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Subject: [Leica] IMG: the episode in which Hoppy becomes a criminal
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (wildlightphoto@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu Apr 24 07:49:33 2008

Stasys Petravicius <stasys1@cox.net> wrote:

> Doug- how is the correction accomplished?  I have a couple ROM lenses. 

On Apr 23, 2008, at 8:57 PM, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote:

> Stasys Petravicius <stasys1@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Steve- I'm not sure- but I think you've explained it correctly. My old
>> 60 mm macro has no electrical contacts (like the new R lenses have),
>> and has no bar coding  as is being added by some for their M8's.
>> somehow- the EXIF viewer software program pick up the data when you 
>> put
>> your image file in to the software file on the monitor. I hope this
>> helps, Stasys
>> On Apr 23, 2008, at 5:33 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 23, 2008, at 5:18 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stasys,
>>>>
>>>> The M8 does not have any connections in the lenses which can read 
>>>> the
>>>> actual aperture used.  The R lenses, especially the current ROM
>>>> lenses do have this connection and can read the actual aperture.  
>>>> The
>>>> M8 can only read the info in the coding bar to record the max
>>>> aperture, as there is no linkage to tell the actual used aperture.
>>>
>>> so the coding has nothing to do with outcome or photo quality, just
>>> puts the lens into the exif...is that correct?
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve
>>
>
> The DMR can correct for vignetting when the lens has ROM.
>

I don't know.  On another list Robert Stevens demonstrated the effect with
his 19mm Elmarit-R, I believe with RAW files.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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