Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/28

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Subject: [Leica] 6-bit code as installed by Leica
From: leicaluvr at comcast.net (Tom Schofield)
Date: Sat Oct 28 17:31:28 2006
References: <38C78414D669EBB2E448B4BD@hindolveston.reid.org>
 
Who wants to keep the data base of lens codings?  Maybe you don't  
even really ned to mill it, just paint.

Tom

On Oct 28, 2006, at 4:27 PM, Brian Reid wrote:

> I got my 28/f2.8 Elmarit back from Leica today with the 6-bit code  
> added.
> I must say that to my eye it looks like rather shoddy work. Somehow  
> when you send a lens to Leica and pay $150 to have this done, you'd  
> think that they would mill in straight lines, clean up their mess,  
> and then paint inside the area that they just milled.
>
> I think I'll do my Summilux myself with a Dremel and some nail  
> polish. I'm sure I can do as well as they did.
>
> http://reid.org/~brian/images/6-bit-code.jpg
Replies: Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] 6-bit code as installed by Leica)
 In reply to: Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] 6-bit code as installed by Leica)