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Nope, there are 7 or 8 identifications for 50mm lenses alone in the menus. For example, there is a setting that includes all of the 50 Summilux pre-ASPHs, and another for the ASPHs.just making sure, the 6 bit coding on the m9 will not tell you "which" 50mm you used? notc or cron or lux etc... j
ust that you used a 50mm correct?
I don't see any duplicated 6-bit codes in the list on L-Camera Forum, but the frame selection isn't ignored, either. If you have a coded 50 cron, watch what is displayed in the Info screen while you move the frameline selector to the other two positions. In the 28/90 position, the lens is identified as uncoded. In the 50/75 and 35/135 positions, it shows 50mm f/2.Didn't know about the framelines thing. What is the reason for that? Do some lenses use the same code, but it is differentiated by the framelines called up?
I'm sure Leica did this to increase the number of potential codes, but it does cause issues for some third party lenses. For example the Zeiss wides bring up the 50/75 framelines rather than the 28/90 that Leica uses. This makes it impossible to code a ZM21 as a Leica 21mm with a sharpie without either manually selecting the framline or replacing the mounting flange. ( I believe that I read that Zeiss has changed the framelines for more recent lenses, but worth checking)Didn't know about the framelines thing. What is the reason for that? Do some lenses use the same code, but it is differentiated by the framelines called up?
Exactly. Zeiss offered alternate mount flanges early on; I think they just silently changed them once and for all. I also believe they added the groove to all mounts (to better hold codes without wearing off) while moving screws that were in the coding location on newer lenses.I'm sure Leica did this to increase the number of potential codes, but it does cause issues for some third party lenses. For example the Zeiss wides bring up the 50/75 framelines rather than the 28/90 that Leica uses. This makes it impossible to code a ZM21 as a Leica 21mm with a sharpie without either manually selecting the framline or replacing the mounting flange. ( I believe that I read that Zeiss has changed the framelines for more recent lenses, but worth checking)
Not really. Each 6-bit code indicates one focal length and lens type, and also sets up color corrections (red vignetting, Italian flag effect...) that Leica feels are best for that family. The only exception is the out of production 28-35-50 mm Tri-Elmar, in which the lens mount lug moves when you change focal lengths so that the correct framelines come up. In the M8 days, you could read the firmware in a text editor and see the tables that matched lens group ids with firmware corrections. There are actually 8 bits, six for the black and white lines on the mount, and two for the mount lugs. The firmware tables contain an entry for what the mount lug should be. That's why Zeiss had to change its mounts. If the camera senses the wrong mount lug position, it will not identify the lens.I'm sure Leica did this to increase the number of potential codes, but it does cause issues for some third party lenses. For example the Zeiss wides bring up the 50/75 framelines rather than the 28/90 that Leica uses. This makes it impossible to code a ZM21 as a Leica 21mm with a sharpie without either manually selecting the framline or replacing the mounting flange. ( I believe that I read that Zeiss has changed the framelines for more recent lenses, but worth checking)
I believe in LR up in the top panel when you filter lenses it shows which lens you have used. Also at the bottom of the Info area on the right side of LR it shows camera and lens data.using aperture 3 and in the data i can only find 50mm but no distinction to which 50mm i used.
anyone know where i can find in aperture which 50mm was used?
maybe it doesn't come up in aperture.
In LR, you can also set the info overlay (that sits in the top left hand corner of your pic) to list the lens in the develop module. Not sure about Aperture.I believe in LR up in the top panel when you filter lenses it shows which lens you have used. Also at the bottom of the Info area on the right side of LR it shows camera and lens data.
I don't have an ME, but I would bet the second outcome, that the complex, spring-loaded linkage to the frame lever is completely gone (saves cost and space) and the frames themselves are rigidly determined by the mount lug position. If someone reading this has a Zeiss 25, it would be nice to know if the firmware subsequent to the M9 has stopped caring about the lug position.The Zeiss 25mm I used to own brought up the 35/135 frameline on the M9, which would have been correct for M8's 24/35 framelines. Since I was coding it as 28 Elmarit ASPH, I had to use the frame lever. Now the ME removed the lever, does it means it will read correctly regardless of the framelines, or does it make it impossible to correct it without changing the flange?