Shutter speed changed from what I set

[karinatwork]

How do I prevent the camera to change the shutterspeed from what I set with the dial? For example, if I set it to 250 for flash photography, why will it internally change it to 320? What am I doing wrong? Why is it overwriting my settings, if I have everything else set manually? I'm baffled.

[milandro]

is the camera in manual? Not shutter speed priority?

Edited April 27, 2017 by milandro

[karinatwork]

I feel really stupid. If I have the aperture at F2, and the shutter speed at 250, and the ISO at 200... shouldn't everything stay that way? Is it possible that I accidentally changed the shutter speed by rotating the front dial or something?

[milandro]

yes, if you turn the front or rear wheel or if you prefer dial. You can disable that fuction

Edited April 27, 2017 by milandro

[karinatwork]

OMG I totally will. I'm still lost with all the different dials. I had set up the X-T1 perfectly, and now my muscle memory plays tricks on me. I keep touching the wrong spots all the time. It's driving me crazy!

[milandro]

well, the problem is that with every added function comes an added problem.

 

Luckily we can disable functions but the problem is always that if anything is locked it then takes a lot longer to unlock it when you need it.

 

I hardly ever use the wheels, only on the one lens, the 50-230, which requires that control to change the aperture, for the rest I try to make do with all the functions of my camera looking as close as possible to the first cameras I used many years ago. 

 

The most obvious adapting to me is using the ISO dial as an additional control feature ( but I shoot mostly as I always did since I had a camera capable of automatic exposure in aperture priority mode).

Edited April 27, 2017 by milandro

[karinatwork]

I think my problem arises with the fact that I have to use "a" wheel to flip through the images. I keep using the directional pad like I used to on the X-T1 and it doesn't work. Then I remember that I have to use a scroll wheel. So I use the wheel, but I never remember which one. I have to find a better way of setting this up. 

[Mike G]

Karin, why don't you use the joystick to leaf through your images, that is assuming that you are talking about an X-T2?

[karinatwork]

Because I'm still having a hard time to get used to it. Like for setting the focus point: I should just use the joystick, but every bloody time I used the directional pad because for 3 years I've done that. My muscle memory is so stubborn!! The joystick has replaced the direction buttons, but my old head will not compute it!!

[Arthur]

I feel your pain, Karin.

There ain't no better way to change motor reactions of your muscle memory than complaining about it in the forum.

I too have some bad habits, now you've made me consider whether I should start a discussion about me forgetting to set the right aperture before taking a photo.

[lleo]

Karin, just be careful when holding the camera no to go with your thumb or other fingers on the wheel, or on the buttons.

For example, I kept going with my thumb on the AE-L and AF-L buttons of my X-E2. So I bought a handgrip, only for that reason.

I usually don't buy all the stuff put on the market by the producers solely for consumerism, but this is quite helpful in that sense.

Edited April 28, 2017 by lleo