Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/29

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Subject: [Leica] Focus Peaking on the Fuji XT1 with met Metabones adapter
From: george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 18:01:17 -0500
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pretty sure if you use manual lens ID
the focus peaking (red, green or blue - as you wish)
will show up even with a non-M lens.

In other words I'm pretty sure you can "tell" the camera it's an M lens.

a note off the iPad, George

On Mar 26, 2015, at 4:44 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> It is easy...
> 
> Menu:
>    Focus Peaking - Red
>    Focus Aid - Automatic
> 
> I think that is all, with LV/EVF when you focus an M lens it will go to 5x 
> or 10x (controlled by wheel) magnified view with focus aid, a depress on 
> shutter button takes you to full image. With a non-M lens you need to 
> press the button on the front underneath the M logo to get the focus aid.
> 
> Hope that helps
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> I have tried and tried to figure it out.  I followed the directions in the 
> manual for the M240 and I can't see any red at all.  I have no idea what 
> I'm doing wrong.
> 
> Tina
> 
> 
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