Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/18

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Subject: [Leica] Well I went and did it
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:14:13 +1000
References: <4CBCB204.3060106@mcclary.net> <BLU0-SMTP8706FC47803BC96A4D32088C5A0@phx.gbl>

see slightly faster reply just above, Vick ;-)
I've sent Harrison the price list and details off line too.
BTW manual selection gets old quickly ;-)

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
NO ARCHIVE


On 19 October 2010 06:56, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote:

>
>  I don't have an M9, but on Q2, I thought the M9 allowed you to enter the
> lens code, so, no, you don't need to code all the lenses any more.
>
> And I seem to read that John Milich is a top notch coder:
> Write to him here:  jm at milich.com
>
> Vick
>
>
>
>
>
> On 10/18/2010 4:45 PM, Harrison McClary wrote:
>
>>  I ordered an M9.  It will be delivered soon.  Can't wait to play with it.
>>  Since I have not been reading the LUG in a long while, just do not have 
>> the
>> time. I have a few quick questions so that I can get the most out of the
>> camera.
>>
>> 1) where is the best place to get the lenses coded?  I know some will say
>> Leica, anywhere else who is quick, reliable, and reasonable?  I really do
>> not want a 2 or three week turnaround.
>>
>> 2) Is it really necessary to get the lenses coded? Lenses I have are the
>> Voigtlander 12 (how would one even code that animal?) The 28 elmarit pre
>> asph, 35 'cron 3rd, 50 noctilux with builtin hood, 90 'cron pre asph.  I
>> also have and use the 40 1.4 Voigtlander and 50 f 2.0 Konica Hexxanon M.
>>  Which of those really need the coding and which do not?
>>
>> 3) What memory cards "play" best with the M9?
>>
>> I have been shooting my Leica glass on my little G2 for the past month or
>> two and absolutely love it.  That is one thing that has made me want the 
>> M9
>> so bad.  I had forgotten how sweet the small cameras are. So much better
>> than these heavy 1D3 and 1D4 monsters I am lugging around.
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Harrison.
>> --
>> Harrison McClary
>> http://www.mcclary.net
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from lists at mcclary.net (Harrison McClary) ([Leica] Well I went and did it)
Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Well I went and did it)