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R5: custom Program mode per lens?

SwissFrank

1N 3 1V 1Ds I II III R R5
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For all I know the R5 does exactly this but I'm too blind and stupid to figure it out.

But what I'd like to be able to do is make a custom "P" (Program) mode for exposure for each lens. Basically for each EV from -5 to 25 or whatever, let me set the combination of shutter, aperture, and ISO I'd like to default to, FOR A GIVEN LENS.

The reason for this is that my detailed tests of hand-holdability with the 135mm and 100mm (see my SHOOTOUT threads on the lens topic) show they perform excellently at 1/30th while P likes 1/100 even if it has to crank ISO up. Likewise the 50mm works well at 1/2 to 1/30, but improves a lot with smaller aperture. I think you'd normally get a better photo at 1/8 f/4 than 1/30 f/2. The 24-105 does best at 1/30-1/60.

A related idea is that the camera should be able to sense how much motion there is, and pick a higher shutter for substantial motion, otherwise lower.
 
You might try saving your settings to a SD card and then installing them from the card when you use the lens.

See "Save/Load Settings on Card" in the manual.
 
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