72 / Detailed guide / Preparation
Detailed guide
Important information:
• Some of the procedures described in these instruc-
tions include operation of the camera – however, this
is not dealt with in detail here. For more details
about particular steps/operations on the LEICA
R8/R9, please refer to the corresponding instruc-
tions.
• Flash operation
a. TTL flash mode, i.e. using the
TTL
setting on the
flash unit to control the flash exposure on the
camera is not possible due to the operating prin-
ciple. Reason: This TTL flash exposure control is
based on the reflection properties of films. How-
ever, the surfaces of digital image sensors gener-
ally have different reflection properties. As a con-
sequence, computer control (normally
A
) or man-
ual mode (normally
M
) on the relevant flash unit
should be used.
b. By contrast, flash metering and exposure setting
using the camera’s
F
function can be used with
no restrictions. With the LEICA R9 and flash units
with the corresponding features, the
HSS
func-
tion is also available.
For further details, please refer to the relevant
flash unit instructions.
c. When using electronic flash units, for correct color
reproduction the white balance on the Digital-
Modul-R
must be set to either automatic (
A
), elec-
tronic flash or manual setting by measurement
(
M
) (see p. 90).
• Apart from a few exceptions, the procedures
described in these instructions apply equally to use
of the LEICA R8 and LEICA R9 camera models.
Details of the exceptions:
a. Switching the Digital-Modul-R on and off
See “Switching on and off”, p. 81
b. Blocking the shutter release buttons
See “The shutter release buttons”, p. 82
c. Using the
B
function
Long exposures using the
B
function are possible
with both camera models, but in the case of the
LEICA R9 only in conjunction with the self timer
function (see p. 95).
d. Flash operation
The shutter release buttons on the LEICA R9 (but
not on the LEICA R8) are blocked if a flash unit
attached and ready for use is set to
TTL
(see
above).
Preparation
Changing the focusing screen
The focusing screen in the camera must be replaced
with the one supplied (A). This has a frame correspond-
ing to the slightly smaller format of the sensor.
Important: Parts of the subject that can be seen in the
camera’s viewfinder but lie outside this frame are not
captured by the sensor and therefore do not appear in
the picture.
Removing
1. If a lens is attached to the camera, remove it.
Then:
2. Take the tweezers from the container along with the
supplied focusing screen (Figure 1) and place the cam
on the front of the tweezers, as shown in Figure 2,
behind the latch of the frame (behind the contact
strip in the bayonet, arrow).
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