Very different
ok.. i'm still missing something. say i set one of my function buttons as a 'street photo' setting.. i set a combination of camera settings.. like
ahh.. getting a little less foggy.
MySets from E-PL5 onwards up until Pen-F worked well, but were confusing for some. So the simplified but less flexible Custom Modes evolved in the Pen-F.
Hardly madness
, maybe simpler for some but you lose the ability to assign your custom settings to anywhere on the dial. Once you start using MySets on buttons then according the the model they had to hold the button to keep the MySet active, or later the press of the assigned button toggled the MySet. The dial assigned method for me was the only method that made sense, and that seems to be what has happened with Pen-F and E-M1ii.OP was referring to C1-4 on the mode dial. There is no Custom buttons on PEN-F or EM1 Mkii.
the MKII EM1 still has function buttons.. they up to now have been assigned to mysets
Imagine each C<n> is a bag. And in each bag, you always have 'n' items/settings.
true, i was referring to the Cn buttons on the MODE dial.. as apposed to the Fn buttons.
So the function buttons will work differently ?
No, they will work exactly as they have. Except you'll no longer be able to assign them to MySets(or C<n>) because that option is gone (in the Menu).
Thank you, that is what I suspected was the case, but wasn't sure if I had missed something in the announcements.
The function buttons work exactly the same. You can still assign all kinds of things to them - but not mysets, because there are no more mysets. For example, The Pen F has multiple customizable buttons, including fn buttons. And there's a long list of things you can assign to them.
I agree completely - but the downside is, when you assign entire setups to a button, the mode dial no longer makes sense because you can have the mode dial set to Aperture Priority but have your camera actually be in Shutter Priority due to a myset assigned to a button. By changing Mysets to Custom Modes and having specific places for them on the mode dial, that confusion is eliminated. Now, the mode dial always shows what mode the camera is in: M / S / A / P / video, or a custom mode.
Ah but what about equivalence. How many flip flops do I get for a pair of snow shoes and is that the same in m4/3s as in FF.Imagine each C<n> is a bag. And in each bag, you always have 'n' items/settings.
Let's say Bag1(C1) has a pair of flip-flop(footwear), a pair of bermuda shorts(pants), a t-shirt(shirt), a boxer brief(underwear).
Bag2(C2) has a pair of snow boots(footwear), a pair of ski pants(pants), a thick sweater(shirt), a long-john(underwear).
Bag3(C3) has ...
You configure/choose your footwear, pants, shirt and underwear depending on your 'mode' and assign them into different bags(C<n>) - C1 is for summer in Hawaii and C2 for winter in New York. You carry all your bags with you when you travel. But you'd turn your mode dial to C1 when you're in Hawaii (or any tropic islands) and to C2, etc.
But the items are the same - footwear, pants, shirt and underwear. But their settings are different - flip-flop vs snow shoes.
You can assign F1 to flip-flop before saving to C1 and F1 to snow boots before saving to C2. When your mode dial is set to C1, your F1 will point to flip-flop. In C2, your F1 will point to snow boots.
