Lens Correction in Aperture?

Does Aperture have a database of every brand and lens? Or must a user designate the lenses he owns in the setup procedure.

I just downloaded the trial sample for PTLens. It will take a bit of learning to have confidence to work the adjustments. For instance, when finished with an adjustment of an image, do you hit the Return key on the Mac, or hit the Reset button in PT Lens?
At a cost of only $25, I am impressed. It is sad that I already own DxO, which cost $150. But, isn't that why God created eBay. :-) 
I am more impressed reading the comparison of DxO and PT Lens in the DP Review website.
Just to be curious, what camera and lenses do you own? I have a modest collection, a Nikon D7000 (crop sensor) with 4 lenses and 3 flashes. When I was a photojournalist working in Tokyo, my company would buy Nikon equipment directly from the Factory. It is funny that, not until I got a DSLR did I ever use a zoom lens. Now I have two.
Thank you for the wonderful intro do PT Lens.
Gary   - Santa Monica

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    site: http://www.jonroemer.com/
    blog: http://jonroemer.typepad.com/jon_roemer/

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