Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am loathe to send my lenses to NJ from where I live, Alaska. USPS is the only choice, replacement insurance is very high, expect to pay about $100/lens for round trip for the shipping. Tom On Sep 16, 2006, at 11:13, Jeffery Smith wrote: > The amount of money being charged to put that code on the lens is > beyond > ridiculous. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Dante > Stella > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 1:44 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Trying to understand M8 > > > Mehrdad, the coding is to tell the DSP how to process the image from > the sensor. It is a big deal and something Kodak 14n owners > understand. If you have a large chip without the right optimization, > you will get CA, color shifts and other nasties. This was a big deal > on the Kodak, where you had Nikon's 45mm flange distance and all > retrofocus lenses; it will be a bigger deal with a Leica, where you > get around 28mm of flange distance and many older non-retrofocus > lenses. > > On Sep 16, 2006, at 2:14 PM, mehrdad wrote: > >> Yes to number one, the lens is still a 28mm lens, it feels like a 28mm >> lens but with cropping that looks like a 35mm lens >> >> it is still unclear if the coding does anything, 99.99 of all M lenses >> will work, i think the coding is like ROM on R lenses. not much use >> >> #3 it is just a little faster than 100, i am not following what you >> are trying to understand . also if you shoot raw format, it will give >> you +/- 1~2 stops leverage depending on the lighting conditions. >> >> one thing to note about digital, it is much like shooting slides, the >> exposure needs to be precise or you Will have burned highlights. >> (this is one area that that digital needs improvements) >> >> On 9/16/06, Luis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm sorry but I'm absolutely ignorant about digital, I've read the >>> report >>> for the M8 and I'm trying to understand three points: >>> >>> 1.- Viewfinder framelines: If you fit the M8 with a 28mm, the >>> frameline you >>> will see on the M8 would be the 35 mm focal length frameline? >>> >>> 2.- What is the purpose of the 6 bit coded lenses?. If I put an >>> "ancient" >>> lens on the M8, it should work as well with manual and automatic >>> mode? >>> >>> 3.- If the ISO range is from 160 to 2500, and I'm used to be with >>> i.e. 100 >>> ASA, this implies that the minimum ASA for digital is 160?. On >>> this case a >>> lens with a f stop of F4 could be the equivalent about 3,4/2,8 for >>> a 100 >>> ASA. >>> >>> Could someone clarify me these points? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Saludos desde Barcelona >>> Luis >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------- >> regards, mehrdad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >