Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have sent four of my lenses to Leica to be coded. It's expensive (it's Leica!!) but I have had no problems with recognition on the M9, MM, or M240. I plan to send the rest in, three at a time, until I have them all coded. They need to be CLA-ed, anyway! Tina On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 11:18 AM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > Frank, this works for most M lenses, but there are a few that this will > not work, such as the 35 Pre-Asph Summilux, which has a totally different > mount which is part of the lens body. But this method is certainly the > best of the after market methods. So to those wanting to do this, make > sure your lens mount can be removed easily before jumping down this path. > > Cheers, > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 12:47:47 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] Inconsistent lens detection on M 8 > > Ditch the Sharpie.... for $20-30 you can buy a new lens mount for your > lens, > with pre-scribed coding already machined. Buy a $10 set of screwdrivers, a > bottle of black nail polish/paint, a few toothpicks and you are off to the > races. > > Does the new mount properly, let it dry. Remove the 4 screws that hold the > old mount in place, replace the mount, put 3 screws back in.... > > Places on Ebay sell the mounts..... > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > Gene, I am using a Sharpie fine point marker and a kit called Coder Kit > made by Match Technical. > > I am just getting around to coding my lenses. I am getting inconsistent > results. My 28mm f2.8 and 50mm f2.8 show up fine but my 50mm f2 and > Voigtlander 50mm f1.5 and 12mm f5.6 are not detected. A Voigtlander 35mm > f1.7 was not detected on the first shot but detected on the second. Any > ideas why the inconsistency? richard > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com