Sony A7R with M lens - focus peaking?

[Vobluda]

No lens attached I guess means that the adapter is not well mounted on the body.

Two more things then - check if the adapter is well mounted on the camera and just in case: Camera Settings - Focus Mode set: Manual Focus

Yes, I have focus peaking, I can fire the shutter and the image is written to the card.

I must be doing something wrong then, as I have all the settings as above but whenever I try to enlarge it says it cannot because no lens is attached....

 

[FA Limited]

i think i read somewhere that after you assign the enlargement to a button you must press it twice to enable... i cannot find source sorry but worth a shot

edit: read here http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52599559

 

[Nick De Marco]

Right, I have done it. It was my fault - I did not do step 4, setting the custom settings to the correct button - properly. I thought I had but I hadn't. Being a Leica user I'm not used to such complicated menus! Sorry. All works fine now, and yes, you do need to press the button twice too.

Thanks for the help.

Nick

 

[hunz]

4. Menu - Custom Settings - Custom Key Settings: assign the MF Assist feature to the desired button (C2 I guess)

I went to Custom Key Settings, but can't find the "MF Assist" as a selectable option. Or am I missing something?

 

[Vobluda]

"Focus Magnifier" is the right word.
Cheers

I went to Custom Key Settings, but can't find the "MF Assist" as a selectable option. Or am I missing something?

 

[aeturnum]

I have never seen so many menu items give the user access to so little functionality as on my A7. It took me several passes to understand most of the settings. I would recommend using one of the custom buttons to adjust the focus peaking level as well - I've found all 3 settings to be of different use at different times.