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Screw mount. I don't think there is an m mount version.Congrats Terry ! I'm also considering that one, so I have a couple of questions.
Which version did you choose, the "M-mount" version or the "M39 Leica Thread Mount" version - and why so ?
And what do you intend to do about six bit coding, or are you just going to shoot it in black and white ?
Last question: why the 12mm over the the 15mm, is it supposed to be optically better, despite a bit slower ?
rgds - Steen
It's impossible to mess it up. I have one and love it. Since you have the 15 the finder that came with it is fine for the 12 on the M8.<snipped>
Was there a real need to do this. No. I had the 15 with the milich adapter, hood, filter and 21 finder. I liked using it. Since I was not planning on getting any adapter or lens hood etc. I could make the swap of selling the 15 and the other related stuff and fund the 12 purchase. The 12 focuses slightly differently with two different focus spots that feel like it clicks into place like moving the aperture ring which was the point of my post. Unless you have something really close in the frame, I don't think you can mess up. All this being said, I haven't used it yet and will do so this weekend.
On the 12 there are two marked spots (click spots).The 12 and the 15 are the ultimate p&s lenses. I have read somewhere, I believe on the Leica forum, that there is a sweet spot between 5.6 and 8 and the focus ring a hair under the infinity mark which keeps everything sharp and in focus from a meter to infinity. Guy may remember this... I think it was Andy's post??
Thanks.....I think thats what I was trying to remember......Looking forward to seeing some pics!On the 12 there are two marked spots (click spots).
on the 1m click:
f5.6 you get .5m to infinity
f8 you get .4m to infinity
on the .5m click
f5.6 .35m to 1m
f11 .27m to infinity
I think mine will just be on the 1m click
John,
Yes, I sold the 15 with a 21 finder and the buyer was fine with me keeping the 15 finder.
Actually, this is truer than one might think! I call the 12 my "Zen lens." I kind of "Zen" the image in my mind, point the camera in that direction and snap the pic. At least with the M8, we get near instant feedback on the overall composition :thumbup:Also you don't need a view finder, your FOV is everything in front of you and to your side )
No problems with the 12, except I keep catching the top of my belt buckleActually, this is truer than one might think!
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the 12 is REALLY wide on a film M --- too wide IMO and so wide if you're not careful, the tips of your fingers and toes of your shoes will be in the frame. Seriously! Also, the corners fall off so rapidly after the M8 crop, IMO the 15 is the better ultra-wide choice for film/full-frame.
Take a look at Sandy McGuffog's Cornerfix (for the M8) as a fast way to handle the corner corrections with extreme wide angles. It takes DNG in and puts out corrected DNG, using profiles shot just as you have been doing. As a little bonus he included an option to read the MakerNotes in the original file so that you can find out what conclusions the M8 reached about aperture and use them to jog your memory at a later date.I have that lens. Very usefull when you need a WA like that.
There is a LOT of light falloff and coloring at the corners.
Rather than coding, I made a template with white sheet using the same lens, by reversing the colors, and use this in PS as a layer to correct all the problems very neatly.
This has always been my best alternative procedure for all extreme WA lenses in all systems, and works perfectly. Problem is that, it takes time. But you need to do it only for the finally selected few photos in the series.
Seyhun