[Leica] Coding of lenses for use on the M8

[jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)]

What would be nice would be a firmware upgrade on the M8 that allows 
choosing a focal length and maximum aperture from a menu. 

Jeffery

On Sep 5, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> I have tried the kits for coding them myself but they either don't work
> right or wear off too quickly.  The only coded lens I have is the Noctilux.
> Many times I forget to change the lens designation and my photos end up
> with the wrong lens in the metadata.  The only difference that seems to
> make is with the wide lenses, I can't apply automatic lens corrections.
> It can still be done manually, though.  I keep thinking I'll send the rest
> of mine in to be coded but haven't found the time or spare change ;-)
> 
> Tina
> 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> I would just do a search on the LUG archives for this question, but I
>> cannot get the search function to work on the LUG archive site on any of 
>> my
>> computers lately.
>> 
>> I assume that most of you who use non-coded lenses on your M8 don't send
>> them back to the faculty for a retro fitting. What is the favored method 
>> of
>> coding your lenses? Is there an affordable way to do it without using a
>> Sharpie? Chances are, I'll just keep a 35/2 tethered to the M8 most of the
>> time.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Jeffery
>> 
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