User manual LEICA R6.2

[. . . ] Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals We hope that your new LEICA® will give you a great deal of pleasure and wish you many years of successful photography with it. To enable you to fully enjoy and take advantage of the wide range of possibilities offered by this high-quality, precision camera, we recommend that you first read this manual carefully. This instruction booklet was printed on paper bleached without chlorine - an expensive process that preserves the environment, especially natural water resources. II The Leica Akademie: Apart from developing and manufacturing high-quality products for its chain of highest optical performance ranging from photography through photo-graphic reproduction to observation. The Leica Camera Group offers a special service through the Leica Academy. [. . . ] To release the shutter, press the shutter release button either manually or by cable release. The mirror and automatic diaphragm are reset automatically when the shutter is released, but cannot be reset manually. The mirror lock-up release R must be activated each time you wish to hinge up the mirror. When the mirror lock-up release is used, the electromagnetic shutter release becomes inoperative. This applies also to the selftimer, shutter release with motorized film transport, and electric cable release. Attention: The correct aperture/shutter speed balance must be set before the mirror has been hinged!To avoid inadvertently releasing the shutter, do not press the depth of field lever at the same time as the mirror lock-up release. * Accessory, order-no. 14087 28 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals Self-timer To set the self-timer, cock the shutter and turn the self-timer button 8 through 30° clockwise in the direction indicated by the arrow. To start the self-timer, with the selector switch in either position or , gently press the shutter release or the locking button for the program selector; the camera remains switched on and the shutter is released after a delay of about 9s. To indicate that the self-timer is activated, the LED 3 flashes; about 2s before the selftimer releases the shutter, the flashing changes to continuous light. Throughout the countdown you can stop the self-timer at any time by turning back the self-timer button 8 to its original position; to prolong it by restarting, simply press the release button again. Multiple exposures Take the first exposure, press the rewindrelease button 39 , and move the quick-wind lever. The same frame is now ready for a further exposure. At the end of its travel, the quick-wind lever automatically resets the rewind button. To expose the same frame yet again, simply press the rewind-release button 39 each time before you move the quick-wind lever. The Motor Winder and Motor Drive also permit multiple exposures. For details, see the manuals supplied with these accessories. 29 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals Using flash equipment The LEICA R6. 2 is designed for throughthe-lens flash-exposure control. This uses a separate silicon photodiode, well protected from stray light, in the base of the camera next to the photocell for the selective/ integral exposure-metering modes (see page 10). Used with an SCA 300 or SCA 500 systemcompatible electronic flash unit fitted with an SCA 351 or SCA 551 adapter, the LEICA R6. 2 permits TTL flash-exposure control, i. e. the viewfinder indicates when the flash is ready for use and immediately after exposure it shows whether the flash output was adequate for correct exposure. Used with an SCA 350 or SCA 550 adapter, the LEICA R6. 2 also switches automatically to X, but in this case the amount of light is controlled by the flash unit's own photocell; flash-exposure control is indicated on the flash unit itself. You may use any commercially available flash unit with a standard coaxial or central hot-shoe flash contact. Connecting two flash units with different voltages (e. g. [. . . ] Override for TTL flash-exposure control: plus/minus two aperture stops with 1/3 click-stops; simple one-hand control. Photocell for TTL flash-exposure control: Silicon photodiode, next to photocell of exposure meter, protected from stray light in lower part of camera. 47 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals Film-speed range for TTL flash exposure control: ISO 12/12° to ISO 3200/36°. Swing-mirror system: Semi-transparent swing mirror coated with 17 layers by vacuum deposition, reflects 70% and transmits 30% light, backed by Fresnel reflector for selective and full-field integral modes; Fresnel reflector consists of 1345 micro-reflectors that concentrate light on exposure meter's photocell. Independent mirror release: special cable-release socket for hinging up mirror without releasing shutter, also sets aperture of lens used to selected stop. [. . . ]