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EN
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Picture mode
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
COMPATIBLE FLASH UNITS
The following flash units enable TTL flash metering and, depending
on their feature set, a varying number of the functions described in
these instructions.
• The Leica system flash units SF 40, SF 64, and SF 58.
• Other Leica system flash units, except the Leica SF 20.
Other commercially available flash attachments with standard flash
foot and positive center contact, and fired by the
center
contact (X
contact) can also be used. We recommend the use of modern
thyristor-controlled electronic flash units.
ATTACHING A FLASH UNIT
► Turn off the camera and the flash unit.
► Slide back the cover that protects the accessory shoe on the
camera when not in use.
► When attaching, make sure that the flash unit’s foot is fully
inserted into the accessory shoe and, if available, secured
against falling out with the clamping nut. This is important
because changes of position in the accessory shoe can break
the required contacts, causing malfunctions.
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However, if flash units not specially designed for the camera are used that do not automati-
cally set the white balance on the camera, the
Flash setting should be used (see p.
145).
The flash unit should be set to TTL mode to allow automatic con-
trol by the camera. When set to
A, above- or below-average bright-
ness subjects may not be exposed correctly.
When set to
M, the flash exposure must be controlled by manually
setting a flash output level appropriate for the aperture and shutter
speed settings determined by the camera.
• The display for the set flash mode appears in white (see next
pages). The flash mode will blink red if the flash unit is not fully
charged and therefore not ready.
The camera determines the correct flash output by firing one or
more pre-flashes fractions of a second before the actual exposure.
Immediately afterwards, i.e. during the exposure, the main flash is
fired. All parameters that influence the exposure (e.g. filters,
changed aperture settings) are automatically taken into account.
Notes:
• The flash unit must be ready to flash, otherwise faulty exposures
may result and the camera may generate an error message.
• Serial exposures and automatic bracketing with flash are not
available. In these cases, even if a flash unit is attached and
switched on, a flash mode display will not appear and no flash
will be fired.
• Simultaneous use of a flash unit and the Leica Visoflex elec-
tronic viewfinder is not possible.
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