exposure lock for leica M

[zone5]

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Hi.

I need advice and help for one issue I ran into recently.

I purchased EVF for my leica M and I think it is quite useful thing for some lenses and certain situation.

I like to use center weighted metering but with EVF it is difficult to do.

Since only way to lock the exposure on Leica M is pressing shutter half way and hold it, I can not use focus aid such as magnification and focus peaking together. When I press shutter button these focus aid got canceled as you.

Is there any way to get exposure lock without pressing and holding shutter button.

Thank you for good advice in advance.

 

H.Jung:)

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[jaapv]

Just use manual.

[zone5]

Thank you for advice.

Certainly manual is option and I use manual quite often but in some situation, I want to use A-priority mode.

Is there any other suggestion?

 

H.Jung:)

[pfhrased]

Thank you for advice.

Certainly manual is option and I use manual quite often but in some situation, I want to use A-priority mode.

Is there any other suggestion?

 

H.Jung:)

 

find the exposure you want using aperture priority, then it set the shutter speed manually based on that.

[jaapv]

I think this is difficult to combine. You'll need to adapt your shooting habits, I fear.

[zone5]

I think you are right I have to change my work flow.....

However I think if Leica can add just one menu function to allow us to add this exposure lock function on any non used button this will be very happy end I guess:p

I want to use this beautiful camera in the classic way as much as possible but time to time I need to use EVF for telephoto etc. I was wondering any possible way to exposure lock other than pressing shutter button.

Thanks

 

H.Jung

[jaapv]

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I guess it is the price we pay for using a legacy system. Despite all the wizardry they grafted on, the camera is still an M6 at heart and can best be used that way…

[jip]

Yes and let's also add 10 other features, let's just leave it as it is without adding 10 menu options... It's already too much, compared with the M8/9

[PabloR]

on a Canon or Nikon you can choose and set different buttons to customize that kind of work styles.

 

What you are asking for is very close to the work flow with an dslr and telephoto.

 

Spot metering, AE blocking, tele, digital zoom, etc...

 

It is too far from what the Leica M system is designed for.

 

With a canon you have all of this and more, but different results.

 

:/

 

You can use the histogram on live view and set a very precise exposure on manual mode.

 

I think this is faster that the way you are trying to do.

 

But maybe you are shooting action!

 

In that case Leica is not the camera.