When lens metadata reports "focal length", which focal length is it, and what reference point do entrance-pupil and focus values use?

Cooke distinguishes nominal, pinhole and effective focal length and warns that mixing them causes matchmove problems; positions are referenced to a nominal image plane 52 mm behind the PL flange; pinhole focal length is available as /i lens metadata on supporting lenses and otherwise must be measured by grid calibration or solved in a match-move. Record which focal length a metadata field carries. Curator qualifications: Vendor paper read 2026-10-22; nothing calibrated. Vendor document carries a no-distribution notice: short quotes only, no reproduction (rights hold). Whether each tracking format field holds nominal or pinhole focal length not verified (camdkit reader not re-read). Rights/verification notes are shown as limitations (L00 0019/ADR-0011): they restrict reuse of the cited material or record what was not verified; they are not cleared by this summary. Limitations: Vendor paper read 2026-10-22; nothing calibrated. [component_reuse_restriction] Eligible with rights hold; T19.03/T02.02 focal length definitions. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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      "url": "https://cookeoptics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Cooke-Camera-Lens-Definitions-for-VFX-210723.pdf",
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