Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know that there has been speculation that the "6 bit" code will probably have something to do with vignette correction within the camera. Leica refers to "Image Optimization: without getting specific (at least in what I have read). Does anyone know authoritatively what the code does to the image (not the Exif or metadata) in the camera? Ed K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Didier Ludwig" <rangefinder@screengang.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] 6 Bit Coding on Lenses > Frank > > I think that was largely discussed here a few weeks ago. The M digital's > in-camera software will use different anti-vignetting and other > postprocessing algorithms, depending on which lens is used. > > Didier > > > > > >>Statements from Leica today...... >> >>"Lenses in the current range as well as many earlier models can be >>retrofitted at the cost of the owner to benefit from the image >>optimization in the camera." >> >>"Apart from the improvement in image quality, this information is also >>written into the EXIF image file." >> >>There is a more than passing comment that the camera itself does something >>with the coding from the lenses. Do we have any data >>that tells us what? ( apart from recording it into the EXIF data >>locations). >> >>Frank Filippone >>red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >