Back Button Focus with the CL

[minus6 (tuan)]

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Plan to get the CL as a backup for M10. Question is: How do we implement Back Button Focus function on  the CL? Is it possible at all?

Thanks for your help.

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[LocalHero1953]

No, it's not possible.

[floyd]

Don't think is possible, at least I've never found away so far.

[ramarren]

Not possible on the CL.

(The SL has a specific control mode for the joystick button that enables it to be use for "AF on demand" with the camera set to Manual Focus, but that doesn't exist on the CL.)

[minus6 (tuan)]

Thanks everyone for your responses. Too bad because, with the TL lenses, every time you push the shutter button, the camera will try to acquire focus again.  Does the focus peaking work well with M lenses? I would appreciate any input regarding this function.

 

 

[fotografr]

I use several M lenses on my CL and the focus peaking works extremely well for me. Don't know what to add beyond that except that I find it very fast and easy to use.

[ramarren]

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3 hours ago, minus6 (tuan) said:

Thanks everyone for your responses. Too bad because, with the TL lenses, every time you push the shutter button, the camera will try to acquire focus again.  Does the focus peaking work well with M lenses? I would appreciate any input regarding this function.

 

 

If you don’t want the AF to fire, switch the camera to MF. Then you manual focus with the aid of your choosing. Both focus magnification and peaking work well with adapted lenses also. 

[minus6 (tuan)]

Thanks for your help, ramare and fotografr