Giorgio Festa Posted January 10, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 10, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am getting confused about the frames in the M8 viewfinder. In fact the different red lines allow to see how the 24 - 28 - 35 - 50 - 75 and 90 lens would be. However I do not understand if they already consider the crop factor (1.33) or not. For example....if I use a Summicron 40C ....it should be as a 53..so the 50 frames should be the more realistic ones....am I right? I read that a lot of people modify this lens so to see the 35 frames.... I am really tremendously confused... thanks for helping Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted January 10, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 10, 2011 The frames on the M8 give the actual field of view of the camera, the focal length is thus automatically accounted for. So a 35 mm lens shows the FOV of a 35 mm lens on the M8 which is approximately equal to the FOV of a 50 mm lens on the M9. So just forget about all this calculating, it only serves to confuse you. The focal length of the lens NEVER changes, just the field of view of the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio Festa Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted January 10, 2011 Thank you Jaap. I see what you mean and you are right....however I am terribly confused when I compose the picture because I do not know which kind of frames to consider... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 10, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 10, 2011 Just the frames you can see with the lens on, Giogio - for a short lens the outer frames, for a longer lens the inner frames - that is all. There is such a thing as thinking too much.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio Festa Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted January 10, 2011 Thank you Jaap. Do you suggest me to modify the summicron so to see the 35 frames or to keep it as it is so to see the 50 ones? Thanks again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 10, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 10, 2011 Different strokes...http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/122219-40mm-lens-35mm-framelines-w-out.html Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 10, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 10, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you Jaap.Do you suggest me to modify the summicron so to see the 35 frames or to keep it as it is so to see the 50 ones? Thanks again I would find the frame rather irrelevant, as the framing gets instinctive anyway. The modification is needed if one wants to code it as a Summilux 35 pre-asph, which is the most effective code imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio Festa Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted January 10, 2011 Thanks. Another silly question....how can I code a lens? Are there some steps to follow in the camera menu? Sorry to bother you with these questions but RF cameras are a new world for me.... Tks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 11, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 11, 2011 Coding a lens is adding the black and white dots to the mount. You can 1. do that manually with a black marker (white is not needed) - hit or miss and it may wear off. 2. Send to Leica (Leica lenses only) Expensive, may be slow but your lens will be checked too 3. Send to a reputed third party repair shop that offers the service. The advntages of coding are: The camera will recognize the lens and: 1. Write the focal length to the EXIF 2. Apply vignetting corrections 3. If specified in the Menu apply corrections related to the use of an IR/cut filter. The Summicron C will not be coded by Leica btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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