Fastest Leica 6 Bit Coder - Encode your non-Leica or old Leica Lenses
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- An introduction and tutorial on how to code your uncoded Leica lenses and non-Leica lenses.
If you would like your own 6-bit encoder they are available at akaralabs.com and we ship worldwide.
The ink or paint you use is important, we recommend UNI SUPER INK MARKER PNA-125. If you use a different ink and your coded lens is not being picked up by the camera try another black ink.
The white marks aren't necessary but you may wish to still include it for completeness.
If you have success with a certain pen can you please share it below in the comments and also the camera you're using it with. It would help everyone out.
The case on the Leica M11 is the Slim Skin case, also available on akaralabs.com
If you have success with a certain ink, please list it here along with the camera you're using it with. Thank you.
These work WELL. Use the recommended pen which is oil based which is more durable and dries just as fast. If you need to code over a screw hole, fill it white laquer first. If a repair is ever required, thinner will take if out.
I just got the Akara Kit and used it with an Uni Super Ink Fine point oil based pigment ink marker (the exact pen used with this product in a recent Mr Leica CZcams). I used it on my Voight 35mm f/2 Ultron, Voight 28 mm f/2 Ultron, Voight 50 mm f/1.5 Nokton, and Voight 75mm f/1.5 Nokton. Went on easy and thus far has worked flawlessly
obsessed with the way he pronounced vignetting
Haha, have I said it wrong?? Doh.
I think I might need to re-record this and add Lightroom in there to show filtering by focal length etc too. :)
@@HenleyBailey yea the g is silent 😭 informative video tho, subscribed
@@ishaan863 Thanks for the sub, more items in the works which should be coming in the next month or two.
its like veen-yet
I'm going to remake this to make it better and spend more time on it plus pronounce vignette correctly. No idea how I got through 10 years of being a professional photographer without realising this.
Absolutely easy peasy! I used Sharpie fine point pens that I had on hand. Used black first but seemed to be not opaque enough. Then used a brown with a second application of the black and it works. Even if I need to reapply at a later time, this is simple and fast. Thanks!
Excellent device. I used a Hahnemühle Pigment Liner that I use for signing prints. It worked fine. Not sure how permanent the ink will be but it hasn’t rubbed off yet.
Thank you and I'm really glad it's done you well. The ink generally recommended is the UNI SUPER INK MARKER PNA-125 PEN but many random markers work just fine.
Mine just arrived, now looking for a pen, lol. Does the camera only read the black marks and the white ones are irrelevant?
@@Jack-qn6vy That's correct, you only really need to worry about the black marks.
Worked first time. Took 5 minutes to do my Canon 50mm 1.2, Canon 85mm 1.8, Avenon 21mm 2.8 and MS Optics 73mm 1.5. A must have if you use non-Leica lenses
Leica M10P and used the Uni Super Ink Marker PNA-125
Don't know if that solution is just brilliant, or if Leica's encoding is in fact just a joke. Probably both. Thanks for that video !
this is a real cheatcode thanks
Fascinating‼️
this is pretty neat! well done!
Thank you!
Brilliant!
I used a Craft smart medium point black ink paint pen from Michaels that worked on my Voightlander 35mm f2 ultron lens on the M10-R. I used a lead pencil to mark the location of the 6 bit code for Summicron-M 35mm f2 ASPH, as the medium tip was too big for the small holes. Care must be taken using the medium sized tip but it is possible. A fine or ultra fine tip, not available at my store, would be easier to use.
Pour plus de netteté marquez la bordure à la pointe sèche "pointe de compas" autour de chaque fenêtre utilisée, ceci pour limiter le débordement du marquage.
I didn't have full success with my lens, the 50mm Summicron v4. I coded it and it's showing up as a 90/2. My best guess is because there is a screw where part of the 6-bit code is read and maybe that's confusing the reader. Not really sure what to do now.
@@StillWinding you can use white model paint on the screw hole as the sensor is most likely picking it up as a black mark.
@@HenleyBailey You're brilliant! Why didn't I think of that?
Hello already tried with Pigma micron, Pilot 5 Hi tech point and uni posca // I try to code Sumi 35 1,4 ASPH & Sumi 50 1,4 ASPH so 4 markings * 2 lenses = 8 failures so far
I am on M240 camera, do anyone succeeded on M240 ?
Your camera may be particularly sensitive. You could try extending the black marks slightly after using the coder. You could also try adding the white marks (in most cases this isn't necessary) using model paint.
Hopefully just extending the black marks a little further will be enough. I'm not familiar with the M8 and its menu system but it's possible you may need to select auto lens detection (or similar) to ON.
UPDATED ;) with recommanded marker and adding the white The 35 mm works now !! So thanks, I'll try the 50 later today
Hello, how to clean marks if needed ? Thanks
Hi, lens cleaner and a microfiber cloth works well.
I am going to buy this tool ,can you publish the link to the document that list the lens coding ? Thanks
Instructions are included with the tool but you can also print it yourself from the website description.
docs.google.com/document/d/1j_SKu7Gku2n5Q3NdnayDpfr3yv4aT3QxiWrdJJ4gUnc/edit?usp=sharing
Where can I download one of those code sheet that you used in the video?
Hi, it comes with the encoder.
Hard to believe that the shipping really costs $32 USD for this thin item that could fit in an envelope.
The Shopify site is new and I've transferred all postage costs across from my eBay 'store'. $32 doesn't sound right, it might be having more than one item and it's not combining shipping costs, I'll need to review and adjust.
Thanks for the heads up
Fyi as shipping should be what it actually costs on the before link: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256411964193?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=VH31oIrZRw2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=VH31oIrZRw2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE
@@HenleyBaileyFrom the US website, it still is showing up a $32 for International shipping. So, I imagine you are using DHL or something. A toothpick shipment costs over $30 with DHL.
@@erichstocker8358 I'll go through it tonight and make it reasonable. It shouldn't be more than $15 tracked
Ok, I've found the international shipping options and updated them, it should be way more reasonable now. :)
Thanks for letting me know and I'll continue to tweak postage to try and get it to be as low as possible for single and combined items.
Ok but why would you want to encode a non-leica lens to have its dng corrected with a wrong lens profile
Usually the profiles are close enough that it makes a positive difference plus you get the focal length included in your EXIF data which can be reason enough even if you don't keep the other adjustments applied to your RAW file.
Don't shoot with a Leica but this is pretty cool to learn just in case.👍
You can easily disable the corrections in your editing software after the fact, it's good for getting correct lens information attached to the exit data
Did not worked for Mr with my 2 lenses a TTArtisan 50mm and a voigtlander 35 probably the ink
@@TheChewbee Yes, it's highly likely the ink used was not compatible.
This pen is recommended:
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003L6J308/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1