IkarusJohn Posted December 15, 2015 Share #1 Posted December 15, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would be interested in how people have set up their soft key settings. The default setting is: FN - Graycard LV - Exposure Compensation TR - Focus Mode BR - Load Profile TL -ISO BL - White Balance I'm still experimenting, but here is what I have decided for the moment: FN - Graycard LV - Exposure Metering TR - Exposure Compensation BR - ISO TL - Drive Mode BL - Focus Mode I'd be very interested to know what others have set up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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digitalfx Posted December 15, 2015 Share #2 Posted December 15, 2015 FN - Exposure Compensation LV - Lens Profiles TR - Focus Mode BR - Profile TL - ISO BL - WB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff S Posted December 15, 2015 Share #3 Posted December 15, 2015 FN - Exposure Compensation LV - Drive mode TR - Focus Mode BR - Profile TL - AF mode BL - WB Very similar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted December 15, 2015 Share #4 Posted December 15, 2015 I've been juggling things around quite a bit. This is feeling comfortable now: Button (short press) :: Long press TL (menu) :: Drive mode BL (magnification) :: Exposure pattern TR (review) :: Exposure Compensation BR (view overlay) :: ISO LV (still/video mode switch) :: Exposure bracketing FN (normal/aperture/exposure simulation) :: Lens Profiles Favorites: Interval White Balance JPEG Settings User Profile Auto ISO Settings Lens Profiles WLAN I have these settings encapsulated into a User Profile named "RLens". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted December 15, 2015 Share #5 Posted December 15, 2015 FN - grey card LV - drive mode TR - exposure compensation BR - exposure bracketing (for HDR) TL - ISO BL - WB (though I don't use it - I've run out of useful things I can put on buttons) I don't have an AF lens, which affects my choices. As with other cameras I've had, I set up custom profiles at the start, but after a few weeks of familiarisation I find it quicker to make settings directly, and forget the profiles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lik Posted December 15, 2015 Share #6 Posted December 15, 2015 Hi -very good idea! My settings are: TL - ISO TR - Focus Mode BL - Bracketing BR - AF Mode FN - Exposure Compensation (=very easy with ring finger and thumb own the wheel) LV - Drive Mode I use many M- and R-Lenses, but also the SL 24-90 Zoom Best regards Lik Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobsian Posted December 15, 2015 Share #7 Posted December 15, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Why not TL for exposure comp? Seems the quickest way to adjust it on the fly (FN and LV are a little harder to reach with finger on the shutter). Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted December 15, 2015 Share #8 Posted December 15, 2015 Function :exposure metering Live view: AF Mode LR: Lens Profiles UR: Exposure compensation UL: ISO LL: White balance Favorites: Focus Mode AF Mode AF Field size Format Capture Assistants User Profile Auto ISO Settings WLan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted December 15, 2015 Share #9 Posted December 15, 2015 TL - ISO BL - White Balance TR - OIS on/off BR - Load Profiles FN - Exp Comp LV - Exp Metering Method Profiles are: Auto (everything - for use with the 24-90) Timer - so I don't have to fiddle about in the Drive menu HDR - 3 shots bracketed with fixed iso, WB and timer .... I usually only use it with tripod/static camera Manual - separate set of parameters for using just manual lenses Having quick direct access to these (auto and manual in particular) via a soft key allows me to reset everything back to 'normal' in one go rather than have to undo any temporary alterations piecemeal. You can effectively access the 'grey card' setting from the WB slider so I ignored that option. Drive mode is top of my list of favourites so that just takes a single press and a quick scroll to get continuous shooting ....... focus mode is second .... but I hardly ever use these. With the above set, the only time I have to access the menus is to activate WLAN if I want to take pics remotely with my iphone/ipad. I think this set-up will stick ...... I haven't changed it now for several weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted December 15, 2015 Share #10 Posted December 15, 2015 Didn't mention it up above, but my settings have all been for use with the Leica R lenses—I haven't yet used the SL's native 24-90 very much other than to test things, and have only put M lenses on the camera a couple of times for a test shot too. This camera works and feels so balanced with R lenses... :-) I use the User Profiles to store starting point setups for the major ways I'll use the camera. So far I've made "RLens" for my standard R lens use and "SWC" for the way I like the camera set up when I'm in the 'square shooting, faux Hasselblad' frame of mind. (My Hassy kit is an SWC and a 500CM with three lenses—I can replicate the FoVs with the R 15mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 60mm lenses. ) Once I'm in a particular use frame of mind, I made other settings on the fly; the User Profiles just give me an easy way to get back to a known starting point. When I finally start using the 24-90, I'll probably juggle things around a bit again to accommodate the AF capabilities and set up another User Profile for "SLlns". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Walker Posted December 15, 2015 Share #11 Posted December 15, 2015 Favorites: - AF Field Size - Flash Settings - White Balance - Format - Capture Assistants - User Profile Buttons (long press): - TL: Focus Mode - BL: AF Mode - TR: Exposure Compensation - BR: ISO - LV: Load User Profile - FN: Drive Mode User Profile: 1. Slow - Single (A, 100 ISO, AFs spot) 2. Fast - Continuous (P, Auto ISO max 3200, AFc) 3. Auto - Auto (A, Auto ISO max 1600, AFs spot) 4. Video (T, 1/50, Auto ISO, max 800 AFs) I use the profiles a lot, not only to change shooting style but to return to a "known state" after making any setting changes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted December 16, 2015 Share #12 Posted December 16, 2015 TL- ISO TR- Exposure Compensation BL - White Balance BR - Grey Card LV - focus mode (buy I don't use this button as I don't like the position) FN- Lens profiles (I have WATE and MATE and can switch between focal lengths). Favourites Drive Mode Focus Mode Interval Flash Settings Format WLan GPS I don't own the 24-90 so this may change a bit in the future. Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phongph Posted August 19, 2016 Share #13 Posted August 19, 2016 Hi All! It is very good topic! Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenw0lf Posted August 19, 2016 Share #14 Posted August 19, 2016 Any new suggestions ? Or do you all still stick to the choice made in December ? Maybe you use now different settings for different user modes ? (Manual lenses (R+M); AF lens with "AF on shutter button"; AF lens with MF ("AF on joystick") , etc.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted August 19, 2016 Share #15 Posted August 19, 2016 Any new suggestions ? Or do you all still stick to the choice made in December ? Maybe you use now different settings for different user modes ? (Manual lenses (R+M); AF lens with "AF on shutter button"; AF lens with MF ("AF on joystick") , etc.) Actually mine have changed completely. As of today I have... TL: White Balance TR: ISO BL: Exposure Compensation BR: Flash FEC Live View: Load Profile Front: Grey Card I'm currently playing with the settings I might want for different profiles but I'm not there yet. The reasons for the big changes are that EC was enabled with the dial in auto modes. TTL flash got mostly fixed. I got the AF lenses. I really like having shutter speed, Aperture and ISO (or setting EC and ISO) plus FEC available without having to take my eye from the viewfinder. Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted August 19, 2016 Share #16 Posted August 19, 2016 I haven't juggled things around much, my setup from December 2015 continues to work well for me. In all cases, I've enabled direct EC. Current settings differ just a little and there are more User Profiles now: Button (short press) :: Long press TL (menu) :: Drive mode BL (magnification) :: Exposure pattern TR (review) :: Exposure Compensation BR (view overlay) :: ISO LV (still/video mode switch) :: Exposure bracketing FN (normal/aperture/exposure simulation) :: Lens Profiles video (disabled) :: User Profiles I have these settings encapsulated into a User Profile named "RLens", DNG only at the full frame format and default R lens set to Summilux-R 50mm. The same settings swapped over to 1:1 format, B&W rendering with +1 contrast for JPEGs, and default lens profile set to Super-Elmar-R 15mm are in a User Profile named "SWC". The same basic settings in RLens are also used in two additional user profiles for the SL24-90 lens. One of them has the toggle button set to do AF and the lens set to MF ("SLensM"). The other has the lens set to AF and the toggle button set to AE-Lock ("SLLensA"). I've been juggling things around quite a bit. This is feeling comfortable now: Button (short press) :: Long press TL (menu) :: Drive mode BL (magnification) :: Exposure pattern TR (review) :: Exposure Compensation BR (view overlay) :: ISO LV (still/video mode switch) :: Exposure bracketing FN (normal/aperture/exposure simulation) :: Lens Profiles Favorites: Interval White Balance JPEG Settings User Profile Auto ISO Settings Lens Profiles WLAN I have these settings encapsulated into a User Profile named "RLens". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
orc999 Posted August 20, 2016 Share #17 Posted August 20, 2016 can the button left key moderate magnification be assigned to another button? I feel with M lenses magnification is too high. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted August 20, 2016 Share #18 Posted August 20, 2016 can the button left key moderate magnification be assigned to another button? I feel with M lenses magnification is too high. Unfortunately, no: the intermediate magnification is only available on the lower left button. The toggle button only allows full or no magnification. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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