M8 with non coded lenses

[pedda]

Hi!
I thought that M8 had the lens selection that the M9 has, that lets you select lenses in the menus. Is there any way around the 6-bit coding on the M8, i shoot mainly with the Summicron 35 Asph.

many thanks

Pieter

 

[kdemas]

Not that I know of Pieter. That said I shoot my 35 Cron ASPH uncoded all the time on my M8 and am very pleased with the results. I think you have to go a bit wider to really see major benefits.

Kent

 

[Lss]

Is there any way around the 6-bit coding on the M8, i shoot mainly with the Summicron 35 Asph.

No, there is no way around it if you want the camera to recognize the lens. I shoot all the time with uncoded lenses (even wides), and mix that with some coded lenses. No problem that I can see. Certain wides obviously give a cast that I deal with using CornerFix.

Coding lenses makes things easier, but contrary to what some say it is not really necessary in my experience.

 

[jaapv]

A 35 mm lens is a borderline case. You must shoot with an IR filter on for color, obviously - don't believe any forum posts that claim people don't need them - those posts only mean they have no idea about color and what it can look like on a good print, or relish sitting behind a computer, doing layers, LAB color corrections and endlessly painting on layer masks- but the cyan vignetting may be unnoticable on many shots. If it occurs there are three solutions - either correct it elaborately in Photoshop using layers and blending masks, or use the program "Cornerfix" (like many do) or - my preferred method: Use Capture One as your primary raw converter and create an LCC profile by shooting one shot through an opaque piece of plastic and go for the one-click instant correction.
The only thing you will miss with an uncoded lens is the specific EXIF entries.

 

[pedda]

Thanks everyone. I will order IR filters for my lenses - Cron 35 Asph, Cron 90, 50/1.4 Canon LTM & 35 35/1.5 Canon LTM in time but i shoot mainly black and white on my M8, or that is the plan, but i for sure see the need for it. I sure miss to go wider than 50 (the 35 Cron) and my next purchase will probably be a 21 or 24 Voigtländer. So i dont really know that the coding does, but my understanding from what you are saying - the wider i go the more reason to get the lens coded.

 

[Tom Niblick]

I shot my 35 Summicron, 35 CV Color Skopar, 90 & 135 Elmarits uncoded on my M8 with no problems. The 21 Biogon needed the code.

I tested the 35s with a fast down and dirty sharpie job by shooting a white wall. The results were a bit better in the corners when shooting wide open but once past F4 the code was not enough to make a difference in real life. IMHO

YMMV