Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/24

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Subject: [Leica] 40 Summicron on M9
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:39:31 -0500
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Howard,

Why is that. Is the problem with lenses wider that 35 related to the
acute angle at which the light strikes the sensors, especially at the
edges? So at 35 and longer focal lengths it's not an issue?

James Laird

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote:
> Frank, there are codes for three 135s: the 2.8 Elmarit-M, the 3.4 APO 
> Telyt, and the 4 Tele-Elmar.
>
> Mark, I think that lenses with FLs of 35mm and higher don't need 
> correction.
>
> ?howard
>
> On Oct 24, 2010, at 1:11 AM, Frank Filippone wrote:
>
>> The only 135 that I know is coded is the one with the Eyes..... ?IS that
>> still correct or is the APO Telyt also coded?
>>
>> This is FYI info only.....
>>
>> Frank Filippone
>> Red735i at earthlink.net
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>> Howard Ritter
>> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 9:21 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] 40 Summicron on M9
>>
>> Needed or not, the internal database of the M9 has codes for 35 thru 135 
>> mm,
>> as well as 16 thru 28, but the 40 isn't one of them.
>>
>> I do have an M9. Now. Hee-he.
>>
>> -howard
>
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