rpsawin Posted January 31, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 31, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have an M8 and would appreciate information on 6 Bit Coding. I regularly use a 21, 28, 35, 50, 75 & 90 and would like to know if all these lenses should be coded or just the wa's (up to 35mm as I recall). Thanks in advance for your comments. Best regards, Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Redridge Posted February 1, 2011 Share #2 Posted February 1, 2011 I have an M8 and would appreciate information on 6 Bit Coding. I regularly use a 21, 28, 35, 50, 75 & 90 and would like to know if all these lenses should be coded or just the wa's (up to 35mm as I recall). Thanks in advance for your comments. Best regards, Bob do you use an exif viewer a lot? if not, 6 bit coding is not a big deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted February 1, 2011 Share #3 Posted February 1, 2011 Bob-- 21 and 28 definitely need the coding to be able to work correctly with the UV/IR-Cut filter. Coding for the 35 is generally also recommended, though some people feel it isn't needed. For lenses 50mm and longer, the main advantage of coding is probably just the identification of the lens in the EXIF data. When I got the M8, I started from the wide-angles and gradually worked toward the longer lenses. I finally got them all coded, simply because it's sometimes helpful to know which lens took a particular picture. The fewer I had un-coded, the more they stuck out! You can see for yourself whether to bother because of the UV/IR-Cut filter: Just take a picture of an evenly-illuminated white wall and check the results in your viewing software. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsawin Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted February 1, 2011 Thanks for your comments. I do use the UV/IR filters on all the lenses mounted on the M8. This confirms what I thought about the priority. Best regards, Bob BTW...lens data in the exif file is not a big concern. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Want-a-leica Posted February 1, 2011 Share #5 Posted February 1, 2011 Speaking of coding...once I get my camera I will at some point get lenses which do need to be coded (I was debating a 50 for my first lens, so that can wait). Is it recommended to send them to a Leica dealer (or to Germany), or can it be reliably done with these coding kits I've seen online? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted February 1, 2011 Share #6 Posted February 1, 2011 Many people are happy with home coding. I sent my lenses to Leica and to DAG. If it's done professionally (whether by Leica or by someone else), it's done. If you do it at home, you may run into minor problems like type of paint not reflecting IR well enough, or the need to re-do from time to time due to wearing of the markings. There's no reason not to do it at home if you feel comfortable with doing so. My manual dexterity isn't up to my esthetic sense. That is, I know that I'd be unhappy looking at the job I had done, even if it worked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thawley Posted February 1, 2011 Share #7 Posted February 1, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Will coding lenses give you ALL the EXIF data or just lens identification? And can you code none Leica lenses? The partial EXIF data bugs the hell out of me. JT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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