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

[john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)]

Makes a difference with FF sensors - look at the difference between a Zeiss 
15mm:

Coded as 28mm f2.8 asph
http://johnmcmaster.com/Zeiss15mm/content/L3004376_large.html

Uncoded
http://johnmcmaster.com/Zeiss15mm/content/L3004374_large.html

Those edges would have been cut off on an M8 so you would not see this ;-)

john

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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! :-)