Focus Peaking Suddenly Gone with R Lenses on my SL

[Daniel81]

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I have an SL.  I have a native SL lens (the 75) and I have several R lenses with the Leica R to L adaptor.  All in excellent condition.  I have used all the R lenses with perfectly functioning focus peaking many times.  But erratically, when I have the 75 SL on the camera and switch over to an R lens with the Leica adaptor - suddenly the focus peaking does not work.  I check all the settings - make sure they are good, I even take the lens and the adaptor on and off in case its a poor connection (but everything is very clean and new) - I turn the camera on and off - nothing helps.  The problem is erratic.  But when it happens, it is a problem across my several R lenses - not specific to one of them.  All of my R lenses are ROM.  Any ideas or thoughts?

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[Daniel81]

 

Figured it out!!  Aside from enabling focus peaking through the Capture Assistant in the Setup, you also have to enable it by scrolling view options with the bottom right button!!

[Michael Geschlecht]

Hello Daniel,

Welcome to the Forum.

It is good that you figured this out.

The "SL'' cameras that are in this section are Leicaflex SL film cameras. Not the Leica SL camera that you are writing about.

Confusing? 

Yes.

Typical of Leitz/Leica nomenclature?

More often then a person might think.

If you want to continue with this Thread & would like more participation from Leica SL users you might ask a Moderator to move this Thread into the Leica SL part of the Forum.

Here is the part of the Forum to ask about Leitz/Leica reflex lenses in terms of their own capabilities & such. And also Leitz/Leica reflex film cameras. Some of which are also able to accept digital backs.

Best Regards,

Michael

Edited November 12, 2020 by Michael Geschlecht