[Leica] Coded or non coded lenses, that is the question

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Holy Jumpin' CAT-FISH!

You guys are still goin'on about this coding stuff? 
Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssshhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me?  I just click the lens in place, go take pictures! And blow people away 
on 13X19 print size! And get paid quite handsomely!
On some occasions and other times? Heck it's just a pleasant shooting fee! 
And I smile. :-)

I use on my M8 with a mixture of 15mm, 21mm, 35mm, 50mm-Noctilux, and the 
90mm Summicron! And heck they all look beautiful when printed!

So notching? Coding? Whatever?  I'd love to see the improvement of the 
content........ remember that's what turns the buyer on........ "THE CONTENT 
OF THE IMAGE ON THE PRINT!"

Not whether you have a notch on the lens or not?????????????

Now if someone can show me two prints: One notched lens and the other not. 
But both taken of the same scene within seconds of each other and the 
"CONTENT LOOKS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED" notched and not? I might become a 
"coded believer?"

MAYBE? OTHER WISE I'LL STICK WITH IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN A MONEY MAKER FOR 
LEICA AND OTHERS WHO CARRY OUT THE MODIFICATION! Does it absolutely make an 
extreme difference in the image and content?

Make me a "believer not with words!"  .......... BUT WITH IMAGES!"

cheers,
Dr.ted! :-)












----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Coded or non coded lenses, that is the question


> Simple... the camera does no changes to the image from 35mm and up.  28 
> and
> below, and the camera applies some image corrections, depending on the 
> lens.
>
> Otherwise, the only difference is that without the coding, the camera can
> not place any info in the EXIF file about the lens being used.
>
> All of this is irrelevant if you wish to tell the camera which lens is
> mounted (manual lens input through the LCD and Menu) .. and then it all
> works as if the lens were coded....
>
> Look at the back of your lens... if there are 5 or 6 screw heads on the 
> lens
> flange, it probably can be coded by changing out the flange.  ($20 or so
> from EBay)
> You may require re-collimation if the lens does not focus correctly... DAG
> charges about $125 for collimation.....  Leica, if you decide to go that
> route, charges $300 or more to do the entire job,.....
>
>
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
> Subject: [Leica] Coded or non coded lenses, that is the question
>
> As many good fellows suggested the big M body will be the way to go.
> Now, how do non coded lenses behave in such a body ?
> Will, on the other side, non coded lenses be able to get coded by someone,
> who does that?
> Thanks and regards
> Pablo
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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