Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would imagine that producing good profiles of lenses they do not make would be quite a long winded and expensive business. They would be leaving themselves open to criticism if the profiles did not work well, which is quite possible if there is considerable sample variation from the item they tested, probable with cheaper lenses. Perhaps if CV and Zeiss sent the theoretical required corrections to Leica and asked them to add them??? But frankly I already find scrolling down the list of lenses long enough thank you. I think it is reasonable for owners of non-Leica lenses to experiment themselves to find the best solution for them. That is what I have done for the few non-Leica lenses I use. I suspect that the pressure is on them to supply existing demand for the M9 just now, not increase demand by helping non-Leica customers (and helping their competition to sell more lenses). Perhaps if they end up with some excess stock it may be an update that helps sales. Frank On 5 Dec, 2009, at 16:34, Bryan Willman wrote: > It could be a great move - because it makes it easier to use a > complimentary good. Further, it's a good that doesn't really compete > with Leica's lens offering. > > So, by supporting CV lenses, Leica makes M9s more valuable (wider > variety of lenses at various price points to mount on them) > > This is extra true of CV lenses in configurations Leica doesn't make - > 12mm, 40f1.4, etc. > > But of course I don't run Lecia. > > bmw > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bryanwi=bryanwi.com at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bryanwi=bryanwi.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Nathan Wajsman > Sent: Friday, 04 December, 2009 10:37 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 40mm 1.4 lens on M9 > > And just why would Leica offer a firmware update that made it easier to > use non-Leica lenses on a Leica body? > Does not strike me as the best move from a business point of view. > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Dec 5, 2009, at 1:31 AM, Frank Filippone wrote: > >> Interesting.... the lens is not codeable on the M8......and there is > no >> special provision for it.... >> >> I sure hope Leica offers a Firmware update with the lens menu.... >> >> Is there a listing someplace of the different lenses for the M9 Menu? >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i at earthlink.net >> >> manual setting/preset for this lens... >> >> >> not much time for experiments, so I am going to use the setting for a > 35mmm >> 1.4 non ASPH lens... >> >> >> seems logical, anyone know more about this question? >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information