James Mitchell Posted March 23, 2007 Share #21 Posted March 23, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I bought my camera November 7 as well, and I registered the first day. No filters (39 and 46) yet in the US. Good thing Leica USA isn't handling this. They LOST my BP 50mm 'lux ASPH! No sign of it! No record of it! Way to go! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jedisdl Posted March 23, 2007 Share #22 Posted March 23, 2007 I've ordered filters from Adorama - usually back-ordered and then I receive them in 2-3 weeks, and also from Germany - Foto-Huppert (Willkommen bei Foto Huppert) - they have had the B&W filters in stock and have ok prices, incl. shipping to U.S. I'm still waiting for my 2 Leica filters (39, 55) for my M8 purchased in December. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted March 23, 2007 Share #23 Posted March 23, 2007 What sizes did everyone get so far? I don't recall seeing anyone getting a 60mm filter. Maybe they are taking longer to manufacture? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted March 23, 2007 Share #24 Posted March 23, 2007 Just received my filters ( a pair of 46mm ) in St. Louis, Mo. I bought my M8 back in November. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
george + Posted March 23, 2007 Share #25 Posted March 23, 2007 My two 39 mm-s arrived this morning via FEDEX. I got my camera on Nov 10 and registered it on-line on December 6. The instructions in the box are quite interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted March 23, 2007 Share #26 Posted March 23, 2007 Just got my FEDEX delivery, it's the 23rd of March here in Southern California. Filters look great but when compared to the B&W UVIR 486 filter I purchased myself for my third lens, these filters don't have the same rugged feel. I hope the glass is top quality. I got the 39mm and 46mm. Cheers, Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted March 23, 2007 Share #27 Posted March 23, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is good news..but, my camera has yet to make it back from Solms! It's been over 2 months. Don't be greedy, Raymund. You can't have everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted March 23, 2007 Share #28 Posted March 23, 2007 If purchasing filters from Germany, beware of this vendor: OEGE-Energy Inh. Ozcan Golyeri. I got screwed by them, to learn more see: http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-forum/19756-buying-filters-ebay-beware.html Cheers, Wilfredo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted March 23, 2007 Share #29 Posted March 23, 2007 I'm looking for a 60 for the nocti if anyone knows where I can order one. Good luck with that, Lisa. It took me 4 months to get a 60mm slim ND4 from B+W. I expect the IR cut filters are going to be equally rare. I'm also waiting for one from Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Freedman Posted March 23, 2007 Share #30 Posted March 23, 2007 I have just received mine (here in London UK). The instruction sheet says that they should be used only with coded lenses. I have not yet sent my lenses to be coded since rarely use anything wider than a 35mm 'cron on my M8. Any one know if this is a real or imaginary issue? Philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoelscher Posted March 23, 2007 Share #31 Posted March 23, 2007 The instructions in the box are quite interesting. Care to share with the class ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsteve Posted March 23, 2007 Share #32 Posted March 23, 2007 I have just received mine (here in London UK). The instruction sheet says that they should be used only with coded lenses. I have not yet sent my lenses to be coded since rarely use anything wider than a 35mm 'cron on my M8. Any one know if this is a real or imaginary issue?Philip It is a real issue. Leica is only going to do the cyan corner correction for Leica lenses and the only way for the camera to know how much to correct, it needs to know what lens is mounted. I suppose they could put a coding off/uv-ir fitted item in the lens detection menu, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that. Leica was clear in November that coded lenses will be needed with the UV-IR filters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted March 23, 2007 Share #33 Posted March 23, 2007 Rob, for longer lenses (>35mm) it should be okay. It will still be helpful to remove magenta casts, and the cyan corners are probably minimal or absent. At 35mm it is not clear. A quick test would answer the question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted March 23, 2007 Share #34 Posted March 23, 2007 Bottom line and I have been saying this for months from 35mm wider your GOING TO WANT to code your lenses be it a leica lens or zeiss or CV you at least want to hand code. When you put a non coded lens on there is no way for the camera to tell what lens it is and cannot make a correction for the cyan cast. The option to put a menu lens table in there is something that MAY be down the road. I would NOT count on it in this firmware update, as leica said they will have 1.1 ready for coded lenses. Nothing else has been said beyond that and is pure speculation that it will be there as a optional item for non-coded lenses. It's real simple code your lenses from 35mm down either by sending them in or hand coding them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJL Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share #35 Posted March 23, 2007 Not disagreeing with any of this, and Leica does reserve the right to configure things for their gear as they see fit. That being said, then they had better get their act together to speed up the lens coding process, and seriously consider dropping the cost per lens, as it is adding insult to injury to charge that much per lens and then hijack the lens for months for some folks. This service has to get better (cheaper and more efficient). Just a quick Friday rant.... LJ P.S. I do not see me NOT using filters on my Zeiss or CV lenses to correct the IR issue. Getting coding onto those lenses is a bit trickier or not possible in some cases, so that is going to leave a better firmware solution from Leica to address this, third parties getting into the coded mount ring business in some way, or some serious profile and correction tools built into the various software (C1, ACR, LR, Aperture, RAW Developer, Bibble, etc.) to help folks get around this, as many are NOT going to buy new coded Leica glass, or will be unable/unwilling to part with their uncoded Leica lenses for the service. Something is going to have to give on all of this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted March 23, 2007 Share #36 Posted March 23, 2007 I agree LJ the coding needs to be done faster and some firm may want to get into the coding of Zeiss and CV lenses as well but the other option is software and no one today has that correction built in. Also the cost for Leica i think is a break even deal , they replace and calibrate the mount. Some lenses like the Zeiss 15mm will be tough to do also becuase of a screw. now will leica add a menu option later down the road , maybe but there going to do coded lens for now so they can get the firmware in our hands. After that it is my opinion it MAY be a option as a menu item Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted March 23, 2007 Share #37 Posted March 23, 2007 just ordered mine yesterday on the 'net from Leica... so I expect a 2-3 month wait!! :D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baloo Posted March 26, 2007 Share #38 Posted March 26, 2007 Hi! received my filters friday 39 and 46, but as any one read the instruction that came with the filter??? “Please ensure that your Leica M8 has a firmware version higher than 1.10 and select for this purpose the main menu items Lens Dectection (5.1.1) and in the associated sub-menu select the On with UV/IR (see instr p. 86)” ??? Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roubaix Posted March 26, 2007 Share #39 Posted March 26, 2007 None in Philadelphia. Ordered early December. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
guywalder Posted March 26, 2007 Share #40 Posted March 26, 2007 I agree LJ the coding needs to be done faster and some firm may want to get into the coding of Zeiss and CV lenses as well but the other option is software and no one today has that correction built in. I've said it before, but I'll say it again, this really needs to be a software option. It makes is So much easier for customers who dont want to loose their lenses for weeks or months, or who object to paying (I dont think Leica are making all That much on coding lenses, but I could be wrong), or who want to use non-Leica lenses. I also dont see any downside for Leica. They already have to do the work to 'characterise' each lens, and the coding cost really isnt a factor when comparing 200 for a CV or 2000 for a Leica (ignoring Zeiss for a moment ). As a guess i would say a Leica correction, for a given focal length, applied to a CV, or Zeiss lens would be a better approximation than nothing? Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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