Lens Recognition HD PENTAX-DA* 11-18mm F2.8 ED DC AW

[tuxfanx]

Is your feature request related to a problem?

no automatic lens detection by lensfun / darktable 4.0.1 possible (lens type unknown)
exiv2 -pt HD_PENTAX-DA++_11-18mm_F2.8_ED_DC_AW--11mm--5.6.DNG | grep -i lens Exif.PentaxDng.LensType Byte 4 Unknown (0x08c4) Exif.PentaxDng.LensInfo Undefined 128 0 168 240 80 0 196 0 ...

Describe alternatives you have considered

exiftool output:
exiftool HD_PENTAX-DA++_11-18mm_F2.8_ED_DC_AW--11mm--5.6.DNG | grep -i lens Lens Type : HD PENTAX-DA* 11-18mm F2.8 ED DC AW Lens F Stops : 8.5 Lens Focal Length : 11.2 mm Lens ID : HD PENTAX-DA* 11-18mm F2.8 ED DC AW

Desktop

• Linux Debian bullseye
• Exiv2 version 0.27.5
• lensfun / darktable 4.0.1

sample raw pictures

find Raw sample pictures here under lenses / Pentax

[kmilos]

Indeed this ID seems to be missing from https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/blob/main/src/pentaxmn_int.cpp

Patches are welcome.

In the meantime, can be worked around as usual using the config file.