Andy Aitken
Registered Loser
Rex: yes, if you code it as a 50mm and file the mount down to a 35mm the M8 goes "uh, oh, does not compute!" and ignores the coding. You can test this by moving the frameline selector while shooting with a coded lens then using the "info" button - no focal length is recorded and (presumably) no adjustments made.
Now when you realise this it means that Leica can use/recycle the same 6-bit code pattern for 3 different focal length lenses in the future.
Now when you realise this it means that Leica can use/recycle the same 6-bit code pattern for 3 different focal length lenses in the future.
Andy Aitken
Registered Loser
Actually I originally wondered why the heck they bothered digitally reading the frameline position anyway but, of course, it's for the WATE.