[Leica] Beautiful M8 - to code or not to code - that is the question.

[cummer at netvigator.com (Howard Cummer)]

Hi Vick,
Glad to have contributed to your decision to buy the M8. ;-).
About coding - I started with the wides - 21, 24, Tri (for the 28)  
and 35 - because conventional wisdom was that the correction was  
needed when using IR cut filters (the infamous magenta shift) and  
then getting used to seeing the EXIF lens data on the wides I went on  
to code the rest of the lenses, 50, two 90's and the non Leicas.

I like to see the EXIF data. I installed a John Millich adapter on my  
Heliar 15 - coded it as a WATE - and installed a Leica 39mm IR cut  
filter on it. I also took off the bayonet on my Nokton 40 SC and sent  
it to John to have it milled. I have it coded so that my M8 reads the  
lens as a 35 Lux Asph and I have a 43mm Heliopan IR cut filter on it.  
Finally, I had John mill a type II CV adapter (obtained from Tom A.)  
and installed it on my 75 CV Color Heliar coded as a 75 Summarit. I  
use the 43 Heliopan IR cut filter from the 40mm on the 75mm. If my  
experience is any indication you will start with coding on the wide  
angles because they need it and end up doing the lot.
Cheers
Howard.

On 6 Feb 2008, at 1:56 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

> Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:50:28 +0000
> From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko@sympatico.ca>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Beautiful M8
> To: lug@leica-users.org
>
> Howard
>
> Thank you.  It was actually seeing Henning's and your M8's in  
> Vancouver that
> kicked me over the edge.
>
> Good advice on the filters, as I was thinking of ordering E39 (for  
> most of
> my lenses) and E49 (for my Tri-Elmar).   I may rethink my  
> selection, based
> on your advice.
>
> I do have a Noctilux so E60 would be good for it.  My other wide is  
> the 28mm
> (E46).  I just bought an E39 UV/IR off ebay too.
>
> I am thinking about not going with the 6-bit coding for as long as  
> I can; I
> only own a couple wides - 35mm and 28mm.  Is that a good idea?
>
> Vick