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dh4412 · 06-11-2013, 04:16 AM

any one know of a way of assigning the nd filter on/off setting to one of the camera buttons ? so as not to have to go into the menu ?

enoeske · 06-11-2013, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by dh4412

any one know of a way of assigning the nd filter on/off setting to one of the camera buttons ? so as not to have to go into the menu ?

You could set it to "on" and save as a user mode

snostorm · 06-11-2013, 10:55 AM

Originally posted by dh4412

any one know of a way of assigning the nd filter on/off setting to one of the camera buttons ? so as not to have to go into the menu ?

Hi dh4412,

If I had occasion to change to and from using the ND filter, I'd probably use the Info screen. The highlighted selection stays in place, so all you have to do is hit the Info button, then rotate the e-dial one click to change the ND from on to off, or back to on. The Info screens in newer Pentax cameras is always the place I go to see if there is a quicker way to change some settings -- very well thought out, IMO.

Scott

dh4412 · 06-11-2013, 03:24 PM

thanks those seem pretty good solutions, that info screen i've never used, but now i see it may have some good value after all. thanks snostorm and enoeske.

Steve.Ledger · 06-11-2013, 03:44 PM

Yes, the Info button is the best way to access settings on the fly without drilling through menus. I've been using it since buying the K-7 when it was released. So it's a natural thing for me on the Q and the K-01.
Once the setting is changed on the info screen, just a tap on the shutter button and you're ready to shoot.

dh4412 · 06-12-2013, 06:17 AM

yes, this info screen is a whole new world, i kinda like it

06-11-2013, 04:16 AM	#1
dh4412 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: connecticut Photos: Gallery Posts: 248	Q's ND filter setting any one know of a way of assigning the nd filter on/off setting to one of the camera buttons ? so as not to have to go into the menu ?

06-11-2013, 10:55 AM	#3
snostorm Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago suburb, IL, USA Posts: 1,535	Originally posted by dh4412 any one know of a way of assigning the nd filter on/off setting to one of the camera buttons ? so as not to have to go into the menu ? Hi dh4412, If I had occasion to change to and from using the ND filter, I'd probably use the Info screen. The highlighted selection stays in place, so all you have to do is hit the Info button, then rotate the e-dial one click to change the ND from on to off, or back to on. The Info screens in newer Pentax cameras is always the place I go to see if there is a quicker way to change some settings -- very well thought out, IMO. Scott Last edited by snostorm; 06-11-2013 at 08:16 PM.

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06-11-2013, 08:14 AM	#2
enoeske Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Surprise, Az Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,136	Originally posted by dh4412 any one know of a way of assigning the nd filter on/off setting to one of the camera buttons ? so as not to have to go into the menu ? You could set it to "on" and save as a user mode

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dh4412 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: connecticut Photos: Gallery Posts: 248 Original Poster	thanks those seem pretty good solutions, that info screen i've never used, but now i see it may have some good value after all. thanks snostorm and enoeske.

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Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	Yes, the Info button is the best way to access settings on the fly without drilling through menus. I've been using it since buying the K-7 when it was released. So it's a natural thing for me on the Q and the K-01. Once the setting is changed on the info screen, just a tap on the shutter button and you're ready to shoot.

06-12-2013, 06:17 AM	#6
dh4412 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: connecticut Photos: Gallery Posts: 248 Original Poster	yes, this info screen is a whole new world, i kinda like it

Q's ND filter setting

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