novice9 Posted October 22, 2009 Share #1 Posted October 22, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have the older version of this lense (ie, the one that screws on without the leica mount) back from my film M days. Having never used a digital M to date, I am wondering how I set up the camera in terms of lense settings to best use this lense. Thanks, Tony. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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michali Posted October 22, 2009 Share #2 Posted October 22, 2009 Hi Tony welcome to the Forum. I have the 12mm C/V which is also non-range finder coupled. I use it uncoded on the M8 & M9 and no filter, for reasons of excess cyan drift towards the corners & vignetting. I normally set aperture between f8 & f11 and exposure compensation set to +1/3 or +2/3 even in bright conditions, I find it gives you better detail towards the edges. Focus obviously is exactly as you would with a film camera, i.e. via the aperture & focus distance scales. I have the 16-18-21mm Tri-Elmar which does focus through the rangefinder window, and I use the same settings. I can't think it would be too much different for the 15mm. Also be aware of the issue of cyan drift towards the corners. This issue seems to be getting solved, look at this thread: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/103003-cornerfix-1-3-0-0-available.html These settings work for me and I've had excellent results, others may find differently. Practice & experiment again and again...... There are many competent photographers on this Forum who I'm sure will add to what I've mentioned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
novice9 Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted October 22, 2009 Thanks Mike -- that is very helpful. I can't wait to get my M9 and start to "photograph" again. It's been years since I used that word as a verb, i've just been "shooting" with all digital dslr's for the past 5 years.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted October 22, 2009 Share #4 Posted October 22, 2009 Well, actually, the 15 c/v has a "red drift" problem on the M9 - and unsymmetrical (more on one side than the other). Fortunately, Sandy's newest version of cornerfix addresses the lack of symmetry as well as vignetting and color drift. In terms of sharpness, the 15 c/v is still very good all the way to the corners. It does show some red/cyan color fringing, easily fixed in any good raw developer's lens corrections tools. I'm keeping mine, although it is god-awful wide and thus won't get as much use as it did on the M8 (where it had a body all its own). The red drift in this shot is mostly hidden by the lighting, which is often the case, but is across the bottom and up the right side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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