Statistics of 5000+ photos, using Exif metadata?...

Hi everyone!
I am planning to buy a dSLR, but I don't know what lens to buy? Wide angle? Standard? Tele?...
As I have used a camera for the last 5 years, i'd like to make some statistics about the focal lengths I have used to take the pictures...
If possible, i'd like to edit the stats in a spreadsheet, to make graphs, etc...
Do you know if Aperture can export all the Exif metadata of all the pictures into a text/spreadsheet file?
Or do you know any software that could do that?
Thank you!...

It's awhile since I used the metadata export, I'd forgotten that it only includes IPTC data. So you probably know what's coming next...
Aperture Assistant* will export pretty well any metadata to a CSV file:
http://aperture-assistant.com/docs/how-do-i-export-metadata
And a new screengrab I've put up just for this thread...
http://aperture-assistant.com/docs/exporting-metadata
Ian (author of Apeture Assistant)
*“I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.”

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