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| Posted by jk: Sun Jan 3rd, 2021 06:19 | 1st Post |
| Had a telephone call with Graham Whistler as he had a problem getting rid of the Virtiual Horizon form his D850 viewfinder. I had the reverse problem in that I couldnt get it to stay on. I have this customised on my Z7 so I can switch it on/off on a fun switch. So here is the solution. Attachment: image001.jpg (Downloaded 68 times)
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| Posted by jk: Sun Jan 3rd, 2021 06:22 | 2nd Post |
| I find it a bit underwhelming that we now have three places to change a lot of thinks. There is the i button, the Camera System Menus and the Info button. Nikon you really need to look at this again. Everything needs to be in the Camera System Menus with the Info and i buttons being used for rapid changes where you are shooting and dont want to struggle through the menus. BTW: I think the same is applicable on the D500 as well.
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| Posted by Eric: Sun Jan 3rd, 2021 11:02 | 3rd Post |
| I have all my changeable items on My Menu assigned to fn2 function button
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| Posted by jk: Sun Jan 3rd, 2021 15:54 | 4th Post |
Eric wrote:I have all my changeable items on My Menu assigned to fn2 function buttonThat is what I thought as well. But as it turns out you can change or adjust stuff in two other places as well. On my Z7 I can do the change in the CSM menus in fact I have it as a customised button. One press on or off.
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| Posted by Eric: Mon Jan 4th, 2021 06:16 | 5th Post |
jk wrote:That is what I thought as well.Isn't that the problem with most modern technology? Too much choice in functionality. I've got 4 different ways to open the tailgate on my Disco.  I have never used 2 of them as they are 'alien' to me. But I guess that's the dilemma ....someone else may prefer to use the two I don't.
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| Posted by jk: Mon Jan 4th, 2021 07:22 | 6th Post |
| The problem is that some of the items you would expect to be in the menus has been moved to the i and Info buttons.
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| Posted by Iain: Mon Jan 4th, 2021 08:43 | 7th Post |
Think of it like this, it's a way to keep a ageing brain working. 
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| Posted by chrisbet: Mon Jan 4th, 2021 11:20 | 8th Post |
| Seems to be a feature of modern info tech - things are included because they CAN be, not because they are NEEDED! Used to have the same issue with building engines for people - they would ask for things because they were offered for people who needed them - the question I always asked first was "how do you drive the car?" - if they always changed up before 3000 rpm then they needed a cam that produced low down power and carbs that produced high gas flow at low revs. But a mild cam and the smallest carbs doesn't sound sexy, so they would ask for a competition cam and big carbs which actually gave them LESS power below 3000 rpm.... but the customer is always entitled to ignore my advice and give me more money 
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| Posted by Eric: Mon Jan 4th, 2021 12:42 | 9th Post |
I actually find the virtual horizon very useful as I seem to have a natural slant in the way I hold a camera. I frequently have to rotate frames a few degrees in PS to correct my horizontal, if I don't use it.  My pelvis is 1/2†lower on right side due to years of road running (facing traffic, right hip in gutter camber) without realising the damage.  Which might account for my photographic list to port.🤣
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| Posted by jk: Fri Jan 8th, 2021 18:46 | 10th Post |
| Eric do you have the Virtual Horizon programmed to a Fn button? If so which one? Or do you access it via the Info button?
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| Posted by Eric: Mon Jan 11th, 2021 09:10 | 11th Post |
jk wrote:Eric do you have the Virtual Horizon programmed to a Fn button? If so which one?Sorry Jonathan I am getting even myself confused  I stopped using the VH because it was only available on the LCD and not in the viewfinder. It's when I hand hold that I have a slant. I added the Grid screen to My Menu and switch that on in the viewfinder when I need to get horizontals horizontal. I still have the VH on My Menu but rarely use the rear screen, so it could come off. I have assigned My Menu to Fn2
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| Posted by jk: Mon Jan 11th, 2021 09:58 | 12th Post |
| Thanks Eric. It is always interesting to get an alternative view on how people set up the camera. I might use fn2 as My Menu as well. I hadnt thought about using that.
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| Posted by chrisbet: Mon Jan 11th, 2021 10:26 | 13th Post |
| You can program the fN button to switch on a VH indicator in the viewfinder - it appears like an exposure meter in place of the data in the bottom of the viewfinder - not as obvious as the display line, but usable.
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| Posted by jk: Mon Jan 11th, 2021 10:38 | 14th Post |
| I thought I remembered seeing this but I didnt check on my D850. Is this how it works on D600?.
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| Posted by chrisbet: Mon Jan 11th, 2021 11:18 | 15th Post |
| D610
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| Posted by jk: Mon Jan 11th, 2021 13:56 | 16th Post |
| I have it on my D600 as well. The D600 is essentially the same as a D610. The way that the D600/D610 implements the Virtual Horizon is quite simple and very effective. The D850 has a similar system but it is overlaid into the viewfinder over he image area in black. I wish this could be a different colour as black on black doesnt show so well. I spent a while and reconfigured some of my D850 fn buttons and menu items. I have customised so that fn1 is the on/off switch for the Virtual Horizon. I find that I use the fn2 occasionally but I use that for WB so I can change that rapidly.
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| Posted by Eric: Wed Jan 13th, 2021 10:50 | 17th Post |
| Sorry...how do you get the VH in the viewfinder on the D850? Ok just noticed it's an option on Fn1 ...which I have assigned to 9 point focusing for bird photography, so not an option for me.
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| Posted by jk: Wed Jan 13th, 2021 16:48 | 18th Post |
| Add it to Fn1 button then push Fn1 to switch on and again to switch off. It is not like the display on the back TFT screen. The display is a series of black bars on base of image area and at right side of the screen. There is no facility to change the colour from black to red/yellow/white which would be useful. They call it Roll and Pitch in the manual. Items 1 & 5 in attached image.  Click here to comment on this image.
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