M 10 iso lever question

[wildjazz23]

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Considering how easily it is to change the ISO once it's clicked up, is there any one who just leaves their iso lever  up all the time for easy access (night especially)? Is this a terrible idea? It seems pretty well made and solid. 

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[jakontil]

I do leave the lever up most of the time, especially during shooting session for easy access

[Gobert]

You might consider auto-iso. It goes up and down automatically.

[wildjazz23]

33 minutes ago, Gobert said:

You might consider auto-iso. It goes up and down automatically.

Yeah I use the 3 ISO presets (which I never used before this camera on any other system) but doing it this way (lever up) is easier especially at night. Basically just curious if there's any risk of injuring the camera body by having it in the up position?

Edited February 9, 2022 by wildjazz23

[jaapv]

As long as you do not slam it into something...

[LocalHero1953]

I recall from the time of the M10 launch that it was designed to be left up during normal use, for exactly this reason.

[junix]

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No harm in leaving the ISO lever up during a shooting session (I do it constantly..) but I always push it down before storing the camera in my bag, just in case.

If you have an M10-P/M/R and are ok with using the touch screen.. I have almost the same efficiency by selecting M on the ISO lever and then changing ISO values in the Status Screen.

[wildjazz23]

the ability to change it using a function key on the m11 is appealing i must say but i will have to wait a few years. was unaware the m10p had a touch screen! i ran into three blind men and an elephant (youtube reviewer) shooting on the street today on the m11. 

Edited February 10, 2022 by wildjazz23

[evikne]

There is another option, which I use myself, but this is probably still a bit controversial.

I just shoot all my pictures at ISO 200 (the nearest I come to the base ISO), so I don’t have to use the ISO dial at all. With the M10's sensor (and probably even more so with newer models), there is hardly any difference if you raise the exposure in the camera with the ISO setting, or do it in post, because this is mainly the same thing.

LR can raise the exposure up to five stops (equivalent to ISO 6400). It is probably not advisable to make such large adjustments, but at least two or three stops shouldn't be any problem. And of course I set the aperture and shutter speed reasonably, to bring in as much "real" light as possible to the sensor.

LR automatically sets the noise reduction according to the ISO, so when the EXIF says ISO 200, you may have to manually set the NR a little higher if you want to. Another drawback is of course that the pictures will look dark on your camera's LCD screen.

Edited February 10, 2022 by evikne