Sony A7 IV ISO re-location

[Gaz]

I thought I was clever putting the ISO setting on the rear dial until I bumped it off Auto at the rodeo.

With Auto ISO min SS I was happy with….

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 135mm F1.8
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/3.2
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 6400

After bumping the ISO dial - fuzzy focus for the next 250 frames…..

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 135mm F1.8
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/3.2
• 1/80 sec
• ISO 125

There could be a reason the dial is traditionally lockable.

 

[MeowZzz]

。 mmm, gotcha, but the locking wheel on my other Sony is even when unlocked a little too stiff to use all that rapidly

。 that said AFAIK I have not accidentally bumped the wheel on my A7iv, that usually seems to happen with my D700 front and rear dials

。 are those riders really heavy?

 

[Gaz]

。 mmm, gotcha, but the locking wheel on my other Sony is even when unlocked a little too stiff to use all that rapidly

。 that said AFAIK I have not accidentally bumped the wheel on my A7iv, that usually seems to happen with my D700 front and rear dials

。 are those riders really heavy?

These are “quarter-horses”. I’m trying to decide if it’s because they turn on a quarter, or, are quarter size of other horses!

Anyway, they seem to squat on their bums so they can turn very quickly to cut out a calf.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/3.2
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 6400

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/3.2
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 10000

 

[Gaz]

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/3.2
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 12800

• ILCE-7M4
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/3.2
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 10000

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 135mm F1.8
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/3.2
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[MeowZzz]

Looks joint-intense on the horses though - still pretty cool. Never been to one of those. Where was it, the Riff? Or farther out west; oh, hold on, I can see Scone written on an ad behind him, so a nice stroll up the New England for ya?

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

You are clever Gaz! Just stop bumping the bloody dial! And get in the habit of quickly looking at your three majors every shot..!

 

[Gaz]

Looks joint-intense on the horses though - still pretty cool. Never been to one of those. Where was it, the Riff? Or farther out west; oh, hold on, I can see Scone written on an ad behind him, so a nice stroll up the New England for ya?

Yes! Tamworth equestrian centre. I’m heading south west tomorrow and then back through Bathurst to Sydney. My first rodeo too!

 

[Gaz]

ISO is easy to get to a couple of different ways, and since they require mutiple steps to change, much safer. I made the mistake once of programming Super 35 (APS-C mode) on the lens focus hold button since I never use them. Figured it would give me quick access. It did. I accidently pressed the button and ended up shooting almost an entire event in crop mode. That button is now unprogrammed. Some things are best left alone.

Oh yeah. I lasted a day custom programming the focus hold button… on the 200-600 there are three so there’s the odds on accident.

I feel like programming it to the off switch so I know when it’s been hit. Fat fingers!!!