Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I will sell you my genuine M-coder for $20 :-) I don't use it because the sharpies wear off too quickly.... On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:23 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > Maybe this has been queried before, but I'm having trouble coding my lenses > with a sharpie and this template: > http://whimster-photography.com/leica_m_lens_codes/template.jpg > > My lenses: CV 21, f/4; CV 35 f/1.2; Canon LTM 35 f/2 with VC M-mount > adapter, f/2; 35 Asph 'Cron; 50 'Cron IV; 90 thin Tele-Elmar; 90 Leica > Canada 2.8 (chrome); Leica 135 2.8, goggles. > > After coding with a sharpie, the CV 21 is recognized as a 21 when I press > the Info button on my M8. The 135 is mis-recognized as a 21. The others > are not recognized as coded at all. > > I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. However, when I print off the template > mentioned above, the diameter seems a bit too wide, so I have to kind of > guess the correct positioning for the sharpie marks. > > Any advice welcomed! > > Peter Cheyne > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]