Thanks Carlos!
The lens aperture shown in the exif is indeed always the maximum
aperture of the lens, not the shooting aperture. The M8 (nor the M9)
has the possibility of recording the actual aperture used. Apparently
when developing the M8, Leica tried a system to do that but it was too
imprecise in tests and so never made it into production.
If the lens is not coded, then the exif data shows nothing about the
lens and shows the aperture as f1. I think the M9 lets you specify the
focal length via the menu, but I am not sure.
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
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On Sep 17, 2009, at 10:10 PM, Carlos J. Santisteban wrote:
> Hi Nathan and all,
>
>
> From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws/?page_id=286
>
>
> Alt-2: It's amazing to see that after such a party, all the glass is
> cleanly
> recycled...
>
>
> Alt-7: Really nice! Although I would have preferred a bit darker
> shadows.
> YMMV.
>
>
> Alt-9: Fun! Also, the british señorita at the left looks like if she's
> sitting on an invisible chair, over the water ;^)
>
>
> Alt-10: Eeeek! A similar creature (saltamontes/cigarrón/langosta,
> but not of
> the 'lobster' type) entered at home without my consent... seemed very
> interested in some "exotic" gear:
> <http://cjss.sytes.net/post/cigarron.jpg> [Crop
> from EOS-300D pic, plastic 18-55 kit lens]
>
>
> Alt-11: WOW! Another picturesque shot! Congrats!
>
>
> Alt-12: already commented ;^) However, I forgot to ask a couple of
> things:
>
>
> -The EXIF reads the aperture value as f/3.8. Is that the shooting
> aperture
> or just the lens' maximum? AFAIK, rangefinders have no coupling to
> 'tell'
> the aperture to the camara -- neither need to.
>
> -The focal length of 24mm equals to 32mm in film terms, but it's
> funny how
> noticeable is the wide-angle perspective at the buildings -- looks
> like if
> it were a shorter-than-28mm equivalent.
>
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas
> IES Turaniana (Roquetas de Mar, Almeria)
> <http://cjss.sytes.net/>
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