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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://home page.n tl world.com/joechan/ m anuals User Manua l LEICA R 7.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://home page.n tl world.com/joechan/ m anuals II We w ish y ou a great d eal of ple asure and ma ny years of successful photography wi th your new LEICA R7.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://home page.n tl world.com/joechan/ m anuals III Brief descr iption 1 Window fo r display and illumination o f aperture scale 2 Self-time r LED 3 Coaxial flash.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://home page.n tl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 1 Cont ents Page Brie f description III, VI Atta ching the car rying strap 2 Changi ng the lens 3 Inse rting the b.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://home page.n tl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 2 1 2 Attaching t he carrying strap 3 4.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 3 Changing the l ens To avoid dam age to your LEICA R7, do n ot attempt to fit any lens that does not h a ve a contr ol cam for a LE ICA R Ca mera (see p age 47 ).
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 4 Inserting the batteries The ex posure meter and shutter release of the LEICA R7 re quire a 6V power su pply, either fou r silver oxide b utton cells (1.5 V) or two lith ium cells (3 V).
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 5 Lith i um cells (valid S pring 1992): Duracell DL J N Kodak K 58 L Phi li ps CR J N Ucar 2 L 7 6 Varta CR J N Automatic Ba ttery C heck If b attery power is low, the symbo l "BC" lights up in the lower ri ght corner of the v iewfinder.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 6 Inserting the f il m Pull u p the rewi nd crank [17] an d knob past t he spring res istance to rele ase and o pen th e cam era back. The fram e counter resets to “S” (s tart).
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 7 Incorrect Correct Pick up the film c artridge as shown a bove, with the e m ulsion side facing u p.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 8 To ensure that the film i s alway s inserted under the same conditio ns, use the quick-wind lever to cock t he shutter, then release the shu tter before you in sert the fi lm .
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 9 If exp osure is nevertheless released, th e selected aperture an d shutter speed settings are activated, regardless o f the camer a m ode ch osen.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 10 Ful l-fiel d integral me tering Expo sure meter ing modes The LEICA R7 has a n expo sur e-m eter syste m that p.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 11 Full-f ield integral mode Most phot ographic subjects contain details of va ried brightness. The light ref l ected by this type of subject has a mean gre y v alue o f 18%, i.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 12 Working diagram of the exposure meter The diagram s hows the re lationship between f ilm speed Sv (speed value).
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 14 Swi tching on the exposure meter Turn the shutt er s peed setting dial to any value between 1/ 2000 s and 4 s. Pr es s lightly on t he shut ter-releas e bu tt on [25] as far as the first pressure point or press the locking button o n the selector switch [29].
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 15 Expo sure meter ing at working aperture Some lenses and accessories do not have an automatic s prin g back diaphrag m o r lack the link age mechanism for it.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 16 Manual o verride con trol (exposu re corre ction) Exposure meters are calibrated to a stan dard grey (18 % reflection ) value f or an average ph oto graphic subject.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 17 Shu tter speed setting dial The sh utter speed setting dial s ho uld be set to "OFF" when the ca me r a is no t in use.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 18 The vi ewfinder image The viewfinder o f the LEICA R7 acts as composition and contro l center for all im portan.
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 20 Mode selection To choo se a mode, press th e release button and at the same ti me slide the m ode sel ector [29 ] to the requi red position. By pressing the release bu tton, the camera is switched on.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 21 Manual setting with selective mode Set th e requi red shutter sp eed and aperture by h and For many interesting pho tographic motifs, it is preferable to switch off the autom atic expo sure contr ol a nd to s et bot h the sh utter speed a nd aperture b y hand.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 22 To the right o f the v iewfinder, a vertical ligh t balance shows t he deviation b etween set and the co rrect exposure valu e . Aperture Priority, f ull- field integral mode Preset the requ ired aperture, shutter speed set automa tically.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 23 The camera autom ati cally co m p utes the shutter speed fro m 1/2000 s an d 16 s, d ep ending o n the available li ght. The shutt er spee d setting d ial may b e set to any s hu tter speed from 1/20 00 s to 4s, except " B", o r "100 ".
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 24 Aperture pr io rity, selec tive mode Preset the required ap erture , shu tter speed is computed aut omatica lly. This mode is in dica ted where sp ot readings are necessary, fo r example in contre-j ou r portraiture and for spotlighted stage s ub ject s.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 25 Viewfinder di s play: Below t he viewfinder i ma g e, the d isplay shows the fol lowing inform ation at a gla.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 26 Shu tter priority with f ull- f ield i ntegral metering The desired s hu tter s peed is preselected; th e corresponding aperture is set autom atically.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 27 Viewfinder di s play: The mode s etting i s displayed in the bo ttom left- hand cor ner o f the vi ewfinder, the preselected shut ter speed at bottom righ t. Th e sma llest aperture set on the len s is d isplayed at bott om center.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 28 Variab le auto mati c program mo de wi th ful l-field integral meter ing Aperture an d shutter sp eed are set.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 29 Automatic pro gr am tend encies at different shutter speed setting The LEICA R7's variable automatic prog ram mode can be inf luenced by p resetting th e exposure time.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 30 Example A: norm al prog ram A lens with f/2.8 as the largest aperture is used; the shut ter speed d ial is set at "30" (next to the symbol "P") .
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 32 Characteristics, ten dencies an d ap plication of va riable automatic pro gram mode a) Preset shu tter sp eed.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 33 Sup plementary light f or aperture scale In o r der to read the viewfind er ' s aperture scale in the dar k, suppl em ent ary light can be switched on by activatin g the switch [9] lo cat ed at left on t he mi rror ho using.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 34 wheel back in to its n ormal po sition to lock t he setting ob tained. In its no rma l po sition, the setting wheel turns readily, but wi thout altering the eyepiece setting .
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 35 The remainder o f the scree n lo oks like a grou nd- glass scree n an d is ideal for foc u sing telephoto lenses and f or close-range p hotog raphy. Cauti on: Befo re focusing, the eyepi ece must be set to the user's diopter value (see p.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 36 Using flash equipme nt The LEICA R7 is design ed for through-the- l ens flash-expo sure c ontr ol in conjunction with SCA- compatible (System Came ra Adap tion) electronic flash uni ts fi t ted with a n S CA 3 51 or 551 adapter.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 37 Simultaneously connecting f lash units to both flash cont acts is not reco mmended, as malfunctioning may occur. Using multiple conne cting sockets, comm er ciall y available, enables you to c onnect m o re than one fl ash unit to th e X-contact.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 38 TTL-Flash exposure contr ol i n aperture priority modes A , A Any aperture values can be set; t he camera se t s flash synchronization at 1/100 s auto m atically, when the flash unit is ready.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 39 Variabl e TT L- f lash c ontrol i n automatic progra m mode P The aut oma tic p rogram mode P o ffers the po ssibility of automat ically balancing flash light intens ity and am b ient l ight.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 40 Flash C ontrol w ith th e LEICA R7 Flash control Shu tt er speed setting Aperture setting Prog ram m o de “100 ” o r “B” manual 1.4 t o 32 any manual 1 4 s to 1 /90 s manual 1.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 41 Flash readiness display The flash sy mbol " " at botto m right in the viewfind er flashes abou t 2x.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 42 Self-t imer To set the self-tim er, cock th e shutter and tur n the self-timer bu tton [7] t hrough 30° clo ckwise in the d irection i ndicated by th e arrow.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 43 By means of th e mirror lo ck-up release R* , th e swing mirror of the LEICA R 7 can be raised before expo sure, an d t he spring d iaph ragm can be closed to t h e select ed stop.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 44 Multi ple exposures Take th e first exposure, p ress th e rewind release bu tt on [39 ] , and m o ve the qui c k - wind le v er. The same frame is no w ready for a f urther exposure.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 45 Depth of f ield lever When you use a lens wi th an automatic diaph ra g m, the expo s ure met er of th e LEICA R7 work s at full lens ap erture.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 46 Holding the camera correctly To give the camera steady three-po int support, ho ld the cam er a with th e rig.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 47 Filters an d their use In TTL systems, the ex posu re m eter au to- matically takes int o a ccount the light absorbed by the fil ter in use, but sensitivity in variou s parts of the s pectrum m ay v ary accord ing t o the type of film emulsion u sed.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 48 To avoid dam ag ing your LEICA R7 , do n ot attempt to u se it with lenses and acce ssories fo r LEICAFLEX' models with out a co ntrol cam .
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 49 Moto r film adva nce and h andgrip A MOTOR-WINDER R (order No. 14208) or MOTOR-DRIVE-R (order No 1 43 10) fi tted to the LEICA R7 a u tomatically tr ansp orts the film and cocks th e shutter after each exposu re.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 50 DB-2 LEICA R Data back The DB-2 LEICA R databack (or d er No. 1 4 216) is a qu artz- and micropro ces sor-cont rolled came ra bac k for p rojecting data on the film du ring exposure.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 51 Camera bags Several LE ICA ever ready c amera b ags are offered fo r th e LEICA R7, with di fferent sized fron t com p artments.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 52 Eyecup A fl exible eyecup (o rder no. 1 4215) i s available to sh ield the eye fro m stra y light . This ma kes th e viewfind er im age sti ll more brill iant an d perm i ts more accurate focusing .
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 53 Interchangea ble fo cusing screens Special tasks require focusing scree n s tailo r- made for fast, accurate focusing . Each of th ese is supp lied in a case, complete with a p air of tweezers a n d a lens bru sh.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 54 Interchangea ble lenses The LEICA R-System is o pti mally d esigned to meet any ph otograp hic challenge.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 55 Technical service Any autho rized Leica agent's Techn ical Service (see wa rranty card) is av ailable fo r servicing your camera and carrying ou t repairs in case o f dama g e.
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 57 Technical Da t a on the LEICA R7 Camer a t ype: micro processo r-controlled 35 mm sing le- len s re fle x camera with electro nic m ulti-blade focal plan e shutter and mul t i-mode au tomatic functio ns.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 58 Vie w finde r sy ste m : Built- in pentaprism . 5 inter- chan geable focu sing screen s . Vie w finde r eyepiece: Setti ng ring f or adjustme nt fr om +2 to - 2 diopters.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 59 Fla sh as fill-in : In shutter prio rity: all shutter s peed s from 4 s t o 1/90 s, w it h f aster shutte r speed s ett ings autom a tic switcho ver t o 1/100 s.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 60 Inde pende nt m irr o r release: via separate ca b le- release co nnection Ele ctromagne t ic self-timer: approx. 9s cou ntdown; fla s hing red LED on fro nt of camera indic ates that self - tim er is se t.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals VI 23 Di splay w in d ow for mode selected 24 F ilm -plane mark 25 S hutter releas e, w ith screw socket for cable re lease.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals VII Alp habetic al Page Accessorie s 49 ff Aperture prior ity with full-field integ ral me tering 22 Aperture pr.
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