User manual LEICA R7

[. . . ] Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals User Manual LEICA R7 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals We wish you a great deal of pleasure and many years of successful photography with your new LEICA R7. 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. Leica not only develops and manufactures highperformance products for photography, projection, observation and photographic reproduction - an additional service available to you is the Leica Akademie. For many years, this internationally famous school has been teaching photographic know-how in application-oriented seminars and training courses. [. . . ] To adjust the eyepiece, pull out the small setting wheel [31] at its left and turn this to the required setting. at the shortest focusing distance, point the camera at the sky, look through the viewfinder, and turn the setting wheel until the circle that indicates the edge of the field for selective exposure metering is sharply defined and in good contrast. Press the Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals wheel back into its normal position to lock the setting obtained. In its normal position, the setting wheel turns readily, but without altering the eyepiece setting. When the wheel is pulled out, you feel distinct click stops as you turn it. If the standard eyepiece adjustment from +2 to -2 diopters is inadequate for your eyesight, additional correction lenses are available (see page 51). Focusing with the universal screen The LEICA R7 includes a universal focusing screen as standard feature. This produces a bright, high-contrast image and is suitable for photography in most of the situations that are normally encountered. When the image is out of focus, the edges and lines of the subject are discontinuous in the upper and lower semicircles of the split-image focusing screen (i. e. A ring formed by a screen of rectangular microprisms surrounds the central split wedge. The outer circumference of this ring also marks the outline of the field for selective exposure metering. 34 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals The remainder of the screen looks like a groundglass screen and is ideal for focusing telephoto lenses and for close-range photography. Caution: Before focusing, the eyepiece must be set to the user's diopter value (see p. They offer optimum focusing for different conditions and can be changed easily (see p. 53). Eyepiece shutter The silicon photodiode of the exposure meter is located in the base of the LEICA R7, where it is protected from stray light. Normally, therefore, there is little likelihood of light entering the viewfinder eyepiece and affecting exposure meter readings, except when your are not using the viewfinder, e. g. for taking photographs from a tripod, when direct sunlight or bright artificial light may enter through the eyepiece. To prevent this, turn the knob of the eyepiece shutter [30] at the left to the eyepiece in the direction of the arrow. When the shutter is in place, a white triangle appears in the eyepiece. 35 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals Using flash equipment The LEICA R7 is designed for through-the- lens flash-exposure control in conjunction with SCAcompatible (System Camera Adaption) electronic flash units fitted with an SCA 351 or 551 adapter. TTL-flash exposure metering offers many advantages in various fields of application and is essential for correctly exposed photographs with flash, e. g. in macrophotography, when using zoom lenses or long focal length lenses for portrait shots. [. . . ] Automatic switchover between flash as main light source and fill-in flash: In automatic program mode: automatic switchover to 1/100s. Flash intensity dosaged via TTL-control metering, depending on ambient light (flash as main light source, fill-in flash or no flash effect). Photocell for TTL-flash exposure control: Silicon photodiode, next to photocell of exposure meter, protected from stray light in lower part of camera. Film speed range for TTL flash-exposure control: ISO 12/12° to ISO 3200/36°. [. . . ]