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Canceling the function
A self-timer delay time in progress can be canceled
- by turning off the camera, i.e. by turning the main switch (1.15) to the
OFF
position,
- during the first 10s of a 12s self-timer delay time by pressing the button
(1.22) - in this case labeled
ABORT.
If you no longer want to use the self-timer, it must be deactivated in the
menu. The function is also deactivated by turning off the camera.
Note:
If the self-timer function is set and mirror pre-release is activated at the same
time (see next section), the shutter is released after the selected delay time,
i.e. without the need to press the shutter release button again.
MIRROR PRE-RELEASE
To eliminate the remaining minimal effects of mirror movement and closing
of the lens aperture, the Leica S includes the option of using mirror pre-re-
lease.
Setting / using the function
1. In the
CAMERA menu (see p. 16/26), select Mirror Up Mode (5.8), and
2. then
On or Off in the submenu.
3. Press the shutter release button all the way down, i.e. to the third pressure
point (see also "Shutter release button", p. 36) to flip up the mirror.
4. Press the shutter release button all the way down again to take the picture.
Process
The first time the shutter release button is pressed, exposure metering and -
in autofocus mode - focusing are first carried out, then the mirror flips up and
the aperture closes to the appropriate value.
The shutter is not released and thus the actual picture is not taken until the
shutter release button is pressed again.
After the exposure, the mirror moves back down into place and the aperture
opens again in the normal way.
Canceling the function
The mirror pre-release process can be canceled without taking a picture
after pressing the shutter release button for the first time.
This is done by turning off the camera at the main switch, i.e. turning the
main switch (1.15) to the
OFF position - the mirror then flips back down
again.
If mirror pre-release is set, the function remains active even after turning the
camera off and back on, i.e. if you want to take the next picture without mir-
ror pre-release, the function must be set to
Off in the menu.
Notes:
• The picture must be taken within 2 min of pressing the shutter release
button for the first time. If not, the mirror flips back down automatically to
preserve the battery capacity (without the shutter being released).
• While the mirror is ipped up, the 2 min delay time can be restarted at any
time by tapping the shutter release button.
• If the self-timer function is set and mirror pre-release is activated at the
same time (see previous section), the shutter is released after the selected
delay time, i.e. without the need to press the shutter release button again.
DEPTH OF FIELD PREVIEW BUTTON AND DEPTH OF FIELD
On the Leica S, you can close the open lens aperture for every exposure
mode to the set or automatically determined aperture value. This is done
using the depth of field preview button (1.4).
The correct values remain displayed in the monitor and the top panel display.
However, the exposure meter is turned off.
Prerequisites for stopping down:
1. The exposure meter has been turned on with the shutter release button
(see p. 36), and
2. the shutter release button is not (no longer) being pressed.
The shutter release button is locked when the depth of field preview button
is pressed.
