Flash power in metadata?

[alaios]

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1. Windows 11

Hi all,
where I can find out in lightroom settings on how much power the flash was fired? I am not looking for compensation but mostly on the power like 1/8, 1/32 and so on.
Regards,
Alex

 

[JohnSchwaller]

i don’t believe there is an EXIF setting for that.

 

[Paul_DS256]

i don’t believe there is an EXIF setting for that.

Also, working backwards, your flash would have to report it, your camera would have to accept it an record it in the metadata.

 

[clee01l]

Also, working backwards, your flash would have to report it, your camera would have to accept it an record it in the metadata.

And if recorded in metadata, it would be a sub field of the Makers Notes field. Generally, Adobe does not parse the Makers notes field into subfields as each manufacturer and camera model contain different subfields.

 

[alaios]

it seems indeed like that,.... :(
I wanted to see with how much power my flash typically fires :(

 

[johnrellis]

Upload a sample raw taken with the flash to Dropbox, Google Drive, or similar, and I'll see if it's recorded in the proprietary Makernotes metadata section and, if it is, suggest a plugin solution that will let you see it.

 

[alaios]

what a great tip thanks.
here is the file.
I need this metadata as part of my "studying" session
Here is the link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R21pJDOl9LZ-B_KhMs0QuaG5-1c7oeKE/view?usp=sharing

 

[johnrellis]

Here are all the manufacturer-specific flash fields:

$ exiftool -a -G untitled\ \(3\ of\ 31\).NEF | grep -i flash
[EXIF]          Flash                           : On, Return detected
[MakerNotes]    Flash Setting                   : Normal
[MakerNotes]    Flash Type                      : Optional,TTL&Comdr.
[MakerNotes]    Flash Exposure Compensation     : 0
[MakerNotes]    External Flash Exposure Comp    : -2/3
[MakerNotes]    Flash Exposure Bracket Value    : 0.0
[MakerNotes]    Flash Mode                      : Fired, External
[MakerNotes]    Flash Info Version              : 0107
[MakerNotes]    Flash Source                    : External
[MakerNotes]    External Flash Firmware         : 5.01 (SB-900)
[MakerNotes]    External Flash Zoom Override    : No
[MakerNotes]    External Flash Status           : Flash Attached
[MakerNotes]    External Flash Ready State      : Ready
[MakerNotes]    Flash Compensation              : -2/3
[MakerNotes]    Flash Focal Length              : 12 mm
[MakerNotes]    Flash GN Distance               : n/a
[MakerNotes]    Flash Group A Control Mode      : Off
[MakerNotes]    Flash Group B Control Mode      : Off
[MakerNotes]    Flash Group C Control Mode      : Off
[MakerNotes]    Flash Group A Compensation      : 0
[MakerNotes]    Flash Group B Compensation      : 0
[MakerNotes]    Flash Group C Compensation      : 0

If this has what you're looking for, you can use the Metadata Viewer plugin to view them within LR (and any other field contained in the metadata).

 

[alaios]

Great thanks