[Leica] SL redux, end of story

[Sonny Carter]

Frank asks:  how do you access the way to program these custom menus?

In the menu go to Function Menu Set.

I bought David Busch's Sony A7RII/A7II book.   It has that and much much
more.

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 2:27 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:

> To show how easy this methodoogy is, how do you access the way to program
> these custom menus?
> After spending 10 minutes looking through the official manual, I still
> have no idea.
>
> The instructions are no better than the human interface on the camera
> itself.
>
> If you know how to hunt and peck, it works.
>
> Note: Custom menus are the numbers 1 and 2 on the “speed” dial..... At
> least they are easy to find.....
>
>
> Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net
>
> On Monday, May 7, 2018, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>
> The Sony menu may be maddening, but if you set up the easily accessed
> custom Fn menu with your favorite settings, you almost never go to the Main
> menu. Several buttons and the dial are programmable as well.
> On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 1:47 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
> wrote: > I have a A7 ( original) and A7II. Both are outstanding bodies
> capable of > things my Nikons never could do.... Having a EVF allows one to
> focus in > near darkness, accuratey, even with lenses as tough as the Nocti
> or any of > the fast 75’s made by Leica. This feature alone is reason to
> purchase.. > IBIS in the Mk 2& 3 versions is another. > > You will NOT save
> weight.... The body is lighter than an SLR, but the > lenses weigh the
> same. When you add up a “kit” the difference will be > marginal. > > But
> will YOU be happy? > > You know the answer.... every person is different...
> only by trying one > out will you know.... > > BTW, if you ARE going to buy
> one, get a A7RII or A7RIII. Extra resolution > ( for cropping !!! ) and in
> the case of the A7rII, not too much more > expensive over the A7II. ( A7
> and MK 2 bodies use the same battery. A9 > and MK3 bodies use a different
> battery). Get an A9 for sports or maybe > birds, the others for landscape
> or people. > > If you would rather experiment before purchase, rent one (
> or borrow). > After a weekend, you will know....for you. > > PS: Doug has
> already responded, and indeed the menu system was designed by > a
> non-photogrpaher..... probably one with a committee as the boss... BUt >
> you do get “used to” the system they gave us. > > The menu system has about
> 6 major choices, with 2-6 sub menus, and 6 or so > menu items beneath that.
> You will learn to hate it. > > MY preference would be to make the entire
> menu system field programmable, > by computer, so that each individual
> could have his own special set of menu > locations. Won’t happen. If Apple
> can do it to phones, why not Sony to > cameras? > > Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net > On Monday, May 7, 2018, George Lottermoser via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > > On May 7, 2018, at 10:28 AM, Frank
> Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > > > The elector-mechanical
> Minolta mount was replaced by a fully > electronic mount with the Sony 6xxx
> (APS-C series) cameras some years ago. > Different mount register.
> Different size. Different connections compared to > the more modern mount.
> THese all fit the APS-C sensor size of the older > Minolta branded cameras
> and the SLR ( Mirror based) Sony cameras still > being made today. > The
> old mount was called A mount or Maxxum Mount, or > Alpha mount.. The new
> mount ( for the A7, A9, and A6xxx series ) is called > the NEX mount or the
> E Mount. > > To add to the confusion, some of the Sony > NEX mount lenses
> are for APS-C sized sensors, and will not cover the A7 > full frame sensor.
> None of this is actually printed on the lenses. > > > There is a good
> treatise on the subject by a person called Brian Smith..... > look him for
> a really good list of what fits what. Thank you Frank. Do you > have any
> experience with any of the Sony A7 series cameras? Without any > brick and
> mortar stores it’s so difficult to determine if a a particular > brand or
> model will work out in my hands. fond regards, George >
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