Exposure Preview behavior and exposure compensation dial questions

[Pcoloma]

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Hello, I’m a beginner with Leica system and new to this forum too.

After spending a couple of days playing with the Leica Q3, I must say I’m quite baffled by its behavior. I come from film (Rolleiflex, Mamiya, Hasselblad) and been using digital cameras mainly Fuji Xpro-2 and Canon .

This post raises questions and I’m probably doing something wrong so any help, advice or comments will be greatly appreciated.

In full AUTO mode & auto ISO you can use the exposure compensation dial and correct the exposure. I need to press the button on the wheel to do so. I should be able to do this without having to press it. Is this done to avoid unintentional exposure modification (I must say the wheel is quite hard to move, so I don’t know why this is so)

In MANUAL mode aperture ring and speed ring when I rotate aperture ring or speed ring, my exposure in the EVF is modified this is expected, the exposure compensation dial is useless here because you control exposure either with speed or diaphragm (photography 101  )

Now in Aperture priority, I was expecting to get exposure feedback in the EVF as I rotated the diaphragm ring, setting iso to 400 or 100 does not change EVF feedback. Something like a depth of field preview button. You close the diaphragm and less light comes in and I underexpose my shot. I understand that the aperture priority program will calculate the correct speed for the correct exposure. I press the shutter button it does not show either (this could help), but If I maintain the button pressed and I rotate the ring, the EVF starts flickering. Now, the exposure compensation works here too but I need to press it beforehand (like in full Auto)

I was thinking to use the function button and program and exposure preview?

I might be totally wrong about this, and the answer is probably use full manual to get control on exposure, without the exposure compensation dial.

But I like to have the feel of the exposure change when modifying the diaphragm (along depth of field)

Thanks in advance for any help or advice you can provide.

Patrice.

 

[TDE-Photo]

go in setting and select the compensation for the wheel then you don't have to press the button

when you use auto ISO with M you can use the compensation via the wheel as well

[Pcoloma]

8 hours ago, TDE-Photo said:

go in setting and select the compensation for the wheel then you don't have to press the button

when you use auto ISO with M you can use the compensation via the wheel as well

Yes It works, many thanks, I got confused as I thought a long press on the button to assign exposure comp. was the way to set it, but it needs to go via the camera settings menu