Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry, The M8 has no shortcomings that I can find. ?It does everything I ask of it very easily. Gene? -------------- Original message from Jerry Lehrer <glehrer at san.rr.com>: -------------- > Gene, > > Whaaat? Do you imply that the M8 has some shortcomings?? NFW! ;-) > > BTW, I have recently used a friends full frame Nikon digital SLR with my > Nikkor 20mm > f4 lens. Very close to the coverage of my 21mm Elmarit on my M4 or 6. > No filters or > coding needed on the Nikon setup. Beautiful results from a commercial > print service as > I have no digital photo abilities. > > When and if the mythical M9 can do that, I will buy one. > > Jerry > > > grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > > > > Jerry, > > > >> This is a M8 thing, when using a WA with a uv/ir filter and the lens is > >> not > coded. > > > > > > Gene> -------------- Original message from Jerry Lehrer : > -------------- > > > > > > > >> LUGers, > >> > >> I don't quite understand. I have been using a 21mm Elmarit for a > >> couple of years and I never have had > >> a problem. All my transparencies and prints have had no colour > >> fringing > >> or vignetting. It is much better > >> than my previous Super Angulon which was stolen from me by a fast > >> talking flatlander from Pacific Beach. > >> > >> BTW, my Elmarit is the pre-Aspheric version with no coding. It is a > >> much > >> superior lens than the C-V > >> 21mm that I had been using in the interim. > >> > >> Jerry Lehrer > >> > >> > >> Leonard Taupier wrote: > >> > >>> Douglas, > >>> > >>> An uncoded 21mm lens with a UV/IR filter will give you the color > >>> fringing you describe. > >>> > >>> Len > >>> > >>> > >>> On Apr 24, 2009, at 6:37 PM, Douglas Nygren wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> I have been using a pre-Asph 21mm Elmarit on the M8 and notice on the > >>>> edges a subtle shift to light blue. > >>>> > >>>> My assumption is that this may be caused by vignetting, but I may be > >>>> wrong. Has anyone else noticed it. > >>>> > >>>> A friend suggested that having the lens coded for the M8 might cure > >>>> this problem. Does anyone know whether that is true or not? > >>>> > >>>> My friend maintains that coding helps wide-angle lenses. True? > >>>> > >>>> I assume the Asph 21 does not have this problem, but that's an > >>>> assumption. > >>>> > >>>> Your help is appreciated, as always. > >>>> > >>>> Doug > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _ > >>>> > >> _ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information