Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene, Whaaat? Do you imply that the M8 has some shortcomings?? NFW! ;-) BTW, I have recently used a friends full frame Nikon digital SLR with my Nikkor 20mm f4 lens. Very close to the coverage of my 21mm Elmarit on my M4 or 6. No filters or coding needed on the Nikon setup. Beautiful results from a commercial print service as I have no digital photo abilities. When and if the mythical M9 can do that, I will buy one. Jerry grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > > Jerry, > > > This is a M8 thing, when using a WA with a uv/ir filter and the lens is > not coded. > > > Gene > -------------- Original message from Jerry Lehrer <glehrer at > san.rr.com>: -------------- > > > >> LUGers, >> >> I don't quite understand. I have been using a 21mm Elmarit for a >> couple of years and I never have had >> a problem. All my transparencies and prints have had no colour fringing >> or vignetting. It is much better >> than my previous Super Angulon which was stolen from me by a fast >> talking flatlander from Pacific Beach. >> >> BTW, my Elmarit is the pre-Aspheric version with no coding. It is a much >> superior lens than the C-V >> 21mm that I had been using in the interim. >> >> Jerry Lehrer >> >> >> Leonard Taupier wrote: >> >>> Douglas, >>> >>> An uncoded 21mm lens with a UV/IR filter will give you the color >>> fringing you describe. >>> >>> Len >>> >>> >>> On Apr 24, 2009, at 6:37 PM, Douglas Nygren wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I have been using a pre-Asph 21mm Elmarit on the M8 and notice on the >>>> edges a subtle shift to light blue. >>>> >>>> My assumption is that this may be caused by vignetting, but I may be >>>> wrong. Has anyone else noticed it. >>>> >>>> A friend suggested that having the lens coded for the M8 might cure >>>> this problem. Does anyone know whether that is true or not? >>>> >>>> My friend maintains that coding helps wide-angle lenses. True? >>>> >>>> I assume the Asph 21 does not have this problem, but that's an >>>> assumption. >>>> >>>> Your help is appreciated, as always. >>>> >>>> Doug >>>> >>>> >>>> _ >>>> >> _