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Subject: [Leica] Uncoded lenses on the M8
From: eric.calderwood at btinternet.com (Eric Calderwood)
Date: Tue Feb 3 00:02:50 2009
References: <D3447FD4-B716-4A13-AE28-00A07715BFBE@frozenlight.eu>

Hi Nathan,

I only have one lens that is not coded, a Leica Tele-Elmar-M 135mm f4.
I have lens detection in the ON+UV/IR setting at all times and have never 
seen a problem, then again I don't use the 135 that often.

Eric



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@frozenlight.eu>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 7:36 AM
Subject: [Leica] Uncoded lenses on the M8


> The M8 manual states that "When using a lens without 6-bit coding, the 
> recognition function of the camera must always be turned off, to  prevent 
> malfunctions."
>
> I have two lenses that are coded (the 24mm and 35mm) and two that are  not 
> (50mm and 90mm). In the beginning (that is, during the first week)  I 
> religiously observed the above admonition when changing lenses, but  that 
> got to be old pretty quickly. So since then I have simply left  the lens 
> detection in the ON+UV/IR setting at all times. So far I have  not seen 
> any ill effects of using my uncoded lenses with that setting  (all my 
> lenses do have the UV/IR filters).
>
> So, just curious: has any M8 owner experienced any such "malfunction" 
> referred to in the manual?
>
> Nathan
>
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