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GX7 - What mode do you use with manual lenses?

Started Apr 25, 2014 | Polls
Dave Lively Senior Member • Posts: 1,938
GX7 - What mode do you use with manual lenses?

I have seen this subject come up in a few different threads recently.  If you use more than one mode depending on the situation select the one you use most often.

In an effort to be complete I have included a couple of modes I cannot believe anyone would use.

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A mode with auto ISO
21.4% 3  votes
A mode with manual ISO
35.7% 5  votes
S mode with auto ISO
21.4% 3  votes
S mode with manual ISO
0.0% 0  votes
M mode with constant preview on
14.3% 2  votes
M mode with constant preview off
7.1% 1  vote
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OP Dave Lively Senior Member • Posts: 1,938
Re: GX7 - What mode do you use with manual lenses?

I start with A and manual ISO and sometimes switch to M with constant preview in situations where I have to adjust exposure compensation frequently.

My only manual lens is a Canon FD 300mm F4 L so keeping the shutter speed up is a high priority.  I much rather be able to set a minimum shutter speed and use auto ISO but the GX7 does not allow that.

jeffharris
jeffharris Forum Pro • Posts: 11,409
Re: GX7 - What mode do you use with manual lenses?

Dave Lively wrote:

I have seen this subject come up in a few different threads recently. If you use more than one mode depending on the situation select the one you use most often.

In an effort to be complete I have included a couple of modes I cannot believe anyone would use.

M mode. Constant Preview. Consistently.
Control Wheels: Front for aperture (electronic lenses), Rear for shutter speed. Factory settings were reversed on mine, for some odd reason.

I prefer controlling everything myself… it's one of the great pleasures of using manual lenses, after all…  rather than relying on the camera to make random adjustments, like shutter speed or ISO.

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robonrome
robonrome Senior Member • Posts: 2,334
Re: GX7 - What mode do you use with manual lenses?
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there's always one… but I've setup a custom mode using P mode as base (ends up the same as A mode here but what the hell), and auto ISO limited to 800. normally i'd have auto ISO set to 3200 but with the manual mode it wants to use to high an ISO and as the only manual lens I have in the Voightlander 0.95 800 is all I need. Within those limits I just control using exp compensation.

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mrc4nl Regular Member • Posts: 366
Re: GX7 - What mode do you use with manual lenses?

I use various modes. P mode is one of them. sometimes auto ISO sometimes a prefer to set ISO myself. Or A mode.
For exposure i tend to look at the histogram, i dont want that constant preview stuff.
maxes long exposures a nightmare to focus.

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