Cannot Select Lens Profile

[rhythm.rubrics]

Hello,

I just did a clean install of macOS Sonoma. After installing Affinity Photo, when opening a RAW image, the application won't let me click on the Lens Profile checkbox to manually choose a profile.

Before installing Sonoma, I was on the latest version of Ventura, and on version 2.1.1 of Affinity Photo, and I could choose any lens profile without problem.

[NotMyFault]

Hi, which RAW engine do you use, Apple RAW or Serif RAW?

[Salus]

Hi, I am also having a problem today accessing the Lens Profile application (under Lens Correction) in the Develop Persona while working with my raw images with Affinity Photo. I can't click on the check marked box nor can I access the pulldown menu (that I use for one of my most common lenses). It is just wholly inaccessible. I think that my MacBook Pro recently updated its OS so maybe that is the problem. I have a MacBook Pro now running Sonoma 14.0 and I am using Affinity Photo 2.0.0. I also decided to run my original Affinity Photo 1.10.6 to see whether the problem occurred there as well and it did. I also could not access the Lens Profile tab running that older version of AF. I imagine the problem, then, is with the Mac OS upgrade....?? 

[Salus]

I just wanted to add on that when I am developing raw images that I took with a different lens that Affinity Photo automatically recognises (meaning I do not ever have to access the Lens Profile dropdown manually with this other lens, which happens to be a Sony Distagon T 24mm lens) -- Affinity Photo DID automatically recognise that the image was shot with the 24mm and DID apply automatic adjustments. It is just with the other lens that I have always had to manually choose under the pulldown menu (it is a Sony Planar T 50mm that I use often and have it "hearted" as a favourite on the Lens Profile pulldown menu that is never automatically recognised by Affinity Photo) that I am experiencing a problem with today.

[NotMyFault]

Same question to you: do you use Serif or Apple RAW (develop assistant)?

 

Apple RAW automatically does lens correction (independent from settings in Photo), so lens correction must be disabled in that case. when I remember it right, this might have changed in V2.2 and automatically gets deactivated and blocked.

When using Serif RAW, you can choose if it is on or off.

[rhythm.rubrics]

4 hours ago, NotMyFault said:

Hi, which RAW engine do you use, Apple RAW or Serif RAW?

Serif RAW.

[Salus]

40 minutes ago, NotMyFault said:

Same question to you: do you use Serif or Apple RAW (develop assistant)?

 

Apple RAW automatically does lens correction (independent from settings in Photo), so lens correction must be disabled in that case. when I remember it right, this might have changed in V2.2 and automatically gets deactivated and blocked.

When using Serif RAW, you can choose if it is on or off.

Hi, I am sorry to say I do not understand your question. I shoot with a Sony a99ii and transfer my raw images into my MacBook Pro and open up directly into Affinity Photo to develop the raw images. ?? Does this answer your question? Or can you rephrase it for me, a computer-illiterate type? Thanks so much.

[walt.farrell]

Perhaps this known issue: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/search/&tags=af-513

And especially this: 

 

[rhythm.rubrics]

18 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Perhaps this known issue: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/search/&tags=af-513

And especially this: 

 

That's exactly the issue I'm experiencing.

Thanks for pointing this out.

Guess I'll wait for an update.

[Dan C]

Hi @rhythm.rubrics,

Welcome to the Affinity Forums

Thanks for your report! As above this is a known issue which is already logged with our development team, though I have 'bumped' the issue with this thread to bring it to their attention once again.

We hope to have this issue resolved ASAP, our apologies for any inconveniences caused in the meantime.

I hope this helps!

[rhythm.rubrics]

Just tried version 2.2.1.

The problem persists.

[Dan C]

Thanks for letting us know, I can confirm I provided an update to this issue in the below post yesterday:

I hope this clears things up.

[Affinity Info Bot]

The issue "[macOS] Develop Lens Correction does not function on macOS Sonoma" (REF: AF-513) has been fixed by the developers in internal build "2.3.0.2094".
This fix is already available as a customer beta and is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Serif Info Bot to notify us.

[Dave Dunkan]

Hello,

It worked fine with 2.4.x  but the problem is back with 2.5.0. I can no longer select a "Lens Profile".

Does anyone else have the same problem?

 

Hardware: Apple M1 Max

OS: MacOS  14.5 (23F79)

Affinity Version: Affinity Photo 2  2.5.0

 

[Ron P.]

Welcome to the forums @Dave Dunkan,

Are you not able to click on the down-arrow(far right side where it says "none") on the Lens Profile Menu?

[Dave Dunkan]

No, Im not able to click on the down-arrow anymore with 2.5.0. but it was possible with 2.4.x. 

Am I alone with that or is it a systemic issue?

[Dave Dunkan]

I tried to reproduce the issue with a 2nd Mac which I upgraded as described.

It worked fine on the 2nd Mac. After that I  removed and reinstalled Affinity Foto 2.5.0 and it worked again.

There must have gone something wrong with the update the first time. 

There is no systematic issue.

Edited May 27 by Dave Dunkan

[Ron P.]

Is this with any RAW file you, or a specific one or few? If you could attach one to your post we could test it to see if there's an issue with that file.

[Alfred]

35 minutes ago, Dave Dunkan said:

No, Im not able to click on the down-arrow anymore with 2.5.0. but it was possible with 2.4.x. 

Have you tried checking the checkbox to the left of the dropdown box?

[AAWG]

I have the same issue here with current latest release, Affinity Photo v2.5.3.

I use a Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM | Art 018 on a Canon 6D mark II

The lens is not automatically detected and even if  I choose it in the drop down list it is impossible activate it in the checkbox in the left side.

Here is exiv2 output

Exif.CanonCs.LensType                        Short       1  Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM | A
Exif.CanonCs.Lens                            Short       3  40.0 mm
Exif.Canon.LensModel                         Ascii      74  40mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 018
Exif.Photo.LensSpecification                 Rational    4  40/1 40/1 0/1 0/1
Exif.Photo.LensModel                         Ascii      27  40mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 018
Exif.Photo.LensSerialNumber                  Ascii      11 0000000000 

See attached a sample raw file

 

Thanks

[R C-R]

8 hours ago, AAWG said:

See attached a sample raw file

No file attached!

[AAWG]

Here it is

IMG_6893.CR2

[Ron P.]

@AAWG, I just downloaded and checked it in AP, and while the lens is not automatically selected, I was able to select it from the drop-down, and it was activated.

Do you double-click on the lens in the drop-down menu?

[carl123]

9 minutes ago, Ron P. said:

I was able to select it from the drop-down, and it was activated.

I could select it from the drop-down but the checkbox next to it was greyed out (even though it was ticked)

Also, I could not see any difference to the image when I unticked the main Lens Correction tick box, leading me to believe it was not activated

Something appears wrong as the tick box next to the selected lens should not be greyed out if the lens is being applied correctly (IMO)

[Ron P.]

Your right. I've really not paid much attention to the checkbox if I'm able to select my lens. Just verified this by opening several of my images, and noticed the checkbox is not greyed out, and clearing and re-selecting the box, change can be seen in the image.