Legacy lenses with M8

[wda]

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Just a little item of interest; the editor of the Leica fellowship went to leica UK to enquire as to the cost of having his lenses coded, if he were to buy an M8; he was astonished & and upset when he was told that it would cost him £195 for each lens!!

he promptly sat down and wrote a strong complaint to the CEO of Leica Solms, expressing his dismay.

 

Jerry forgive my adding an amendment. Actually I think the cost for coding is £145 - not £195 unless it has risen this week. Even £145 is excessive in my view.

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... he was astonished & and upset when he was told that it would cost him £195 for each lens!! ...

Nothing Leica does goes down in price. When the Leicaflex lenses originally needed a second cam, the conversion price was $35. Within a couple years the price was $105.

 

When the M8 first came out, purchase entitled the buyer to a coupon (or two?) for free lens coding.

 

It's never beneficial to put off doing it (whatever "it" is) when it comes to Leica.

 

I'm not defending the strategy; I don't understand it and I can't always do it. But if you think the price is high to begin with, realize that it's just going to go up.

[wda]

Thank you everyone for your advice. I have decided to try before I buy coding solutions. I will probably get my 21 and TE28-35-50 coded once I am convinced of the need.