Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Alastair, I am intrigued by your conclusions - because mine differed! I always use a filter now and the only lenses I have coded are 28mm and WATE. I find the colours too inaccurate outdoors without a filter, very noticeable on grass and other greenery, as well as synthetics. I haven't found any real problem with filter on my uncoded lenses so far, are you having "colour vignetting"? cheers, Frank --- Alastair Firkin <afirkin@afirkin.com> wrote: > I am home with the flu and my new M8, so its time > for some playing around. > > 1. if you have a UV/IR filter on the lens, make sure > you have the Lens detection/UV/IR "on". This applies > to all lenses 50mm and greater. The 35 is touch and > go > > 2. if you are using a wide angle, and it is uncoded, > do not use the UV/IR filter. This probably includes > the 35mm. It is counter productive to put the filter > on a wide uncoded lens, and you are probably better > off to use black/purple shift to correct any black > clothing in the image (given that you don't mind > purples going black) > > 3. do not use the wide TE with the lens detection > off unless you remove the IR filter. > > 4. the 21 asph can be used without an external > viewfinder (as reported by Gene) as long as you > don't wear glasses, the FOV will equate almost > exactly to everything you can see in the viewfinder > outside the frames: in some ways its more accurate > than using the frames, which have such a huge > latitude that I find them annoying. > > 5. the 21 asph is a great lens, and I really should > have it coded :-( Leica should really have allowed > us to choose the lens from the menu rather than > force coding: but I suspect this is where they are > just collecting a bit of "cream". Also, the TE > brings up the appropriate focal length when coded: > why could not the TEW. > > Oh well > > Cheers > > Alastair > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >