User profiles & lens detection

[costa43]

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Hi all,

I have a non 6 bit coded 35mm Summilux on the SL2s and I swapped it out for another lens which I selected a profile for manually. When changing user profiles, it seemed to go back to the 35mm which was the lens selected at the time the profile was saved. Not sure if I'm doing anything wrong here but I thought that the lens selection is just a universal setting prior to this experience. Any input is appreciated.

Thanks

[dpitt]

I think in general the SL will go back to the last chosen profile when any uncoded lens is mounted. If you mount a different uncoded lens than was used last, you have to chose a different profile manually.

Edited April 24, 2024 by dpitt

[costa43]

Just now, dpitt said:

I think in general the SL will go back to the last chosen profile when any uncoded lens is mounted. If you mount a different uncoded lens than was used last, you have to chose a different profile manually.

That was my understanding too but I have a set of different user profiles that I use and even after setting the new lens, once I switched to a user profile it flicked it back to the old one. I'll play around with it. Maybe I did something wrong. Thanks.

[dpitt]

Yes, it is possible that if you set a profile, the last used manual chosen profile is stored too. So each time that you load this profile, it is as if your last unknown lens was reset to this one, even when a coded lens is mounted when you load the profile. So first time that you mount an uncoded lens after loading the profile it is back at the old one. Never tried that.

After the first time it should behave as I said before and revert back to the last chosen profile as long as you do not load a different profile.

[MarkinVan]

From Leica support: " Whenever you change any shooting parameter away from what you have set up with your active user profile it’s going to show as default. Whether that’s changing your shooting mode or af metering, iso, etc.. Nothing else should have changed beyond what you’ve adjusted but it will no longer show the user profile as active because you’ve deviated from the original settings."

 

Edited April 24, 2024 by MarkinVan

[costa43]

On this basis. If you flick through a few different profiles continuously during shooting, you have to set the correct lens each time you switch to a new profile. 

[MarkinVan]

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I sent my inquiry to technicalinfo@leicacamerausa.com and they were very good about replying.

Pretty certain they would give you the actual solution and proper understanding.

[Chuck Albertson]

Profiles save a lot of stuff you wouldn't expect. I often change the list of functions that can be assigned to a button (add or subtract from the list of functions that pop up when you long-press a button), and any profile keeps the list that was active when it was last saved. It would be nice if that was a global setting.

[jaapv]

What adapter do you use?  The camera behaves differently with the Leica adapter from a dumb adapter.