Touch auto focus and my nose on Q3 43.

[quiet.seattle]

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I've had the Q3 43 for less than a week, trading in my Q2 and SL2-S. I'm still learning its idiosyncrasies. While I use the evf to focus 80 percent of the time, I do find myself relying on (and enjoying) the touch auto focus on the lcd at times as I walk the streets. However, when I have the feature enabled on the Q3 43, I find my nose activates the touch when my eye is to the evf. This didn't happen on the Q2 or SL2-S, I imagine, because the screen is flush to the camera body. Is there a work around that will enable me to use the evf and lcd touch focus simultaneously or do I get a nose job? Thank you.

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[Cogito]

are you looking through EVF with your left eye? to me this is one of the advantages of a right eye user with a rangefinder style EVF. 

[quiet.seattle]

16 minutes ago, Cogito said:

are you looking through EVF with your left eye? to me this is one of the advantages of a right eye user with a rangefinder style EVF. 

Yes, I've always used my left eye in the evf. Perhaps I'll try using the right eye.

[SrMi]

6 hours ago, quiet.seattle said:

I've had the Q3 43 for less than a week, trading in my Q2 and SL2-S. I'm still learning its idiosyncrasies. While I use the evf to focus 80 percent of the time, I do find myself relying on (and enjoying) the touch auto focus on the lcd at times as I walk the streets. However, when I have the feature enabled on the Q3 43, I find my nose activates the touch when my eye is to the evf. This didn't happen on the Q2 or SL2-S, I imagine, because the screen is flush to the camera body. Is there a work around that will enable me to use the evf and lcd touch focus simultaneously or do I get a nose job? Thank you.

Set to EVF Extended and activate the LCD by slightly tilting the LCD when you need it.

[quiet.seattle]

49 minutes ago, SrMi said:

Set to EVF Extended and activate the LCD by slightly tilting the LCD when you need it.

I'll do that. Thanks for the tip!

[aficionados]

I shoot with my right eye aiming at the target, for both photography and handguns and rifles.

No problem at all.

[Kyuss]

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there is literally an option in the focusing menue to avoid nose jobs, where you can deactivate the touchscreen while you are using the EVF.

Menue => Focusing => Touch AF in EVF => Off

hope that helped

 

[jdlaing]

On 11/28/2024 at 8:09 AM, quiet.seattle said:

I've had the Q3 43 for less than a week, trading in my Q2 and SL2-S. I'm still learning its idiosyncrasies. While I use the evf to focus 80 percent of the time, I do find myself relying on (and enjoying) the touch auto focus on the lcd at times as I walk the streets. However, when I have the feature enabled on the Q3 43, I find my nose activates the touch when my eye is to the evf. This didn't happen on the Q2 or SL2-S, I imagine, because the screen is flush to the camera body. Is there a work around that will enable me to use the evf and lcd touch focus simultaneously or do I get a nose job? Thank you.

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