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SETTINGS FOR CAMERA-CONTROLLED
AUTOMATIC FLASH MODE
Once the flash unit you are using has been turned on and set to the
appropriate mode for TTL operation, on the Leica S
1. the exposure metering must first be performed by gently pressing the
shutter release button before taking each flash picture, so that the dis-
play in the viewfinder shows the shutter speed or switches over to the
light balance. If this stage is missed out by fully depressing the shutter
release button in one quick movement, the flash unit will not fire even
if required.
2. set the preferred exposure mode or the desired shutter speed and/
or aperture. The faster flash sync speed must be taken into account as
this determines whether a "normal" flash is fired or an HSS flash.
TTL FLASH MODE .
Fully automatic, i.e. camera controlled, TTL flash operation is available
with the Leica S when using system-compatible flash units (see p. 52),
and in all of the camera's exposure modes.
Automatic illumination control is also provided. This means that in order
to ensure a balanced relationship between flash and available light at all
times, the flash power is reduced by up to 12/3 EV as ambient brightness
increases (fill-in flash). However, if the available brightness requires a
faster shutter speed than the set sync speed (1/125 s for the focal plane
shutter, 1/1000 s for lenses with central shutter) or it is set manually, the
camera will automatically switch a system-compatible flash unit to linear
flash mode (HSS, see next section).
In addition, the Leica S transfers the set sensitivity and aperture to the
flash unit. Provided it has the right displays, the flash unit can then auto-
matically adjust its displayed range accordingly.
Notes:
The settings and functions described in the following sections relate
exclusively to flash units that are system compatible to the Leica S.
An exposure compensation set on the camera (see p. 39) only influ-
ences the measurement of available light.
If you want to simultaneously use compensation of the TTL flash expo-
sure measurement in flash mode in parallel or in the opposite direc-
tion, you must make this additional setting (on the flash unit).
More details of flash use, in particular for other flash units not specially
adapted to the Leica S and for different flash modes can be found in the
respective instructions.
HIGH SPEED SYNC MODE
Fully automatic, i.e. camera controlled flash operation is available with
the Leica S when using system-compatible flash units (see p. 52), with all
shutter speeds and in all of the camera's exposure modes. It is automati-
cally activated by the camera if the selected or calculated shutter speed
is faster than the sync speed, i.e. 1/180 s for the focal plane shutter. If
the flash unit is set correctly, this change does not require any further
action by the photographer.
STROBE FLASH MODE WITH SYSTEM COMPATIBLE FLASH
UNITS
This flash method, in which several flashes are emitted in succession dur-
ing an exposure, is possible in all of the camera's exposure modes.
In and modes, the camera automatically sets the necessary shut-
ter speed for the selected flash number and frequency. If the required
shutter speed results in overexposure due to the available light, this is
indicated by the light balance (2.6b).
In and modes, an excessively fast shutter speed is indicated by the
shutter speed display flashing (2.2a/3.12) in the viewfinder and in the
top panel display.
In such cases, exposure compensation can be carried out by changing
the number of flashes and/or the flash frequency and/or the aperture
and/or the shutter speed (with and ).
For a successful strobe photograph, for example when several phases of
one sequence of movement are recorded on one picture, the operating
range of the flash unit, the number of flashes, the distance and of course
the aperture are of crucial importance. You can find information about
this in the instructions for your flash unit.
Note:
The HSS flash mode results in shorter ranges.
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