Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/05

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Subject: [Leica] Coding of lenses for use on the M8
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:51:14 -0500
References: <F916ECA4-417D-4B88-B2E4-14E27A492FFC@gmail.com>

On Sep 5, 2013, at 11:16 AM, Jeffery Smith 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.

I gave up trying to manually code lenses.
Worked sporadically.
Wore off quickly.
I never took the big plunge into new drilled rings, etc.

My two main lenses
28 cron and 50 lux asph
are coded

the others
35 lux asph
75 lux
and
some Visoflex
65 elmar
135 elmar
work well enough without coding.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist







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