intex Posted December 31, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 31, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have several Leica lens that are not coded for the M8, and I have a coupon to code one for free, which lens would you suggest would be the best candidiate for coding? APO-TELYT-M 1:3.4 /135 SUMMICRON-M 1: 2 /90 SUMMILUX-M 1:1.4 / 75 SUMMILUX-M 1:1.4 / 35 ASPHERICAL Also what brand Skylite filters do you recommend for these lenses? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stunsworth Posted December 31, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 31, 2008 The 35mm would be the obvious choice. Remember you want to use an IR cut filter - either Leica or a B+W 486 filter, not a sky light. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe D. Posted December 31, 2008 Share #3 Posted December 31, 2008 I have several Leica lens that are not coded for the M8, and I have a coupon to code one for free, which lens would you suggest would be the best candidiate for coding?If you are going to buy a wide-angle second-hand (< 28mm), then this one.I have a Lux 35A, did code it myself. Never saw any differences. As for the filters, you got the answer, IR/UV, but go for the Leica (Hoya) brand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwelland Posted January 1, 2009 Share #4 Posted January 1, 2009 The use of Leica only UV/IR really only applies to the wider lenses - i.e. 21mm and wider. I haven't seen any differences at all on longer lenses between either Leica, B+W or Heliopan filters. I did see differences with the Zeiss 21, WATE, CV15 and CV12 lenses and I'd agree that it's pretty much mandatory to use the Leica formulation filters for those. As regards coding, none of the lenses you list really NEED coding, although obviously the 35 Lux would be the best candidate. Another take on this might be to consider one of a pair of lenses you can't always tell apart due to lack of EXIF information - i.e. maybe the 75 or 90. Coding wouldn't do anything to improve the cyan drift correction but would make it easier to differentiate pictures taken by the lenses if that's important to you. YMMV. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enboe Posted January 1, 2009 Share #5 Posted January 1, 2009 If your 35mm/1.4 is the ASPHERICAL variant, not the current ASPH, it will be returned from Leica uncoded. I found this out personally. I would probably go for the 75, but that's just me and my type of shooting. Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
intex Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted January 1, 2009 Thanks for the news, I was not aware that the ASPHERICAL lens was not codable, in that case I will probably send the 75mm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
intex Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share #7 Posted January 1, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Would it be a good idea to code all the other lens (if money is not an object), since I will be sending the newly uopgraded M8 back to Leica to repair the shutter knob problem anyway? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted January 1, 2009 Share #8 Posted January 1, 2009 I had all mine coded, mainly to see the focal length in the Exif data. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthury Posted January 1, 2009 Share #9 Posted January 1, 2009 If you are not sure whether it can be coded, send Leica Customer Support an email to confirm. Wider lenses can take advantage better when coded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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