Pre-coded lens on M-D

[harleybob]

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I have several Leica lenses made in the pre-coded days. 21mm to 50mm range. 

What will be the result of using them on the M-D where you cannot manually set the lens type?

Should I use as is or have them updated at Leica?

What is the charge for having them coded?

 

Thank you.

[Photon42]

Hm - honestly, I think you have to expect an uncoded behaviour, just like with any other camera with that very same sensor. That behaviour very much depends on the lens. Lenses 35mm and longer do not tend to have issues, really, regarding color shift. Vignette can easily be removed in post processing. I hardly do.

 

I do have a 70 year old 35 Elmar, a 50 Summicron from '61 or so, and an older Elmarit 2.8/90 (the longer version). None is coded. No issues. Unrelated to coding, the 3.5/35 looks particularly good on the black M-D. The other two chrome ones not so, to my eye. So the 35mm gets the most use on the M-D.

 

Will van Manen just coded my Voigtlander 1.1/50 for something like 85 Euros, if I remember correctly. That was during a revision of the lens, though. Leica used to charge a little less than 200 Alpendollars in the good old M8 days, but  that may well have changed.

 

Your avatar reminds me on my FatBob 96 '12, I have traded in for a Breakout 18 months back.

 

Cheers

Ivo

Edited May 13, 2017 by Photon42

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[harleybob]

I ordered a couple of the chinese flanges to try out, one for the 21 mm and one for the 28mm. Will let you know how it goes.

[571514M3]

I have undone all the 'painted on' coding that I applied to uncoded Leica glass - and never looked back.  Reason is that I prefer not to have any black-box things happen to the image after it hits the sensor, and also because old Leica lenses all unique personalities.  That is why I use older glass.  The only lens where I do make corrections is the SA21, and there with Cornerfix for  the magenta edge before importing to LR.  I started this with the M-P and it seems to make even more sense with the M-D.  We often tend to overthink all this stuff that is possible but not essential.  And that comes at a cost to creativity and spontaneity.  I find that the less I worry about this stuff the more I enjoy this amazing tool called digital M.    

[Exodies]

Unfortunately for your philosophy the entire in-camera process is a black box. Leica provide absolutely no information on what takes place.

[harleybob]

I ordered a couple of the chinese flanges to try out, one for the 21 mm and one for the 28mm. Will let you know how it goes.

They came super fast from China...very impressed...will let you know how mounting on the 21mm and 28mm goes.

[pico]

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Unfortunately for your philosophy the entire in-camera process is a black box. Leica provide absolutely no information on what takes place.

 

Nothing prevents us from comparing the results between coded in-camera results from uncoded lenses.

Edited May 25, 2017 by pico

[harleybob]

I have the two chinese flanges from eBay. I put one on my 21mm and all fits fine. I understand the coding really helps that lens.

Now, I also have a 28mm Summicron ASPH. I bought a flange for it too, but does the 28mm benefit from having the coding as much as the 21mm?

 

I am using these lenses on an M-D

[jdlaing]

I have the two chinese flanges from eBay. I put one on my 21mm and all fits fine. I understand the coding really helps that lens.

Now, I also have a 28mm Summicron ASPH. I bought a flange for it too, but does the 28mm benefit from having the coding as much as the 21mm?

 

I am using these lenses on an M-D

Yes.