jdfloresjr Posted September 3, 2016 Share #21 Posted September 3, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Even before the latest upgrade my M240 was erratically reporting the ASPH coding but only when I use a newly purchased Nocti .95mm. Most times it reads the coding but sometimes not. And obviously the Exif info does not show it in LR5 either. The software just displays "--" instead of the focal length. It did it again tonight so I pulled out the lens and cleaned the coding sensor in both the body and the lens mount. The M read the code, I turn off the camera, turned it back on and the coding showed on the LED; I powered it on again and the coding was gone. Turned it back on again and the coding came back. Interestingly this problem has never happened when I use the 35mm 1.4 ASPH. We could use a feedback from Leica on this matter. Joe Flores Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted September 5, 2016 Share #22 Posted September 5, 2016 Check the paint on the coding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackk Posted September 5, 2016 Share #23 Posted September 5, 2016 How about having the hour glass (when files are being written) icon stuck in the middle of the display after taking a few continuous shots? Anyone out there had that happened? jack Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 5, 2016 Share #24 Posted September 5, 2016 You probably hit the limit of the buffer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Black Posted September 5, 2016 Share #25 Posted September 5, 2016 Even before the latest upgrade my M240 was erratically reporting the ASPH coding but only when I use a newly purchased Nocti .95mm. Most times it reads the coding but sometimes not. And obviously the Exif info does not show it in LR5 either. The software just displays "--" instead of the focal length. It did it again tonight so I pulled out the lens and cleaned the coding sensor in both the body and the lens mount. With Leica M9, if the camera went to asleep (2 minute timer or whatever the option was set to) and then was re-awaken via the shutter release, the camera would not re-read the six coding. Turning the camera on/off or remounting the lens did the trick. That was M9 days. I've not seen this problem with my M-P (240) or M-M (246). Over the years, if the camera wasn't capturing the 6-bit data, the problems have been - 1) lens not fully clicked into locked position 2) the 6-bit optical sensor on the camera body was dirty 3) the 6-bit divots on the lens were dirty or compromised somehow By far #1 has been the most common culprit (for me). #2 has been the case maybe 1-2 times over a 10 years history with digitals M. #3 has happened from time to time, generally when using adapters of some type (the 6 bit coding was alignment was less than ideal on the adapter). If using a black sharpie pen to "6 bit code" lenses, that ink flakes off and can leave both the lens mount and camera bayonet quite dirty (causing issue #2). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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