Tuesday, 4 May 2010

Leica M lens codes

I've just got my Leica Summicron 1:2/50mm lens updated to work with 6bit coding on M8.2

It's simple to do, just have a look at the following links which show required coding and how to make lens 6 bit coding for Leica M8 and Leica M8.2

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/10494-proof-concept-regarding-self-coding-lenses.html

http://www.whimster-photography.com/leica_m_lens_codes/index.html

Basically draw lines using black dry safe permanent pen, like you use to write on CDs DVDs. Just make sure it's dried (I applied a piece of paper to soak up any excess ink).

Now my lens automatically adds info to the EXIF. Sweet!

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