Is this correct?

[Gazzah]

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/reviews/dslrs/129361/2/leica-m-e-review


In the review linked above they state that older lenses will not bring up the correct framelines on the M-E. Have Leica changed from the mechanical frame selector to an electronic one?

Im sort of tempted by the M-E but I only have a small selection of old glass.


Gary NH

 

[Roger Hicks]

No. They've already corrected the error.

Cheers,

R.

 

[user237428934]

Wow. Never read such a stupid thing. Sorry but they mix up things. Coding lenses has nothing to do with the selection of the frameline. This is always done mechanically from the early analog Ms up to the digital Ms (including M-E). With the M-E you lose the ability to manually switch to a different frameline just to check how this scene might look with a different lens.

 

[Gazzah]

Thanks

Thanks

I suspected it was a case of A&E confusion, but thought Id ask.

So all I have to do now is decide between 2nd hand M9 and an M-E.
The M-E looks interesting, nothing missing that i would want anyway.

Gary NH

 

[furcafe]

True, mechanically, but the digital M bodies do rely on a combination of the selected frameline & the coding for some lenses to write EXIF, impart corrections, etc., e.g., original 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar.

Wow. Never read such a stupid thing. Sorry but they mix up things. Coding lenses has nothing to do with the selection of the frameline. This is always done mechanically from the early analog Ms up to the digital Ms (including M-E). With the M-E you lose the ability to manually switch to a different frameline just to check how this scene might look with a different lens.