dancook Posted December 4, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 4, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) I was going to take the Leica Q to a job tonight and set it up on a tripod and fire it from my phone, the event is about an hour long does anyone have experience with it running this long, whether it loses connection or goes to sleep? Going to run some trials this afternoon but appreciate any advice before I use it tonight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dancook Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted December 4, 2018 NEVERMIND! If it loses connection because you've gone too far (the next room) and you get back within range it won't reconnect, because I think it's not in wifi mode anymore. I'll be in a church I suspect it would easily lose connection based on this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancook Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted December 4, 2018 And with line of sight it cuts off at about 10 metres Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted December 4, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 4, 2018 Are you thinking about those Panasonic S1s, yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancook Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted December 4, 2018 12 minutes ago, Chaemono said: Are you thinking about those Panasonic S1s, yet? Just took me a while to remember what it was actually - a Panasonic full frame camera with an L mount that can take SL/TL lenses - I forgot it existed! I have to say I've stopped looking at new cameras, I'd say I'm content with what I have - but it's probably because I don't have the same kind of disposable income as I had, now that I'm starting a new career in photography. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted December 4, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 4, 2018 It would be interesting to see how their AF will work with those SL Summicrons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marchyman Posted December 4, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Were you using the Leica Q App or the new Fotos app? I wonder if it makes a difference. Edited December 4, 2018 by marchyman Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartaufalous Posted December 4, 2018 Share #8 Posted December 4, 2018 The Leica Q responds superbly to remote control with the native app (not the "Fotos" app) from my iPhone. I'm sorry that I've forgotten who gave me this advice on this forum, but it works splendidly every time: 1.Turn on WLAN on your Leica Q. 2. Select Control mode in the WLAN settings. 3. On your iPhone, go to WiFi settings and select "Leica_xxx" for your WiFi connection. 4. Open the Leica Q app and press the big red button to connect. 5. On your phone, you can now see through the camera's viewfinder and take pictures and videos at will. Enjoy! Thank you, whoever you were, who told me about this! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancook Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted December 5, 2018 16 hours ago, marchyman said: Were you using the Leica Q App or the new Fotos app? I wonder if it makes a difference. Was using new Fotos app. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgdinamo Posted December 5, 2018 Share #10 Posted December 5, 2018 I installed and tried the Fotos app for the first time yesterday on my Android phone and it worked fine. I only tried remote control mode (controling the camera remotely when it's on the tripod) and it was perfectly fine for that usage scenario. I'm not interested in transfering files to the phone, but can see how that could be slow over camera wifi (especially for large DNG fiels, and also it would probably drain the battery). One important thing to remember is to always reset the camera to the profile you normally use after disconnecting the wifi (I normally don't use lcd screen to select focus points and remote control leaves the camera in that mode after disconnecting the wifi). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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