reemas Posted March 11 Share #1 Posted March 11 Advertisement (gone after registration) New to the Q3 43 and Leica in general. Curious how others customize this camera effectively and what their FN custom buttons are primarily used for. Currently mine are as follows: FN1 top left - AF mode FN2 top right - AF type (spot, field, etc) D Pad centre button - Toggle Info Levels Thumb Wheel Button - ISO Thumb Wheel - Exposure Comp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LocalHero1953 Posted March 11 Share #2 Posted March 11 On my Q3 43: FN1 top left - crop FN2 top right - ISO D Pad centre button - AF mode Thumb Wheel Button - AF-L Thumb Wheel - Exposure Comp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHatt Posted March 11 Share #3 Posted March 11 57 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said: D Pad centre button - AF mode Excellent tip 😊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smogg Posted March 11 Share #4 Posted March 11 (edited) FN1 top left - iDR FN2 top right - Profile D Pad centre button - Crop Thumb Wheel Button - AF-L Thumb Wheel - Exposure Comp. P.S. Profiles: 1. AF-S single frame, spot focus 2. AF-S 7 fps, spot focus 3. AF-S 4 fps, face/body 4. AF-C 4 fps, tracking Other settings: Basically I almost always use auto-ISO 100-6400, 1/250 and highlight metering, -1/3EV. Occasionally I change the exposure compensation. For static scenes I change the shutter speed with the wheel on top to 1/50, in other cases I use auto. Edited March 11 by Smogg 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarekith Posted March 11 Share #5 Posted March 11 (edited) FN1 - Film style, so I can easily switch between STD and B&W when composing (I do mostly B&W) FN2 - Crop and WB are the two I switch between, though WB is almost always set to 5500K these days. D Pad - Toggle info views because of that stupid lower bar always displaying on the LCD. TW Button - Switch between ISO and Exp Comp. Edited March 11 by Tarekith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reemas Posted March 11 Author Share #6 Posted March 11 11 minutes ago, Tarekith said: FN1 - Film style, so I can easily switch between STD and B&W when composing (I do mostly B&W) FN2 - Crop and WB are the two I switch between. D Pad - Toggle info views TW Button - Switch between ISO and Exp Comp. Do you use high contrast B&W or regular B&W? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarekith Posted March 11 Share #7 Posted March 11 Advertisement (gone after registration) High contrast almost always, I like dark and moody photos 😈 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_C Posted March 11 Share #8 Posted March 11 2 hours ago, Tarekith said: D Pad - Toggle info views because of that stupid lower bar always displaying on the LCD. +1 as to that: very irritating when you need to do some very careful framing. Stephen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smogg Posted March 11 Share #9 Posted March 11 22 minutes ago, Stephen_C said: +1 as to that: very irritating when you need to do some very careful framing. Stephen Why do you need a screen with a bunch of icons? I turned on a clean screen so that nothing distracts, and redefined this button. When you press the shutter button, all the necessary information about the exposure appears, that's enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reemas Posted March 11 Author Share #10 Posted March 11 6 minutes ago, Smogg said: Why do you need a screen with a bunch of icons? I turned on a clean screen so that nothing distracts, and redefined this button. When you press the shutter button, all the necessary information about the exposure appears, that's enough. I didn’t think I’d ever change this until you mentioned the shutter press brings up the relevant info. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted March 11 Share #11 Posted March 11 Still a work in progress. The only function that I need quick access to is Perspective Control. FN1: Perspective Control FN2: Exposure Preview D-Pad center button: Toggle Info Level (to turn the level gauge on/off) Thumb Wheel Button: ISO Thumb Wheel: Exp. Compensation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted March 11 Share #12 Posted March 11 6 hours ago, Smogg said: FN1 top left - iDR FN2 top right - Profile D Pad centre button - Crop Thumb Wheel Button - AF-L Thumb Wheel - Exposure Comp. P.S. Profiles: 1. AF-S single frame, spot focus 2. AF-S 7 fps, spot focus 3. AF-S 4 fps, face/body 4. AF-C 4 fps, tracking Other settings: Basically I almost always use auto-ISO 100-6400, 1/250 and highlight metering, -1/3EV. Occasionally I change the exposure compensation. For static scenes I change the shutter speed with the wheel on top to 1/50, in other cases I use auto. Why do you need quick access to iDR? I have it set permanently to High. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smogg Posted March 11 Share #13 Posted March 11 5 minutes ago, SrMi said: Why do you need quick access to iDR? I have it set permanently to High. In cloudy weather and under artificial lighting, iDR high looks very flat. I understand that in the Raw file everything will be fine, but I hate to look at the preview in this form, when objects lose their 3D volume so much. So I switch to auto or standard when there is no sun. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarekith Posted March 12 Share #14 Posted March 12 6 hours ago, Smogg said: Why do you need a screen with a bunch of icons? I turned on a clean screen so that nothing distracts, and redefined this button. When you press the shutter button, all the necessary information about the exposure appears, that's enough. I like being able to see the histogram when composing via the screen. There's still been a few too many times the 43 guesses the exposure wrong and I don't catch it until looking at the RAWs later. The 43 is still new to me so I don't trust it to not have that safety net yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWRick Posted March 12 Share #15 Posted March 12 I’m a noob to Leica do take this for what it’s worth FN1 - Toggle Display FN2 - Self Timer D Pad - White Balance Thumb Wheel Button - Drive Mode / AF- L Thumb Wheel - ISO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smogg Posted March 12 Share #16 Posted March 12 3 hours ago, Tarekith said: I like being able to see the histogram when composing via the screen. There's still been a few too many times the 43 guesses the exposure wrong and I don't catch it until looking at the RAWs later. The 43 is still new to me so I don't trust it to not have that safety net yet The flickering burnt-out lights are enough for me. If I really want, I can look at the histogram later during playback Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted March 12 Share #17 Posted March 12 52 minutes ago, Smogg said: The flickering burnt-out lights are enough for me. If I really want, I can look at the histogram later during playback The inconvenience is that you must keep the shutter button half-pressed while adjusting the exposure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_C Posted March 12 Share #18 Posted March 12 11 hours ago, Smogg said: Why do you need a screen with a bunch of icons? Very simple: I do landscape work and it's essential to have the level showing. If you can tell me a way of showing it without showing "a bunch of icons” I shall be eternally grateful. Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smogg Posted March 12 Share #19 Posted March 12 44 minutes ago, SrMi said: The inconvenience is that you must keep the shutter button half-pressed while adjusting the exposure. I'm already used to it. It's faster for me than switching to icon mode and back to pure mode every time. Without pure mode I still won't be able to build a composition, since there should be no distracting elements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smogg Posted March 12 Share #20 Posted March 12 2 minutes ago, Stephen_C said: Very simple: I do landscape work and it's essential to have the level showing. If you can tell me a way of showing it without showing "a bunch of icons” I shall be eternally grateful. Stephen In this case, you really can't do without this mode. I don't need such precision in terms of level, I can always correct it during post-processing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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