Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Everyone buys one. Then you pay for some more permanent coding. John Milich is your friend. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman My two ml of Sharpie ink. On 30 September 2010 19:42, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >