island88
Newbie
Does anyone have experience with coding lenses. i just got a M9 and I understand there are sets for sale to do it yourself. So tip and tricks or do's and don'ts anyone?
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M Lens barcoding coding
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LCT
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I don't remember how it works with the M9 but 6bit coding is more or less easy to achieve depending upon lenses. Easy with late VM and ZM lenses for instance as they have a groove in the flange for pen coding. With legacy Leica lenses, it depends on the flange of the lens. If the flange is easy to remove, Leica may replace it with a coded flange if any. Early M lenses are more complicated and may require some drilling of the flange eventually. For pen coding, you may wish to acquire a template like Akara Labs (link).
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boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
I have several lenses I have coded to 6-bit Leica codes. If your lens is LTM there are adapters with the depressions already there. These depressions are what is coded with the 6-bit codes. A black ink marker works. Some other lenses with the M body mount may have the depressions in the. If not you can go to the "menu" button, press that, that will call up "lens detection." Go now to "set" and press that. You will be offered the option of "manual" and press "set" again. You will see a list of lenses displayed. Select the one you think is closest and press "set" again. This will take you back to the menu. Press the "menu" button to close the menu and you are done.
This link will help and supplies the 6 bit codes: Leica Lens Codes | La Vida Leica!
This link will help and supplies the 6 bit codes: Leica Lens Codes | La Vida Leica!
WoodallP
Pragmatist Barnack lover
Coding can be done in many ways but don’t spend too much money on coding templates. Print out (and 3d print templates) can be found on the web.
Even without a template, once you have determined the zone you can try by eye with a black felt tip pen; the white is not important if you have a chromed mount (on an M10 at least, other cameras may differ, I can’t say for the M9).
If you have LTM lenses then some adapters have a groove or even individual pits. These work well.
I also changed the mount of my Summicron V with an eBay one with pits. Focus is perfect and the coding works well.
On an M10 at least it’s not rocket science. However, apart from using the right code the most important thing to remember is to get it the right way round; check with images on the web of lenses using that code.
Even without a template, once you have determined the zone you can try by eye with a black felt tip pen; the white is not important if you have a chromed mount (on an M10 at least, other cameras may differ, I can’t say for the M9).
If you have LTM lenses then some adapters have a groove or even individual pits. These work well.
I also changed the mount of my Summicron V with an eBay one with pits. Focus is perfect and the coding works well.
On an M10 at least it’s not rocket science. However, apart from using the right code the most important thing to remember is to get it the right way round; check with images on the web of lenses using that code.
