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Subject: [Leica] DIY 6-bit coding problems
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:42:19 -0700
References: <23B20654-6122-4E08-9B33-A1429140B071@yahoo.co.uk>

I will sell you my genuine M-coder for $20 :-) I don't use it because the
sharpies wear off too quickly....

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:23 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at 
yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> Maybe this has been queried before, but I'm having trouble coding my lenses
> with a sharpie and this template:
> http://whimster-photography.com/leica_m_lens_codes/template.jpg
>
> My lenses:  CV 21, f/4; CV 35 f/1.2; Canon LTM 35 f/2 with VC M-mount
> adapter, f/2; 35 Asph 'Cron; 50 'Cron IV; 90 thin Tele-Elmar; 90 Leica
> Canada 2.8 (chrome); Leica 135 2.8, goggles.
>
> After coding with a sharpie, the CV 21 is recognized as a 21 when I press
> the Info button on my M8.  The 135 is mis-recognized as a 21.  The others
> are not recognized as coded at all.
>
> I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.  However, when I print off the template
> mentioned above, the diameter seems a bit too wide, so I have to kind of
> guess the correct positioning for the sharpie marks.
>
> Any advice welcomed!
>
> Peter Cheyne
>
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Replies: Reply from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] DIY 6-bit coding problems)
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