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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rflove" data-source="post: 264553" data-attributes="member: 7789">The ASPH 6 bit coded 50mm Lux is a a great lens. While it's true that you can compensate with the in camera lens profile, I found that it's a big hassle to have to change settings when changing lenses. For that reason alone, I hesitate to buy non-6 bit coded lenses. Of course, you might be able to add the 6 bit code as it's basically nothing but some dots of black and white paint strategically placed.I found that my copy of the M240 does not "like" to read the DYI 6 bit codes I've added to various lenses so for me that does not work too well. Of course, your camera might work fine with the DIY coding and you'll be golden... I will agree with those who sing the praises of the Zeiss 50mm Planar and the Sonnar. Actually all the Zeiss ZM lenses that I've tried are brilliant! if it wasn't for the 6 bit coding issue, I would probably use them still.It's also true that stopping down to f5.6 will make almost all lenses quite sharp. However, the point of having a f1.4 lens is to shoot it wide open <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. IMHO, there is no substitute for fast, sharp lenses if you want that beautiful bokeh effect.</blockquote>