Leica SF 58 Instruction Manual page 57

Automatic transmission
For the automatic transmission of these flash parameters, the LEICA SF 58 must
be attached to the camera and both devices switched on. In addition, a data
exchange must take place between the camera and the flash unit. For this, briefly
press the camera's shutter release button.
In the case of automatic transmission, the values for sensitivity (ISO) and aper-
ture (F) can only be changed directly on the particular camera or lens, but not
on the flash unit 10 .
Manual setting (see also "Menu navigation / setting the functions", p. 46)
Set
1. In the parameter menu , select the desired item and
2. there the desired value.
The following is displayed on the monitor (1.11)
– The automatically transmitted or manually entered values for ISO and aper-
ture*.
– AZoom or MZoom (for the automatic or manual setting) and the respective
focal length value. The maximum range (in the TTL and A-modes) or the
distance at which a subject is correctly exposed by the flash (in the M- and
strobe modes) according to the set flash parameters (2.16 / 2.17).
* Aperture values set on the lens are not transmitted by the LEICA M 8 / M 8.
must be entered manually on the flash unit.
. As a result, they
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