Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, i think leica has patented the lens coding, hence a new mount. so only home remedies and china can play in the after market. never the less, i think it is good for all third party lenses. i am planning to code my zeiss 21, 28 and 25 + the ir filter and enjoy them!! On 11/30/06, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > Mehrdad.... working is a matter of functionally reading the coding and > faking the camera. That is the easy part. They have not > done anything with the images yet to see if some form of image > modification is possible.....whether it is vignetting or something > else/ > > The interesting report I want to read is on the coding and in-camera > modification of the image dependent on lens. To date, I have > not seen a report that states, with proof and independent repeated > testing, that the body does anything image wise with the coding. > > It should be easy to test, but no one here seems motivated to do it. > Maybe on the LUG, the owners are not hackers as much as on the > Forum. > > The long range implication of hacker coding, if it does indeed modify the > pixel content, is independent users' image > modifications.... think vignetting, think Bokeh, etc.... sort of a image > "look" tool. > > Sure, maybe it could be done in PS, but maybe not ..... > > It is an opening for independents to make their $2800 50/1.4 ASPH look > like a Summarit, Hektor, Elmar, Anastigmat, or whatever..... > > It is good for Leica.... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad