Your M mount setup / settings

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What are your setting for using Leica lens on xpro.

I can't seem to get any metering or any other control. More or less shot and adjust / repeat to find the right setting.
 
I don't have an X Pro 1 but I have used many legacy lenses adapted to my m4/3 so I am guessing the settings will be similar.

. Make sure that the camera is set to shoot without lens
. Set the camera to aperture priority and chose an apropriate f stop on the lens
. If you fix the ISO the camera will automatically set the approprite shutter speed
. if you set to Auto ISO the camera will set both ISO & speed
. You can apply exposure compensation as required


Of course manual focussing is by means of the EVF with or without magnification or zone focussing by using the ranges on the lens.

I hope this answers your question.
 
A very pertinent question. My camera will arrive tomorrow (Monday 9 April 2012) and I will have to figure out the same thing. No Fuji glass for me just yet; only a Leica Elmar 50mm 2.8. Awaiting further experienced responses...
 
jskjsk said:
Using Ricoh gxr with m lens was quite easy and intuitive. Finding that xpro is quote difficult
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What's your difficulty? I got my adapter, plugged it in and thats it.

I haven't had any problem so far.

I have shot using Av, and I have shot with just the onboard meter, which if you are using any of the viewfinders, it's on your left.

One thing to take note, if you half press the shutter, the meter will be locked, so if you change any setting, like aperture, after that WHILE still holding the shutter half pressed, then you won't see the meter reflect this change.

Everything else is fine.

Oh metering mode might be the only tricky thing to find, but it's in the manual. Press the AE button on the left of your camera, and you will be able to select between the 3 metering modes. Again, it's in the manual.
 
I'm with Mouren - i haven't had any issues with metering using the Kipon adapter. I've shot with the ZM 25mm and the Leica 35mm lux pre-asph, 50mm lux and 90mm cron (both also pre-asph) not an issue.

Here's a caveat though if you're going to use a 90mm on the body - I've noted that you cannot use the OVF with the 90mm in the user customized lens setting. The 50mm is fine but not the 90mm.

Of note - I find it "better"/easier to frame using the EVF when using the non-Fujinon XF lenses.

Cheers,
Dave
 
Thanks guys

I am viewing things on evf and things i see are not as what I shoot (half press or not). Everything is on manual.

Not getting any metering info. Nothing moving etc.

Let me try this again from what you have written.
 
Oh - have you changed the settings for the lens you have mounted? That is, if you mount a 40mm Nokton for example, you should go into one of the two user selectable focal lengths and put in 40mm - that may help with the whole viewing thing.. Don't forget to switch the camera to manual focus with the switch on the front of the camera - it may seem stupid but I've missed that at times and totally forgotten that I was in Single or Continuous AF mode while having a manual focus lens on the camera 🙂

Cheers,
Dave
 
If using Auto Iso with manual lenses, the minimum shutter speed from which ISO values start to move up is 1/30 s no matter which focal lens has been set.
I hope this will be addressed in a future FW to allow user to select the minimum shutter speed (a similar issue exist also when using native lenses)
Ario
 
Dave

Yap changed the focal length and set to M. Still get nothing.

On my evf, when I turn the focus and aperture, I see the image change but nothing on display. When I take shot, it is very different from what I saw.

I must be doing something, just can't figure out what.
 
Yes, there will not be any aperture being displayed. There is no way for the camera to know what you just changed if you are using m-lenses.
Do you not see a meter to the left of your EVF? It's vertical, has +2 to -2?

Also, half-press your shutter to view an accurate exp simulation of your settings.

Otherwise, the EVF automatically changes the exp settings so that you can get a good view of your scene for focusing and framing.
 
I see the meter indicator but nothing is changing.

Regardless if its half pressed or not, the image is completely different.
 
Hi, Mr. jskjsk,

I'm wondering...have you had any further luck with your question about M lenses on the XP1?

I am thinking of getting an XP1, so all this is a valuable topic for me.

It's because of these challenges that, if I do buy an XP1, I will buy it from a local dealer so I can schlep my lenses and an adapter into the store and learn on the spot...before coughing up 2k.

Robt.
 
I use a LTM adapter (as I have a Bessa R and no M lenses), but I'm sure the principle is the same.

I use manual focus mode (so you can magnify for focus) and whatever shutter mode you like. I'll usually open up the lens for focus, then step it down for exposure.

For live metering, you have to make sure to turn off power save mode. In fact, everything about the camera gets better when power save mode is turned off.
 
OVF shooting info unreadable using legacy lenses

OVF shooting info unreadable using legacy lenses

dcsang said:
I'm with Mouren - i haven't had any issues with metering using the Kipon adapter. I've shot with the ZM 25mm and the Leica 35mm lux pre-asph, 50mm lux and 90mm cron (both also pre-asph) not an issue.

Here's a caveat though if you're going to use a 90mm on the body - I've noted that you cannot use the OVF with the 90mm in the user customized lens setting. The 50mm is fine but not the 90mm.

Of note - I find it "better"/easier to frame using the EVF when using the non-Fujinon XF lenses.

Cheers,
Dave
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I find that the shooting information in the OVF, such as frame lines, shutter speed, exposure compensation etc, are unreadable with Leica M lenses attached (via Kipon adapter) and when the subject matter is remotely bright.

With the Fuji 35mm lens attached I can see that the camera seems to be changing the brightness and/or contrast of these details in the display as you direct it between dark and bright subjects so it's very visible.

As this doesn't happen with the legacy lenses I guess the lens must play a part.

The workaround is to just use the EVF of course. I also wonder if the future Fuji M adapter will correct this????

Has anyone else found the same problem?

Is there a solution other than just using the EVF?
 
When you use an adapter the camera basically doesnt know what lens it has (it thinks there is no lens- hence the setting) - so its hrdly surprising that the informationin the OVF is not correct. There doesnt seem to be any other option but to use the EVF. Its not great but t is usable.I have used a Jupiter 3 50 1.5, a CV 21 and 15 on the XP1 with great success, with my old eyes I can focus the J3 better with the EVF than I can on my M5 or M6.
 
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