radu5 Posted October 24, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 24, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) A few questions about the camera and settings. If you could indulge a newbee. 1. If you set the focus to be the center and move it around, will exposure "follow" if it's set to center weight? 2. Viewfinder seems to stay "open" and bright even when adjusting the aperture and or using a slower speed, any way to make it more "live" and providing a better optical representation of what you "see" and how you want to represent your interpretation of the scene? Might get flack on this one as it's not be the purist way; and while I use the meter and histogram, it's great to just grab that shot and have to process less later. Not go back and adjust, recompose and actuate again.... 3. Circular vs linear polarizer - discuss More questions later as I dwell into this camera. Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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adam80 Posted October 24, 2015 Share #2 Posted October 24, 2015 The exposure does follow the focus square when using spot metering only To see a live view, I made the custom button my live view button, and it works when I'm in either full manual or A/S priority but not both together and always with manual focus. I haven't figured out how to get the live view with auto focus. When I'm in full manual or A/S priority and hit the custom button it turns the viewfinder or the screen to live view. Works best in full manual for most precise control Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpopescu Posted October 25, 2015 Share #3 Posted October 25, 2015 By the custom button you mean the (right) thumb button? What did you bind it to? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam80 Posted October 25, 2015 Share #4 Posted October 25, 2015 Go to menu, then hit the "FN button in live view" and select "scene mode". Now you can hit the fn button (right custom thumb button) and while its held down you are in live view on both the screen and the viewfinder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam80 Posted October 25, 2015 Share #5 Posted October 25, 2015 I'm so sorry, I answered you wrong. The scene mode is for the FN button which is useful to me to change scenes but has nothing to do with what you were talking about. Live view is permanently programmed to the right thumb button, I was mistaken and thought it was connected to the scene mode. To recap, you can hit the right thumb button when using manual focus and either full manual or A/S priority to ge the live view You can also set the FN button to anything you want which won't affect live view Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpopescu Posted October 26, 2015 Share #6 Posted October 26, 2015 I'm so sorry, I answered you wrong. The scene mode is for the FN button which is useful to me to change scenes but has nothing to do with what you were talking about. Live view is permanently programmed to the right thumb button, I was mistaken and thought it was connected to the scene mode. To recap, you can hit the right thumb button when using manual focus and either full manual or A/S priority to ge the live view You can also set the FN button to anything you want which won't affect live view I don't get this on my camera. The right hand thumb button (the unmarked one, situated left of the thumb indent, on the camera back) switches between frame lines in the viewfinder. In case this matters - I am in full manual mode for aperture, exposure, ISO and focus, and the JPEG is set to monochrome saturation. The only way to preview the exposure is to press the shutter halfway, which adjusts the aperture to that of the shot, at least (and quite possibly does other things like simulate the exposure time, and ISO levels?). Any clarification would be appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam80 Posted October 26, 2015 Share #7 Posted October 26, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm sorry again. I think I need to get more sleep! When I first got the camera I hated the fact that live view (with half press of shutter) didn't let me see the histogram any more. I played with it until I found a setting that allowed me to see it even when in live view, but had forgot what I did. Go to menu and hit "zoom/lock-Button" (that's the right thumb button beside the indent) it's set to "digital zoom" out of the box but I changed it to "AEL" Might be a glitch but when that's done it will now make the right thumb button your live view preview as long as it's held down, it shows a live histogram that changes after you press and hold the button. Basically if losing the histogram during live view bothers you like it does me, then set it up like this, if it doesn't then just leave it and use the half press of the shutter... Live view, weather it's used as intended or the way I've set it up does show the exact exposure that you will get in your final shot, very handy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpopescu Posted October 26, 2015 Share #8 Posted October 26, 2015 Ah, yes - auto-exposure lock on that button, makes sense I guess. Thanks! So I guess that it can't be done that the viewfinder displays the actual exposure simulation all the time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam80 Posted October 26, 2015 Share #9 Posted October 26, 2015 No, the camera needs to be at 1.7 to help you see and focus well, it will only show you the exposure preview or "live view" with that button pressed and held. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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