No peeking - er - peaking…

[TwoWheeler]

I have C3 set as my “macro” setting and I SWORE I had Focus Peaking turned on, and I swore I’ve seen it in action…and I checked it and it appears to be on, yet when I switch to manual focus, I don’t see it.

I do see the magic box and the focus pointy things, but no Peaking.

Enlighten me, oh wise ones.

 

[Dean Wilson]

Page 421 of the Manual (R5 w/2.0.1)

Caution
MF peaking may be hard to discern at high ISO speeds, especially when ISO expansion is set. If necessary, lower the ISO speed or set [Peaking] to [Off].

and

Note
MF peaking may be hard to discern when Canon Log is set. If necessary, set [View Assist] to [On].

Appears that your Focus Guide is working okay.

 

[TwoWheeler]

Page 421 of the Manual (R5 w/2.0.1)

Caution
MF peaking may be hard to discern at high ISO speeds, especially when ISO expansion is set. If necessary, lower the ISO speed or set [Peaking] to [Off].

Is ISO 250 "high"?

Appears that your Focus Guide is working okay.

And my magic box and the focus pointy things are too!

MF peaking may be hard to discern when Canon Log is set

I don't have a Canon Log. It went in the woodstove.

 

[Dean Wilson]

Is ISO 250 "high"?

And my magic box and the focus pointy things are too!

I don't have a Canon Log. It went in the woodstove.

Check your Manual.

 

[TwoWheeler]

Check your Manual.

Now you're just being silly....

 

[Photofarmer]

I have C3 set as my “macro” setting and I SWORE I had Focus Peaking turned on, and I swore I’ve seen it in action…and I checked it and it appears to be on, yet when I switch to manual focus, I don’t see it.

I do see the magic box and the focus pointy things, but no Peaking.

Enlighten me, oh wise ones.

presume you only have one macro lens but you should check if "fault" appears with other lenses

 

[David Berry]

Enlighten me, oh wise ones.

• Camera?
• Lens?
• Still or video?

 

[TwoWheeler]

presume you only have one macro lens but you should check if "fault" appears with other lenses

Well, the only other macro lens is MF, so that's probably not a good "test case". BUT, it seems to me that it worked with my RF 100-400, so maybe I'll give it a whirl with that one. Good thought.

• Camera?
• Lens?
• Still or video?

What???? You want relevant info???? The nerve!

Camera: R5
Lens: RF 85 f2 macro IS
1/100 f2 ISO250
Stills
Subject Distance: ~12"
IBIS: Off
Peaking:On
Level:High
Color: Red
Breakfast: sausage and eggs


as @Photofarmer said, I'm going to try another lens (or two), and I'm going to try shooting in natural light - I was farting around with macro stuff on my kitchen table and maybe some LED light weirdness is to blame. (I did notice dark banding moving through the shots as I scrolled through the stack).

It's just weird because I know I had it working, and, to the best of my knowledge, I haven't changed anything...and it appears to be enabled.

One thing occurred to me as I was reading my manual (my smartass crack to @Dean Wilson aside) is that I'm not sure what the " Level: High" setting refers to. I'm guessing it refers to contrast, but whether that means it only looks for high contrast edges or the detection level is high - something you might set when it's a LOW contrast subject.

 

[TwoWheeler]

NEWS FLASH! This just in: I'm an idiot.

It apparently is working fine, it's just very hard to see indoors in less-than-optimal lighting.

We now return you to our regularly scheduled broadcast.