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Subject: [Leica] Adobe support for R lenses
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:16:13 +1000
References: <CAE3QcF6F2twvK0XHkemoXtVRq5gRT=-pRfAYCivTp36Y3sxr=g@mail.gmail.com> <BLU173-DS53E11249F5739C918D02BB86F0@phx.gbl> <CAE3QcF5oU1VUYQ9y-LVnRHWvK3USsb6HUsqrBNtMp6_5pFRXwg@mail.gmail.com> <BLU173-DS15CADD5F8FAEF150F72A81B86E0@phx.gbl>

Well then Aram you will just have to buy the M typ 240 ;-)
When it gets to market other adapters could enable some interesting
combinations too,

Cheers,
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



On 12 November 2012 02:06, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I realize that.  But that  means I have to go back to pencil and paper and
> keep track of what lens was used with what shot if I want to apply the
> correct profile.  Bummer.  I actually set up my Nikon D7000 to record some
> rudimentary info in the EXIF for the three converted lenses I have now, but
> I always forget to tell the camera which lens is mounted.  Too much of a
> hassle.
>
> Aram
>
> ------------------------------**--------------------
> From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 2:57 PM
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Adobe support for R lenses
>
>  It doesn't have to . While a lens can be correctly identified from EXIF,
>> you can choose to select nearly any camera make and nearly any lens
>> profile
>> for any brand of lenses to any image whether or not it makes sense.
>> Any profile can be corrected or uncorrected if you like for distortion and
>> vignetting and that saved as a custom setting. Keeping in mind that those
>> characteristics can change from aperture used or zoom settings where
>> applicable of course. You could have ten profiles for the same lens if you
>> wanted!
>> In the case of Leica M lenses the cameras cannot accurately determine
>> aperture used of course hence the firmware corrections assume a best case,
>> not worst case to avoid over-correction. Reportedly the new M typ 240
>> sensor will be different in regard to these firmware corrections. I'll let
>> you know when mine arrives. ;-)
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11 November 2012 02:00, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Hmm.  How does it know which lens was mounted for the photo?
>>>
>>> Aram
>>>
>>> ------------------------------****--------------------
>>> From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 7:08 PM
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: [Leica] Adobe support for R lenses
>>>
>>>  The new Release Candidate of Lightroom 4.3 (and ACR 7.3 I guess) adds
>>> lens
>>>
>>>> profile support for 26 new lenses and 24 of them are Leica R.
>>>> This is very encouraging for when the M typ 240 gets into production and
>>>> photographers' hands.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Geoff
>>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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In reply to: Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Adobe support for R lenses)
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Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Adobe support for R lenses)
Message from leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans) ([Leica] Adobe support for R lenses)