with this lens and make the assignment manually.
Thank you.

I asked 1st question because, if you were familiar with ExifTool, then I would give just commands needed. This would be the faster way to help you -but, as you've noticed, quite complicated.
2nd question was for case, your answer to 1st question would be "no" and I could maybe help you anyway -which is the case here.
First, please visit my homepage http://freeweb.siol.net/hrastni3/ -and download ExifToolGUI (wouldn't hurt if you also read what's written there).
In short: using ExifToolGUI, you can manually define lens for all selected image files (see menu "Modify>Nikon Makernotes").
I don't have example of image file taken with such lens (to see all "unknown" data inside file). Because of that, all selected files (where Exif:Make=NIKON) will be updated -so be carefull which files you select/edit.
Even further: I don't own Nikon camera nor Nikon software -so after modifying image file with ExifToolGUI, tryout opening image with Nikon software.
For Lightroom: after modified image file is imported, all relevant lens data appear inside Lightroom as expected.
I hope that is of some help to you.
Greetings,
Bogdan
PS: It was confirmed, that ExifToolGUI runs on Vista too.

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Author: [email protected]
Date: 2009-04-02 09:46:24 -0700 (Thu, 02 Apr 2009)
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