Library Filter: Metadata Browser: Add Focal Length

Please add Focal length as an available Meta data to browse in the Library Filter.
Purpose:
I'm currently considering to buy a new zoom lens. To determine the best zoom range for the lens, I like to see which focal length I use most often by profiling my existing images.
The information is already available in the images exif data, it only needs to be exposed in the Lib Filter.
Reinhard

A few posts before yours:
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?128@@.3bc46ae7
...and dozens of others can be found if you had taken the time to look.

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