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Tony C.

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I'm sorry if this has been covered already, but do the uncoded lenses need to be sent (from the U.S.) overseas for coding, or are they being coded by Leica here in the U.S.?

 

Either way, what is the expected turn around time?

 

Finally, should I contact Leica directly to set up a delivery?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Tony C.

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I sent five lenses off to NJ on Nov. 28 and got four back before Christmas, but still haven't got the fifth one back (they say they're missing a part.) For the first four, turn-around was a little more than three weeks. Looking forward to getting it back soon...I hope.

 

 

JC

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I sent three lenses into Leica NJ for coding. They received them on Dec. 14, and they were returned to me about a week ago. Not bad, given the Christmas holiday break.

 

Did you find any optical advantage on results from the lens being coded compared to when it was not coded?

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Did you find any optical advantage on results from the lens being coded compared to when it was not coded?

I did not do a scientific test but I thought I saw better AWB & better tones coming right out of the upload to the computer. For the wider lenses, it is supposed to tackle the vignetting more aggressively than without coding for the wide lenses, such as the 24mm and the 21mm when opened wide.

 

Actually, in the long term, I hope Leica will take advantage of the coding info and optimize the onboard processing further per lens. They know exactly what idiosyncrasies each Leica lens has and any particular weaknesses should be handled by the onboard firmware.

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