Shutter count

I just bought a used 1DS MKII. The camera had a new shutter installed by Canon last year and the first owner then stored it. I was curious about shutter count so went to myshuttercount.com and after uploading a JPEG from the camera, was told the camera had 28,388 activations.
My question: Canon resets the count after a new shutter is installed. Would that reset effect the information that myshuttercount gathers from a JPEG?

They do reset it. 28k is not a lot. I think the first owner just says he/she "store" but in reality he/she means "i don't use it as much".
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5D Shutter Count in Bridge?

I'm told I can view my 5D shutter count in Bridge. Is this so, and if it's not in the Metadata, then where can it be located? TIA.

Had a discussion with someone over a year ago on this subject. He wanted to add camera info that was not in Bridge. Believe there is a way to do that, but can not remember final outcome.
Might be more productive if you start another thread with title something like - can I add camera exif data bridge does not read? Before you do this, do some searches here and on the web.
There was one Bridge hit that showed how to add cost of picture, but that was to IPTC. Guy wrote a paper on it and would e-mail it if interested.
Many hits on google also that you might want to sort though. Did not quickly see exactly what you were looking for.

Shutter count on Canon G1X

I just bought a Canon G1x and wish I knew how to find shutter actuations...or do I need some kind of Canon software? I was able to access shutter count on my G9 with a formatted SD card, but it doesnt work on this G1X. Anybody know how to find count on G1X?

How did you do it with the G9? As far as I've known the only way to be sure of the count was on early 1 series bodies using one of the programs designed to get it. Other than that the only way was to set the camere to "continous" when choosing the file numbering system. If you don't set it to that it restarts from 0001 each time you download & kills the idea of getting a count later in life. I have read about programs that can figure it out on newer bodies but so far they are all less than reliable.
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Shutter count in Preview

Is the Image Count that's in Preview in Hex or Decimal? If you load a Nikon image either NEF or JPEG the Command I the Tabs for EXIF & Nikon show an image count.
I understood this was a Hex number but a new camera shows my image count matching the actual images I have taken.
Its a useful shutter count tool.
Anyone know the definitive answer?

Preview will hilight and display a count of the number of pages the target search string is found on.
If you want to literally count every word in document, there are many utils available as well as Pages and of course the terminal. I use either Pages or TextWrangler. To count words in a PDF I clipboard from Preview and dump into Pages and count there via 'Inspector'.

Shutter count question

Does anyone in the forum know how I can determine the shutter count I have logged on my T3i? The camera is still going strong without any problems at all (except for a few dead pixels that appear as tiny red spots in some images). I am mostly just curious about this. Is there any indication how many shutter releases the average T3i can be expected to fire? My T3i is my first dslr and it has served that role fabulously.

As Tim mentioned, there's Shuttercount. But many other programs (that many camera owners already have) can give you the count as well. If all you want is the count then Shuttercount is probably the easiest, but it's good to have options:
Magic Lantern: Third party add-on for your camera. Free, but you install a firmware add-on onto your camera. Best to know what you're doing before installing. Again, if you just want the count there are better options.
DSLR Controller: An app for controlling your camera from a smart phone or tablet. Fantastic app, but it costs $10. I wouldn't spend it for just count, but the app itself is awesome if you want to control your camera remotely.
FoCal: A program for fine tuning your cameras autofocus. Unfortunately doesn't work with your camera, but most people who have fine-tunable cameras already own this so I thought I'd mention it.
APT: An astrophotography tool. There's a free trial for download that should tell you shutter count. Can't say I've tried it.

Where to find Shutter Count for Nikon Camera?

Is this part of the EXIF data that Aperture displays?

I just tried Cena's method of Exporting the file to the desktop. When I click on it and press Command - I, the shutter count doesn't show up.
Please read my instructions ;-)
In Aperture: show in finder (if you don't have referenced files export the file to desktop(export as original file!), open with preview app.
Then bring up the info dialog (press Command-i) klick on the i-icon/tab, this will bring up a nikon-tab. Here you can find the shuttercount.
You must first open the image with preview.app! before you press command-i. Then click on "i-icon".

Shutter Count for 60D

I've searched the web and googled to find a program that can tell me my shutter count on my Canon 60D. I only found 2 solutions, Eoscount, and Magic Lantern. I tried Eoscount and it would'nt work, I think because my Pc is 64 bit. I'm kind of leery to use Magic Lantern while my Camera is still under warranty. Does anyone know a program to find shutter count, or anyother way I can find my shutter count????.

ebiggs1 wrote:
"My 60D has 5,652 shutter counts. Only had my 60D for 3 months, I'm using up shutter counts fast. My shutter count life expectancy is 100,000. That puts me on track to reach 100,000 shutter counts within 2 years." Really? Is that "new math" ? 5652 divide by 3 to get monthly = 1884. 1884 x 24 months = 45,216. Not even half way!Golly gee Obiwan, I don't know what was in the milk I had last night, but yeah, that must be some kinda new math i figured with....you're correct Man, I have no idea how I was off that far. Though I did just throw the figures togather up in my head. I just re-did it on my calculator and came up with the same thing you did. But this makes me very happy to learn, now I can expect my 60D to get twice as much mileage as I had figured. Now appox 4 years before i need to worry, though I know my shutter may last long after 100,000....or before. That makes me feel real good, along with the fact that now I'm taking less pics everyday, and that will help also. Thanks for pointing that out, i'll sleep a little easier tonight

How can I get a shutter count for my EOS1Ds Mark II?

I am trying to get a shutter count for my EOS 1Ds MarkII in order to sell it, and buy a Mark III. Any ideas out there?
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How can I get the shutter count for my Canon 7D Mark II using Windows XP?

How can I get the shutter count for my Canon 7D Mark II using Windows XP? I've been looking lots of places and doing some file uploads, but I can't seem to find anything. I'm wary of downloading software I know nothing about. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Nevermind, just, sort of answered my own question. Doesn't work on XP, but using a Win 7 'puter I was able to use Shutter Count, which now works w/ the 7D Mark II.

Shutter actuations for Canon 1Ds Mk III

How can I determine the total number of shutter actuations for my 1Ds Mk III ? Does it really require getting some specialty software ?

michaelPH46 wrote:
Every where I searched I got incorrect advice from everyone. Seems people like to hear themselves talk when they cannot answer factually and accurately. If you want the shutter count on a canon eos 1ds mark 3, go to this site. I got an accurate count there. http://shuttercounter.com/
Not to be argumentative (and I wouldn't dream of offering you unsolicited advice), but given the uncertainty that seems to dog this issue, how exactly do you know that the count you got from that site is accurate?
Bob
Boston, Massachusetts USA

I think I am having shutter issues with my 5D mark iii. image is vignetting on top of frame.

I think I am having shutter issues with my 5D mark iii. image is vignetting on top of frame. ( left side when shooting portrait).
does not happen all the time. shoot 20 frames, not a problem then will happen 4 or 5 in a row or every other shot for a few shots.
Studio situation with 4 lights but it is not a light issue. subject is dark also. all lights fire at full. happens weather at 1/100 or down to 1/20. these 4 examples were shot at 1/50 f 10 iso 100. raw converted to jpeg. shooting teathered but I dont think that matters. has anyone else had shutter issues? can any one from canon give me any info or help??

It may be that the flash is firing as the shutter is opening... but if you're having an issue with a sticking shutter, the shutter isn't completely open when the flash fires.
If this is the case then it wouldn't matter how long the shutter is open because the flash doesn't provide light continuously when the shutter is open... it only gives a burst. That momentary burst is normally fired at the moment the shutter finishes opening up completely (but if the shutter is sticky and isn't completely finished opening when the flash fires... you'd have a dark edge.)
If you used 2nd curtain shutter so that it doesn't fire until the moment before the shutter is intended to close, you shouldn't see vignetting even if the shutter is sticking.
But this makes me wonder what the shutter count is on your body and if it needs service.
Tim Campbell
5D II, 5D III, 60Da

LR4 Suspects New Previously Unimported Photos Are Duplicates

I'm trying to import new photos, but some of them LR thinks are already in the catalogue, and so are unselectable. These photos are new, so cannot already be there. I seem to remember having this issue before & was informed on how to optimise the cache or something of this nature, which fixed the issue.
Okay, this just got weirder. LR is showing several images that I have not yet imported, ever. It also states that the metadata for these images has been changed by another application. I am confused.
Can anyone help please?

A new photo will not be in the All Photographs collection if it has not been imported.
A new photo might have the same name as an old photo imported months ago, especially if the sequence-numbering in the photo-filename gets reset: IMG_0001.jpg from months ago, and then a new IMG_0001.jpg from recently, or if you take more than 9999 photos and the sequence number wraps around back to 0001, but these two files with the same name won’t be detected as duplicates by LR.
A new photo with an internal-shutter-count the same as an old photo’s internal-shutter-count might be detected the same as that existing photo, whether or not the filenames are exactly the same.
But if you don’t import any of those new photos then they won’t affect anything with the old photos. That is the part I don’t understand: how can a never imported photo “replace the existing photo” in the All Photographs collection when that new photo is not in the All Photographs collection because it was never imported.
Can you be specific about the photo files names and the photo frame counts? And maybe provide screenshots of the grayed out photos in the import grid and the photo in the All Photographs collection you feel is somehow affected?

My Tamron 10-24 is listed as Unknown Lens

Any way to fix this?
Details are:
Lightroom version: 5.3 [938183]
Operating system: Windows 8 Business Edition
Version: 6.2 [9200]
Application architecture: x64
System architecture: x64
Camera Pentax K5 WIth latest Firmware 1.16
Shooting Format - DNG
Info from EXIF tool:
Lens Type                       : Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical [IF]
Lens ID                         : Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical [IF]
Amy Ideas? I've copied the full output of exif tool below in case other lines help someone smarter than me in this are.
Thanks, Jim
ExifTool Version Number         : 9.54
File Name                       : _K5_0175.DNG
Directory                       : D:/Photos/2014/2014-03-23
File Size                       : 25 MB
File Modification Date/Time     : 2014:03:23 09:49:46-07:00
File Access Date/Time           : 2014:03:23 10:48:26-07:00
File Creation Date/Time         : 2014:03:23 10:48:26-07:00
File Permissions                : rw-rw-rw-
File Type                       : DNG
MIME Type                       : image/x-adobe-dng
Exif Byte Order                 : Big-endian (Motorola, MM)
Make                            : PENTAX
Camera Model Name               : PENTAX K-5
Orientation                     : Horizontal (normal)
Software                        : K-5 Ver 1.16
Modify Date                     : 2014:03:23 09:49:44
Artist                          : JIM CRUICKSHANK
Image Width                     : 4992
Image Height                    : 3284
Bits Per Sample                 : 14
Compression                     : JPEG
Photometric Interpretation      : Color Filter Array
Strip Offsets                   : 162048
Samples Per Pixel               : 1
Rows Per Strip                  : 3284
Strip Byte Counts               : 24742950
X Resolution                    : 300
Y Resolution                    : 300
Planar Configuration            : Chunky
Resolution Unit                 : inches
CFA Repeat Pattern Dim          : 2 2
CFA Pattern 2                   : 2 1 1 0
CFA Layout                      : Rectangular
Black Level Repeat Dim          : 2 2
Black Level                     : 0 0 0 0
White Level                     : 15864
Default Scale                   : 1 1
Default Crop Origin             : 22 10
Default Crop Size               : 4928 3264
Bayer Green Split               : 0
Anti Alias Strength             : 1
Subfile Type                    : Reduced-resolution image
Primary Chromaticities          : 0.64 0.33 0.21 0.71 0.15 0.06
Y Cb Cr Coefficients            : 0.299 0.587 0.114
Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling            : YCbCr4:2:2 (2 1)
Y Cb Cr Positioning             : Co-sited
Copyright                       : Jim Cruickshank
Exposure Time                   : 1/50
F Number                        : 4.5
Exposure Program                : Creative (Slow speed)
Date/Time Original              : 2014:03:23 09:49:44
Create Date                     : 2014:03:23 09:49:44
Flash                           : Off, Did not fire
Focal Length                    : 24.0 mm
Sensing Method                  : One-chip color area
Custom Rendered                 : Normal
Exposure Mode                   : Auto
Focal Length In 35mm Format     : 36 mm
Scene Capture Type              : Standard
Subject Distance Range          : Close
GPS Version ID                  : 2.3.0.0
DNG Version                     : 1.1.0.0
DNG Backward Version            : 1.1.0.0
Unique Camera Model             : PENTAX K-5
Color Matrix 1                  : 0.963470459 -0.4771881104 -0.07902526855 -0.34
95941162 0.9834136963 0.4286651611 -0.01779174805 0.03717041016 0.6799163818
Color Matrix 2                  : 0.8302001953 -0.2508850098 -0.1111907959 -0.39
95361328 1.230117798 0.1880645752 -0.09773254395 0.1713256836 0.6513366699
Analog Balance                  : 1 1 1
As Shot Neutral                 : 0.4848484848 1 0.5541125541
Baseline Exposure               : -0.5466766357
Baseline Noise                  : 1
Baseline Sharpness              : 1
Linear Response Limit           : 1
Pentax Version                  : 7.0.0.0
Pentax Model Type               : 0
Preview Image Size              : 640x480
Preview Image Length            : 33984
Preview Image Start             : 35680
Pentax Model ID                 : K-5
Date                            : 2014:03:23
Time                            : 09:49:44
Quality                         : RAW
Flash Mode                      : Off, Did not fire; Internal
Focus Mode                      : AF-S (Focus-priority)
AF Point Selected               : Auto
ISO                             : 3200
Exposure Compensation           : 0
Metering Mode                   : Multi-segment
Auto Bracketing                 : 0 EV, No Extended Bracket
White Balance                   : Auto
Saturation                      : Normal
Contrast                        : Med High
Sharpness                       : Med Hard
DSP Firmware Version            : 1.16.26.29
CPU Firmware Version            : 1.16.26.29
Effective LV                    : 5.1
Picture Mode                    : Auto Program (Shallow DOF); 1/3 EV steps
Drive Mode                      : Single-frame; No Timer; Shutter Button; Single
Exposure
Sensor Size                     : 24.122 x 15.976 mm
Color Space                     : Adobe RGB
Image Area Offset               : 22 10
Raw Image Size                  : 4928x3264
Preview Image Borders           : 28 28 0 0
Lens Type                       : Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspheri
cal [IF]
Camera Temperature              : 16 C
AE Lock                         : Off
Noise Reduction                 : Off
Flash Exposure Comp             : 0
Image Tone                      : Bright
SR Result                       : Stabilized
Shake Reduction                 : On (7)
SR Half Press Time              : 1.72 s
SR Focal Length                 : 24 mm
Shutter Count                   : 10161
Faces Detected                  : 0
Face Position                   : 0 0
Raw Development Process         : 8 (K-5,K-5II,K-5IIs)
Hue                             : Normal
White Balance Auto Adjustment   : On
Tungsten AWB                    : Subtle Correction
Dynamic Range Expansion         : Off
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Hometown DST                    : No
Destination DST                 : No
Hometown City                   : Vancouver
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Contrast Highlight              : 0
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AF Adjustment                   : 0
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Face Detect                     : Off; 0 faces detected
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Shadow Correction               : Off
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Chromatic Aberration Correction : Off
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Bleach Bypass Toning            : Off
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White Point                     : 16896 8192 8192 14784
Picture Mode 2                  : Auto PICT
Program Line                    : MTF
E-Dial In Program               : Tv or Av
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Flash Options                   : Normal
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AF Point Mode                   : Auto
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AF Point Selected 2             : Auto
ISO Floor                       : 100
Drive Mode 2                    : Single-frame
Exposure Bracket Step Size      : 0.3
Bracket Shot Number             : n/a
White Balance Set               : Auto
Multiple Exposure Set           : Off
Link AE To AF Point             : On
ISO Auto                        : On
AE Exposure Time                : 1/47
AE Aperture                     : 4.6
AE ISO                          : 2934
AE Xv                           : 0
AEB Xv                          : 0
AE Min Exposure Time            : 1/7723
AE Program Mode                 : Shallow DOF Program
AE Aperture Steps               : 0
AE Max Aperture                 : 4.4
AE Max Aperture 2               : 4.6
AE Min Aperture                 : 32
AE Metering Mode                : Multi-segment
Flash Exposure Comp. Setting    : 0
Level Indicator                 : 252
Nominal Max Aperture            : 4.8
Nominal Min Aperture            : 32
Max Aperture                    : 4.6
AE Metering Segments            : 2.5 2.8 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.1 3.
3 3.1 3.9 4.3 3.8 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.3 3.9 3.9 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.1 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.
5 4.3 3.5 2.9 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.3 3.8 2.8 1.9 3.1 3.8 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.
0 4.1 3.4 4.0 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.9 4.8 3.9 2.8 2.8 2.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.6 2.6 2.
4 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.8
Flash Metering Segments         : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slave Flash Metering Segments   : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Body Battery Voltage 2          : 7.25 V
Body Battery Voltage 3          : 7.84 V
Body Battery Voltage 4          : 7.45 V
AF Predictor                    : -1
AF Defocus                      : 0
AF Integration Time             : 30 ms
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Kelvin WB Daylight              : 5205 0 2.088134765625 1.4703369140625
Kelvin WB 01                    : 2500 0 1.140869140625 2.8192138671875
Kelvin WB 02                    : 2630 0 1.2059326171875 2.6483154296875
Kelvin WB 03                    : 2780 0 1.2783203125 2.4813232421875
Kelvin WB 04                    : 2940 0 1.352294921875 2.331787109375
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Kelvin WB 06                    : 3330 0 1.5185546875 2.054931640625
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Kelvin WB 11                    : 5000 0 2.0418701171875 1.504638671875
Kelvin WB 12                    : 5560 0 2.164794921875 1.416748046875
Kelvin WB 13                    : 6250 0 2.29052734375 1.3365478515625
Kelvin WB 14                    : 7140 0 2.4205322265625 1.26318359375
Kelvin WB 15                    : 8330 0 2.5526123046875 1.196044921875
Kelvin WB 16                    : 10000 0 2.6844482421875 1.13525390625
WB Shift AB                     : 0
WB Shift GM                     : 0
EV Steps                        : 1/3 EV Steps
Sensitivity Steps               : As EV Steps
Camera Orientation              : Horizontal (normal)
Serial Number                   : 3842570
Level Orientation               : Horizontal (normal)
Composition Adjust              : Off
Roll Angle                      : 2
Pitch Angle                     : -6.5
Composition Adjust X            : 0
Composition Adjust Y            : 0
Composition Adjust Rotation     : 0
WB RGGB Levels Daylight         : 17257 8192 8192 13072
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WB RGGB Levels Cloudy           : 18594 8192 8192 11177
WB RGGB Levels Tungsten         : 10371 8192 8192 24250
WB RGGB Levels Fluorescent D    : 21309 8192 8192 12598
WB RGGB Levels Fluorescent N    : 18270 8192 8192 14019
WB RGGB Levels Fluorescent W    : 16609 8192 8192 17334
WB RGGB Levels Flash            : 19567 8192 8192 12030
WB RGGB Levels Fluorescent L    : 13895 8192 8192 21692
WB RGGB Levels User Selected    : 17257 8192 8192 13072
Contrast Detect AF Area         : 0 0 0 0
Camera Temperature 2            : 16.1 C
Camera Temperature 3            : 16.1 C
Camera Temperature 4            : 16 C
Camera Temperature 5            : 16 C
Calibration Illuminant 1        : Standard Light A
Calibration Illuminant 2        : D65
Aperture                        : 4.5
CFA Pattern                     : [Blue,Green][Green,Red]
Image Size                      : 4992x3284
Lens ID                         : Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical [IF]
Preview Image                   : (Binary data 33984 bytes, use -b option to ext
ract)
Scale Factor To 35 mm Equivalent: 1.5
Shutter Speed                   : 1/50
Circle Of Confusion             : 0.020 mm
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Light Value                     : 5.0
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Thanks Tony,
Yes the supplied profile works - in my test shots it corrects distortion and vignetting nicely - but it is a pain to have to pick the proffile by hand for each shot.
My real issue is Lightroom not correctly identifying the lens and listing it as "Unknown" in the meta data. Was hoping there was a way to teach lightroom to recognize it - or a config file to hack to make it recognize the lens.
For testing puposes I changed the raw format of my Pentax from DNG to PEF but got the saame result.
Anyone else have ideas?
Jim

How do I "see" the AF point I choose with a Nikon D700/D3?

How do I "see" the AF point I choose with a Nikon D700/D3?
I hear a D3s and LR3.3 can see it.
AND, how do I turn it ON/OFF ?
HG

I was told by a D3s user that in LRv3.3   AF point used is shown
Seem to remember for some earlier version of LR   my e510 or e30 AF points was being shown.
My guess is you would only start looking at the AF points used ... when a Lens or body starts acting differently. or when it is not working as well as other gear you are using.
As my only   RAW software used ... I would like it to READ what is there in the Exif.
at least
AF distance (which was there in LRv2)
Shutter count (there in PS CS5)
and AF point used ... there in Aperture 3   ... and Nikon software.
Because LR s/b a PRO workflow software ... support for the Current PRO cameras should be expected    ... and that number is far LESS.
and for Nikon users it is D700/D3 series.    basically two cameras ... because my guess is the different flavors D3/D3s/D3x   of the one body , the reading of the AF point sb simular.
HG

Unknown camera and unknown lens

Hello,
For some reason today, Aperture is not recognizing my camera or lens when I import images from my memory card. There is no photo or exif metadata being reported by Aperture for the photo's imported today. Photo's that were imported last Monday have the correct photo and exif metadata.
Photo's were taken with a Nikon D7000 and 35mm f1.8 DX lens. I used ViewNX2 to grab the metadata from one of the photo's on the memory card and the camera make and lens information are correct. When I open the file in Preview.app I can see the following metadata in the "Exif" tab:
Color Space: sRGB
Components Configuration: 1, 2, 3, 0
Compressed Bits Per Pixel: 4
Contrast: Normal
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Date Time Digitized: 2012-10-14 11:13:36 AM
Date Time Original: 2012-10-14 11:13:36 AM
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1
Exif Version: 2.3
Exposure Bias Value: 0
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Exposure Program: Normal program
Exposure Time: 1/80
File Source: DSC
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
FlashPix Version: 1.0
FNumber: 1.8
Focal Length: 35
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 52
Gain Control: Low gain up
ISO Speed Ratings: 400
Light Source: unknown
Max Aperture Value: 1.6
Metering Mode: Pattern
Pixel X Dimension: 4,928
Pixel Y Dimension: 3,264
Saturation: Normal
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Scene Type: A directly photographed image
Sensing Method: One-chip color area sensor
Sharpness: Normal
Subject Distance Range: unknown
Sub-second Time: 60
Sub-second Time Digitized: 60
Sub-second Time Original: 60
User Comment:
White Balance: Auto white balance
AFInfo: 0.4147727, 0.6662071, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.4786932, 0.6662071, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.5426136, 0.6662071, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.171875, 0.5868566, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.2315341, 0.5868566, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.2911932, 0.5868566, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.3508523, 0.5868566, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.4147727, 0.5696998, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.4786932, 0.5696998, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.5426136, 0.5696998, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.6065341, 0.5868566, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.6661932, 0.5868566, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.7258523, 0.5868566, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.7855114, 0.5868566, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.171875, 0.4731924, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.2315341, 0.4731924, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.2911932, 0.4731924, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.3508523, 0.4731924, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.4147727, 0.4731924, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.4786932, 0.4731924, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, F, 0.5426136, 0.4731924, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.6065341, 0.4731924, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.6661932, 0.4731924, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.7258523, 0.4731924, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.7855114, 0.4731924, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.171875, 0.3595282, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.2315341, 0.3595282, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.2911932, 0.3595282, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.3508523, 0.3595282, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.4147727, 0.376685, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.4786932, 0.376685, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.5426136, 0.376685, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.6065341, 0.3595282, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.6661932, 0.3595282, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.7258523, 0.3595282, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.7855114, 0.3595282, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.4147727, 0.2801777, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.4786932, 0.2801777, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n, 0.5426136, 0.2801777, 0.04261364, 0.0536152, n
Flash Compensation: 0
Focus Distance: 0.376
Focus Mode: 1
Image Number: 8,823
Image Stabilization: 0
Lens ID: -2,147,483,648
Lens Info: 35, 35, 1.8, 1.8
Lens Model: AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
Serial Number: (removed)
I noticed the Lens ID in the Aperture metadata shows -2,147,483,648. That seems odd to me. However, the Lens Model, and Lens Info appear correct. I checked the Lens ID number with Preview for one of the photo's in Aperture where the metadata appears correctly and it is the same -2,147,483,648 number. So, I surmise my camera likely does not use this field. From the "TIFF" tab I have the following metadata:
Artist:
Copyright:
Date Time: 2012-10-14 11:13:36 AM
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D7000
Orientation: 1 (Normal)
Resolution Unit: inches
Software: Ver.1.02
X Resolution: 300
Y Resolution: 300
The Make (Nikon Corporation) and Model (Nikon D7000) appear correctly. There is a "Nikon" tab as well which reports:
Flash Setting: NORMAL
Focus Mode: AF-S
ISO Setting: 0, 400
Lens Type: 6
Quality: FINE
Shooting Mode: 1
Shutter Count: 8,823
White Balance Mode: AUTO1
None of this metadata makes it into Aperture for any of the photo's imported today even though the metadata is being viewed with Preview directly from the corresponding JPG files imported into the Aperture library.
Other information that may or may not be relevant:
I reinstalled Aperture a little over a week ago because the names of the adjustment bricks suddenly changed to names that all started with "DG..."
Adobe Flash suddenly stopped working when viewing an online video today and I could not view a flash video from any website after that. I uninstalled and reinstalled Flash.
OS X 10.8.2 supplemental update was installed today after I noticed this problem (from 10.8.2).
Any idea's?
Steve

Update.
I trashed the preferences and moved the ~/Library/Application Support/Aperture folder. No change.
I created a new library, imported a photo and then could not see the project. Quit and Aperture will not open the library but I can open it with iPhoto. Sure enough, the imported photo does not have the photo or exif metadata. However, if I create a duplicate of the exact same photo from the master directory in the library and import it again using iPhoto, the metadata appears.
So, definitely an Aperture issue. Will try another reinstall.

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