[Leica] SL redux, end of story

Tue May 8 11:50:56 PDT 2018

With the newer A7r III, you have the ability to set up several menu pages
with your favorite functions on the (I put things like turning the
e-shutter on/off, sensor cleaning (shake to get dust off), APC format
on/off (useful for family pictures that will only be printed 8x10 most
likely), etc.).
So very fast way to access those functions that are not available through
the Fn button.

I also use custom settings 1 and 2 as stated above: #1 is for portraiture
(family, street, whatever: really I use it for the autofocus), and #2 for
landscapes (single frame, manual focus, focus enlargement, etc.)

So the hard part is really understanding what Sony's specific terminology
means. I watched LOTS of YouTubes to figure stuff out. Only looked/spent
time on stuff I needed.

Good luck. Wonderful sensor and the Sony newer lenses are intensely sharp!
Best,
Bob

Bob Adler
www.robertadlerphotography.com
*"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"*

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 12:41 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> 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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