Sun May 26, 2024 6:07 am
Since updating my BMPCC 6K Pro to the 8.6 PB I have found that the lens focus distance number in the LENS DATA section, found swiping to the right on the screen, no longer updates to reflect the focus distance of the lens (the ones I have tested being the Tokina 11-16 and Sigma 18-35, both native EF). I have found that it is locked to showing whatever the focus distance was when the camera was turned on. The focal length, aperture and lens type are all accurate and update live as they are changed. Pressing the 'Reset Data' button in the page does update it to the current focus distance accurately but it doesn't change until you press the button again. I am positive this number updated live before as I used it on a project where I used that page to accurately match the focus distance of a VFX shot in a dark room and the camera was in a position where the distance was hard to read on the lens itself. This isn't the end of the world by any means as it is usually easy to just see the focus distance on the lens itself, but is a still a bit of lost functionality nonetheless.
Slipping into feature request territory I hope one day this number (and other lens details) will update live in the BRAW metadata in an easily viewable format to aid post-production workflows.