Hi, I recently took delivery of an X-E5 with 23mm lens kit and have been setting it up. I have been an X-system user since 2012 when it came out, so am very familiar with the system in general, but have not had cameras newer then the X-T3 and X-E3, so was surprised by the far greater complexity of the X-E5 to set up, with its myriad options and settings in the menus.
It has been a bit perplexing trying to work out if there is any conflict or residual settings from switching between the film simulation dial and the 7 custom settings, as in a few test shots I ended up with colour casts that seemed to result from white balance shifts I had set up in some mono film sims or settings I had switched away from. Not sure if this is pilot error in use or set up, or a quirk of the system that needs a firmware fix.
My understanding is that if you use the film sim dial, any of the fixed film sims, or your custom FS1-3 sims override any other settings in the camera, including the C1-7 setting banks, even though the camera still shows the last C1-7 you set if you look in the menu or Q menu. I also believe that if you wish to use the C1-7 banks then you have to set the film sim dial to C first, as the dial will always override the C1-7 settings..
Firstly, am I correct in that reasoning?
Secondly, how far into the menu are the settings preserved in a film sim or C1-7 setting...is it just the IQ part of the menu or does it extend further?
Thirdly, if I set a fixed film sim from the dial, what settings does the camera use for things like what balance, sharpness, etc? I am wondering if this is where I saw the colour casts that were left over from the last custom setting. I just tested this and after setting a C7 mono sim with a significant WB shift, I then switched the film sim dial to Astia and got a dreadful colour cast. If the camera retains the settings from the last C1-7 and just imposes the film sim on it, then that function is basically useless, as you would need to go through the entire menu each time and reset all the parameters to something to suit that sim. I assumed the camera would just reset all the IQ settings to something neutral, but apparently not! In the menu, you don't have any ability to set any of the IQ menu items to each of the fixed film sims.
I am loving the camera and tiny lens so far and am impressed by the very significant boost in resolution from the 40mp sensor, but have had to invest a fair bit of time setting it up and understanding it. I do think that future models might be better served by a much bigger dial that gives say 9 or 12 custom settings, which, once set up you can just access with the dial, rather than switching between dials and menus.
It has been a bit perplexing trying to work out if there is any conflict or residual settings from switching between the film simulation dial and the 7 custom settings, as in a few test shots I ended up with colour casts that seemed to result from white balance shifts I had set up in some mono film sims or settings I had switched away from. Not sure if this is pilot error in use or set up, or a quirk of the system that needs a firmware fix.
My understanding is that if you use the film sim dial, any of the fixed film sims, or your custom FS1-3 sims override any other settings in the camera, including the C1-7 setting banks, even though the camera still shows the last C1-7 you set if you look in the menu or Q menu. I also believe that if you wish to use the C1-7 banks then you have to set the film sim dial to C first, as the dial will always override the C1-7 settings..
Firstly, am I correct in that reasoning?
Secondly, how far into the menu are the settings preserved in a film sim or C1-7 setting...is it just the IQ part of the menu or does it extend further?
Thirdly, if I set a fixed film sim from the dial, what settings does the camera use for things like what balance, sharpness, etc? I am wondering if this is where I saw the colour casts that were left over from the last custom setting. I just tested this and after setting a C7 mono sim with a significant WB shift, I then switched the film sim dial to Astia and got a dreadful colour cast. If the camera retains the settings from the last C1-7 and just imposes the film sim on it, then that function is basically useless, as you would need to go through the entire menu each time and reset all the parameters to something to suit that sim. I assumed the camera would just reset all the IQ settings to something neutral, but apparently not! In the menu, you don't have any ability to set any of the IQ menu items to each of the fixed film sims.
I am loving the camera and tiny lens so far and am impressed by the very significant boost in resolution from the 40mp sensor, but have had to invest a fair bit of time setting it up and understanding it. I do think that future models might be better served by a much bigger dial that gives say 9 or 12 custom settings, which, once set up you can just access with the dial, rather than switching between dials and menus.
