Determining The Flash Exposure - Leica R9 Bedienungsanleitung

Determining the flash exposure

1. Using the focusing screen's selective metering
field, aim at the appropriate subject detail /
the main subject, and
2. fire the pre-flash by completely pressing down
the stop-down slider (1.3) (the resulting num-
ber of pre-flashes is controlled automatically
depending on the subject brightness and
distance).
Note:
To fire the pre-flash, the camera must be wound
on, i.e. the shutter must be cocked.
Displays:
In the viewfinder, the flashing symbol for selec-
tive metering is once again replaced by the one
for the set metering method. If the metered sub-
ject detail is outside the flash range, i.e. it is too
close or too far away, a
(2.9 b) appears for 4 s.
The flash unit display then shows the maximum
range calculated for the metered subject detail.
/ warning display
After the pre-flash(es), the camera's metering
result remains stored for an extended period of
20 s (i.e. for as long as the displays can be seen)
regardless of the result of the ambient light
metering, allowing you to select the framing free-
ly and at leisure. Regardless of the stored flash
measurement, in camera mode A the ambient
light measurement can also be stored.
If the shutter is then released, there is a fill-in
flash exposure with automatic compensation of
2
– 1 / EV controlled by guide numbers, i.e.
3
adjusted to the calculated subject distance,
based on the metering result of the TTL pre-flash.
Even after the photograph has been taken, the
/ warning display (2.9 b) appears for 4 s if
the metered subject detail was outside the flash
range, i.e. too close or too far away.
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