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Hello everyone, I’m asking the question here because I can’t find anything researching online: Leica doesn’t offer lens coding service for the Summilux 50mm v2. i believe it’s due to the mounting method for that flange, which has no screws in the back and probably the barrel needs to be taken apart to do it. i am coding the lens with a Sharpie and it works, but the coding marks wear off with time. Does anybody know of a way to permanently code the lens? Dremel not an option! 😬 Thanks a lot!

This is my first post on the Leica User Forum. So, I ask you bear with me. I am trying to catch up after a 30 year hiatus with Leica. I have three old Leica lenses and a Leica M3 (double stroke)--all of it in good shape. The lenses are clear and free from fungus or other contaminents. My father bought this equipment in the early 1960's slightly used from a business associate and friend. When my father died suddenly in 1965, I inherited the Leica equipment. I was just 13. I taught myself to use it and have been an avid photography hobbyist since then, though most of my interest has resided in Nikon digital equipment--since I occasionally travel overseas on tours. I would like to make use of my Leica equipment again. The M3 works, but I would much rather use them on a Leica M series digital camera. I am seriously considering the new Leica M-E, though I would consider a used Leica M9. I am writing to learn whether these lenses can be used on the new Leica M-E and whether it is necessary to have them encoded in order to use them. I list the lenses as follows with serial nrs. just in case: Summaron f/3.5 35mm Nr. 1258500 Summicron (Canada) f/2 90mm Nr. 1681364 Summicron f/2 50mm collapsible Nr. 1348431 Can these lenses be used on the Leica M-E and/or M9; and, is it necessary to have them encoded? (I understand that this may be expensive.) If I cannot use these on a Leica M series digital camera, it is unlikely I will purchase one. I am a private university professor (PhD) for many years and am not compensated well enough to play ball in this league apart from catching up, so to speak. I sincerely appreciate any information and advice members care to provide me. Thank you so much. Neil Anderson Lexington, Kentucky