DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

Test for A2 Grip sensor...

Started Oct 23, 2004 | Discussions thread
icexe Contributing Member • Posts: 789
Re: doesn't work for me

I agree, the grip sensor does lnothing detectable on my camera, I
leave it turned off.

i thouht mine did nothing either, until i realized it's very sensitive. if your hands are completely dry, like mine usually is, it often won't respond. i think it needs a little moisture on your hands to work. i find that passing my fingertips over the grip sensor will make it work much better, i guess there is more body oil on my fingertips.

The AE lock "off" allows you to lock focus as normal by half
depressing the shutter without also locking the exposure, leaving
that to the separate AE lock button. I don't use it, but I can see
it's purpose.

i leave this feature "on", since it allows me to lock exposure the same time i lock focus. then i can simply recompose and take the picture. i find pressing the AE/Lock button everytime i'm ready to lock exposure to be really inconvenient. I do however, have the AE/Lock button set to toggle/spot, so i have the spot meter readily available when i need it.

The "program manual" is very odd, I can't imagine anyone wanting to
work that way.

haven't figured this one out myself either.

-- hide signature --

Regards

John Bean

 icexe's gear list:icexe's gear list
Olympus E-M1 Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 Pro Fujifilm X100V Pentax K-5 Olympus E-M1 II +11 more
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow