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FLASH DISPLAYS IN THE VIEWFINDER WITH SYSTEM COM-
PATIBLE FLASH UNITS
A flash symbol (2.5a) appears in the viewfinder display on the Leica S as
confirmation and to indicate different operating statuses.
does not appear despite the flash unit being turned on and ready:
In such cases, the Leica S will not fire the flash unit. (e.g. because the incor-
rect mode is set on the flash unit)
flashes before taking the picture:
The flash unit is not yet ready to operate.
lights up before taking the picture:
The flash unit is ready to operate.
remains continuously lit after releasing the shutter:
The flash unit is still ready.
If a flash exposure compensation is set on the flash unit, ± (2.8) appears
in the viewfinder as an indication.
FLASH USING THE FLASH UNIT´S OWN AUTOMATC MODE
When using system-compatible flash units in automatic exposure mode,
the quantity of light reflected by the subject is metered and evaluated
by an integrated sensor in the flash unit rather than by the camera. The
exposure modes on the camera generally function in the same way as
without flash. In or , if the flash sync speed is not reached or, in or
, if the set speed is faster than the sync speed, the flash is not fired.
As , and modes already produce a normally exposed photograph
using the ambient light, the flash power should be reduced, i.e. a flash
exposure compensation set, e.g. –1EV to –2EV. On system-compatible
flash units, the aperture set on the lens is transmitted to the flash unit
and used as a basis for its own automatic mode. Metering takes account
of the sensitivity set on the camera and any exposure compensation set
for the ambient light (camera) and the flash (flash unit).
MANUAL FLASH WITH CONSTANT FLASH POWER
If the flash unit is used in manual flash mode at full power or fixed partial
power (if this can be set on the flash unit), there is no control of the flash
light quantity emitted. The exposure modes on the camera generally
function in the same way as without flash.
In or , if the flash sync speed is not reached or, in or , if the set
speed is faster than the sync speed, the flash is not fired.
The lens aperture to be set is derived from the flash power, the sensitivity
and the distance to the subject or vice versa, the partial flash power to be
set is derived from the aperture, the sensitivity, the focal length and the
distance to the subject (see flash unit instructions).
FLASH USING THE X-CONTACT
When you connect a non-system compatible flash unit using the acces-
sory shoe, no information is transferred. Because the camera "cannot
recognize" the flash unit, it behaves in the same way as if no flash unit
were connected. The shutter speed should be manually set to match the
flash sync speed 1/125 s, or 1/1000 s with central shutter (see p. 25), or
or to slower speeds; there is no automatic adjustment. The flash ready
and control displays are inactive.
If the flash unit is equipped accordingly, the light can be controlled using
its own automatic mode, (by means of its own sensor), or manually by
selecting the appropriate partial light power level (see flash unit instruc-
tions).
FLASH USING THE FLASH/LOWER LEMO® SOCKET
The flash connecting socket (1.31) or the lower LEMO® socket (1.34)
can be used to connect flash units and large studio flash systems using
cables with a standardized flash connector or with a LEMO® connector.
The LEMO® connection has an automatic locking mechanism to reliably
prevent the connection from being inadvertently interrupted. A corre-
sponding cable is supplied (see p. 67)1.
Because the camera "cannot recognize" a flash unit connected in this
way, it behaves in the same way as if no flash unit were connected. The
shutter speed should be manually set to match the flash sync speed
1/125 s, or 1/1000 s with central shutter (see p. 21), or or to slower
speeds; there is no automatic adjustment. The flash ready and control
displays are inactive.
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