Does anybody know if you can tie Spot Metering to Single AF Point? In other words as I move my AF point, it will meter from that AF point.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
Same on the E-M5.3On the E-M1 Mark III it’s:
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E3 Exp/ISO/BULB/[metering icon]
[-:-] Spot Metering
Then select for which spot modes you want to use the focal point (rather than centre) for metering.
Same for E-M1X and E-M1 Mark II also.On the E-M1 Mark III it’s:
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E3 Exp/ISO/BULB/[metering icon]
[-:-] Spot Metering
Then select for which spot modes you want to use the focal point (rather than centre) for metering.
It is available on the EM5 mkii. I forget how to activate it (probably similar to other Olympus cameras), but I use it all the time.And for completeness, I don’t think it’s an available option for the E-M5 Mark I or II, or any of the E-M10 or Pen E-P/PM/L models.
Not sure I understand how this is equivalent, unless you are talking about meter and recompise? (Like how we all used to focus and recompose back before we had so many focus points and a understanding of field curvature)Of course just to remind people, this is what the AEF/AFL button was originally meant to be used for. In case your particular model doesn't have the feature of linking the AE point to the AF point, you can always use that button (if you haven't reassigned it to be something else that is).
Right. But do you even need to half press the shutter button? Can you simply aim the camera at the area whose exposure you want to lock then press and hold the AEL/AFL button with your thumb to hold the exposure?you shift the center point of the camera over to where you want to focus and take a light reading, half-press and then press the AEF/AFL button to hold those settings.
The default is the toggle, I think, at least it is on the E-M10s. You need it to stay locked if you want to take a series of photos (as I do with panos), and I have always just used it on my E-M10.2 and .2 that way. When I want to cancel it, I just push the button again, as you say. Also, you are right, for the exposure, you don't need to half-press. If you also want focus lock, you have to, of course (as I do with panos).Also to add, I believe there is an option to make that button a toggle rather than press & hold, so you can aim the camera at the desired exposure, tap that button, the exposure will lock and the display will show a "AEL" icon to indicate that an exposure has been locked in. You can then take your photo or tap the button again to unlock the exposure setting.
I’ve looked through the manual and couldn’t find it. Happy to be proved wrong though.It is available on the EM5 mkii. I forget how to activate it (probably similar to other Olympus cameras), but I use it all the time.
Devilishly difficult to find in the E-M5.3 manual (harder than on the camera!!), but I did finally find it. In the ii manual you could try repeatedly searching on "Exp/ISO/BULB" till you reach the page with the E3 gear (it's on p.170 in the iii manual, so it might be in that area of the ii manual ). If we don't hear from you after this, we'll know you finally had that menu-driven nervous breakdown...I’ve looked through the manual and couldn’t find it. Happy to be proved wrong though.
Like I said:Devilishly difficult to find in the E-M5.3 manual (harder than on the camera!!), but I did finally find it. In the ii manual you could try repeatedly searching on "Exp/ISO/BULB" till you reach the page with the E3 gear (it's on p.170 in the iii manual, so it might be in that area of the ii manual ). If we don't hear from you after this, we'll know you finally had that menu-driven nervous breakdown...
I’m a parent of two young kids in lockdown. It’s going to take more than the Oly menu system to break me.I’ve looked through the manual and couldn’t find it.