More useful User Profiles?

[jevidon]

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I have two questions.

First the simple one. Is there a way to disable Snapshot Profile or at least keeping it from being a default every time I turn on my M9? I can see such a profile on a point and shoot, but on the M9? Ridiculous! Can it be disabled?

 

Now a more complex question. It seems that once a User Profile is set up, I cannot make changes to it; either to rename it or change the ISO for instance. So far, the only way I can make a small change in the profile is to completely reset the camera and then I have to reinstall all the profiles.

 

Am I missing something, or can individual changes be made without resetting the whole User Profile menu?

[thighslapper]

Yes ..... and this daft default situation continues on the M240......

 

You can change individual parts of a saved profile ... and they will stay there till you change to another one ... after which the changes are lost.

 

To fix the changes you have to save again ..... remembering which one of the profiles you originally used ......

 

All the individual profiles can be changed at will and the names changed too if you wish.

[jevidon]

I was afraid of that. Thanks for the answer.

[jaapv]

I just make the changes, ( the camera will show profile :--), go to “ save profile” and save under the original name. And the changes stay saved. No resetting of the camera needed (Thank the Lord)

And yes the default profile it totally daft.

[jevidon]

You are correct except for changing ISO on a profile already established. I tried changing the ISO and when I brought up the profile it kept the old ISO number. I really have to wonder what the Solms/Wetzlar elves had in mind when they created the User Profile menu. For that matter, what is a default Snapshot Profile doing on a high end manual camera like the M9? Go figure!

[Nick_S]

To fix the changes you have to save again ..... remembering which one of the profiles you originally used ......

 

All the individual profiles can be changed at will and the names changed too if you wish.

I find it helpful to choose meaningful names for profiles, e.g., LensDt, 50cron, 21Skop appended with some info about other options (or conditions of use). It would have be nice to have more than 4 profiles to deal with different ISO options, shutter recocking and manual lens profile choices.

 

Nick

[wda]

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I have two questions.

First the simple one. Is there a way to disable Snapshot Profile or at least keeping it from being a default every time I turn on my M9? I can see such a profile on a point and shoot, but on the M9? Ridiculous! Can it be disabled?

 

Now a more complex question. It seems that once a User Profile is set up, I cannot make changes to it; either to rename it or change the ISO for instance. So far, the only way I can make a small change in the profile is to completely reset the camera and then I have to reinstall all the profiles.

 

Am I missing something, or can individual changes be made without resetting the whole User Profile menu?

I have a default profile to which I return after making changes 'on the fly'. For example, go into a museum where ISO changes are made; return into bright sunlight and reset the camera to default profile. In winter my default is named 'FAST'. It changes in summer. The key is to include a profile check/reset at the start of any photo session.

 

As to editing a profile, I find it better to establish the essential parameters in a list; set the camera accordingly and then save by overwriting the profile you wish to be replaced.

[250swb]

I have two questions.

First the simple one. Is there a way to disable Snapshot Profile or at least keeping it from being a default every time I turn on my M9?

 

Are you sure you are saving your chosen profile correctly? You need to press 'Set' at the end of giving it a name. Then you should be able to get rid of the Snapshot profile and your ISO will return the your default when you select the profile.

 

Steve

[jevidon]

Is it possible to delete the "Snapshot" profile?

[jaapv]

Unfortunately not.

[menos I M6]

Funny thing is with neither M8.2, M9 or MM I have ever used any of the profile features (for good reason, as I lived in profile hell with a Nikon system before).

 

It seems, that if you never touched these profiles, such things do not get enabled.

[IWC Doppel]

I did set up different user profiles, but then found the time to select and change the option or not recalling which memory was set bought me back to where I was before I set up 'helpful menus', often forgetting I'd adjusted the setting last time...

 

Now 100% manual I only get fooled occasionally with lens profiles as four of my lenses are uncoded, two of which cane be coded, so I will do this.

 

I check ISO when I walk out the door, I set the speed manually either with a handhend meter or 95% of the time with the inbuilt meter and that's it. I still wish Leica had put ISO on a small dial so it's always visible on the camera.

 

When I change a lens I check the profile there and then (this is where I occasionally get stuck as most of y lenses are profiled, so most don't need a change, I sometimes don't bother to check and get caught out....)

[M9reno]

When I was doing reproduction, studio-type work with the M9 last year, I set the very specific settings as a profile, which included manual recognition of the rigid Summicron head I was using with a BOOWU stand. When I left the studio, I returned the camera to a standard setting that I call "M9". I switched back to the studio setting at the start of the work day every morning.

 

I also have a profile for shooting B&W jpegs. I call it "Monochrom".

 

Finally, I have a profile called "Stealth" that puts the shutter in discreet mode and disables the screen.

 

"Monochrom" and "Stealth" are hardly ever used, but the first two profiles were genuinely useful.

[menos I M6]

I check ISO when I walk out the door, I set the speed manually either with a handhend meter or 95% of the time with the inbuilt meter and that's it. I still wish Leica had put ISO on a small dial so it's always visible on the camera.

 

When I change a lens I check the profile there and then (this is where I occasionally get stuck as most of y lenses are profiled, so most don't need a change, I sometimes don't bother to check and get caught out....)

 

That's what I do as well.

I too wish for a proper ISO dial, that can be quickly seen and adjusted on the camera body without twiddling in menus.

The best about an external ISO dial really is that no matter what you can quickly glance at the camera and know what ISO is set - with or without battery inside, camera on, off or in some weird setting - it is always there, same as should be "frames left" and "battery level".

 

For the issue of coded vs non-coded lenses, I have fought this for a long time by manually selecting the proper lens in the menu.

It was such a big hassle, that I have completely given up on this.

 

I instead leave the lens detection on "Auto", so my coded lenses will be recognised.

I made it a habit to take a blank shot when I change to another lens and therefore it is very easy to tag lenses when I do my edits and key wording in Lightroom.