The Displays On The Monitor; Flash-Ready Indication; Exposure Control Indication; Range Indication - Leica SF 58 Manual De Instrucciones

Displays on the monitor

Flash-ready indication

When the flash capacitor is charged, the flash-ready symbol (1.16) lights up on
the LEICA SF 58, indicating that the flash is ready to fire. This means that the
flash light can be used for the next shot. The readiness of the flash unit is also
transmitted to the camera models LEICA R 8 / 9, LEICA M 8 / 8.
LEICA M 6 TTL and ensures a corresponding signal in their viewfinder displays.
If a shot is taken before the flash-ready indicator appears in the camera's view-
finder, then the flash unit will not be triggered, and if the camera has already
switched to flash sync speed, the shot may have the wrong exposure.

Exposure control indication

The button 1.15 lights up in red as exposure control indication. It only appears in
TTL or automatic flash mode, and only if the exposure was properly exposed*.
If it does not appear after the shot, then the shot was underexposed. You will
need to repeat the shot with the next larger aperture, i.e. the next smaller
f–number (for example, f/8 instead of f/11) and/or the distance to the subject or
reflecting surface (for example, with bounce flash) should be reduced. There-
fore, always pay attention to the range indication on the monitor of the flash
unit.
* The flash-ready indicator in the viewfinder of the LEICA M 8 / M 8.
ciple exclusively as a flash-ready display, but not as an exposure control display.

Range indication

On the monitor of the LEICA SF 58, either the value for the maximum flash
range (in the TTL and A-flash modes) or the distance at which the flash will cor-
rectly illuminate the subject (in the case of the manual flash modes) is indicat-
ed. The range indicated relates to subjects with a reflection factor of 25 %,
which applies to most photographic situations. Strong deviations from this
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reflection factor, as in the case of highly or poorly reflective subjects, may
affect the flash range. In TTL and automatic flash mode, the subject should be
in the middle third of the indicated range. This will give the automatic expo-
sure control sufficient margin for compensation. To avoid overexposure, the
minimum distance to the subject should not be less than 10 % of the indicated
value!
Adjustment to the photographic situation at hand can be achieved by, for
example, changing the f-stops.
In the manual flash mode M, adjustment to the respective photographic situa-
tion can be achieved, for example by changing the lens aperture and/or by
choosing between full light output and partial lighting output "P".
The range/distance can be displayed optionally in meters or feet (see "Switch-
ing between meters/feet", p. 64). Flash ranges-/distances do not appear on the
display when the main reflector is swiveled or tilted or in the slave mode.
When the main reflector is tilted downwards by 7°, the range/distance display
is retained.
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