My M8.2 recognizes lens w/out coded lens.

[kknox55@gmail.com]

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I have an M8.2. I have a few 6 bit coded lens they all show the lens info. Today i put on the camera for first time a Zeiss 28 Zm. Shot a few pics then looked at the info. The camera photo info showed 28mm. The other two M8 cameras I have owned and sold never showed the info on non coded lens. Strange is this normal?

 

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[AKMacAddict]

My M8 doesn't recognize the one coded lens I own.  I tried to manually code a couple of other lens, and none worked.  I blamed that on my lame attempt at coding. 

But, not sure if it's the properly coded lens, or the body not working correctly.

 

[jaapv]

3 hours ago, kknox55@gmail.com said:

I have an M8.2. I have a few 6 bit coded lens they all show the lens info. Today i put on the camera for first time a Zeiss 28 Zm. Shot a few pics then looked at the info. The camera photo info showed 28mm. The other two M8 cameras I have owned and sold never showed the info on non coded lens. Strange is this normal?

 

It might have a screw in just the right spot.

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On 12/10/2018 at 2:02 AM, jaapv said:

It might have a screw in just the right spot.

Can you expand on that?

[pop]

The code is a pattern of bright and dark spots that is read by six photo sensors in the lens mount. If there happen to be screws or other features where the photo sensors expect sensor spots, they might be misread as dark spots.

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16 hours ago, pop said:

The code is a pattern of bright and dark spots that is read by six photo sensors in the lens mount. If there happen to be screws or other features where the photo sensors expect sensor spots, they might be misread as dark spots.

OK, anomalies on the lens itself would be the problem.  Verstehe.  Thanks/Danke