The Set, Displayed And Used Film Speed - Leica M7 Instructions Manual

The set, displayed and used film speed

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Film type Film speed
loaded setting
DX DX
manual,
DX
equal to DX value
DX manual,
not equal to DX value
non-DX manual
non-DX DX
DX or non-DX incorrect, between
the sections
1
Non-DX also applies to DX-coded films, for which the camera cannot read the
DX identification, e.g. due to damage or soiling.
2
Different displays at low battery power (see also the section "Automatic
battery check" on p. 72 for details).
3
Does not flash if set ISO-speed plus compensation value equals DX-value.
Exposure
compensation
set first 2 s
No DX value
Yes DX value flashes
No DX value
Yes DX value flashes
No/Yes DX value flashes
No set value
Yes result. value
No/Yes "1 1 0 0 0 0 " flashes
Yes/No "A A S S A A " flashes
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High speed values along with the compensations may result in effective ISO
values greater than 8 000 (e.g. ISO 6 400/39° +
i.e. five-digit values, that cannot be shown by the four-digit display. In such
cases, the first four digits of the resulting value are shown, with the right ze-
ro flashing to show that there is a "missing" zero, e.g. for the above example
"1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ".
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Viewfinder displays
remaining 14 s
exp. met. display
exp. met. display,
lower pt. flashes
exp. met. display,
exp. met. display,
lower pt. flashes
3 exp. met. display,
lower pt. flashes
exp. met. display,
lower pt. flashes
4 exp. met. display,
lower pt. flashes
exp. met. display,
lower pt. flashes
"A A S S A A " flashes
Value used
for exposure
2
metering
DX value
result. value (DX+
exp. comp. value)
DX value
result. value (ISO-+
exp. comp. value)
set / result. value
(ISO -+ exp. comp.
value
set value
result. value (ISO-+
exp. comp. value)
ISO 100 / result.
value (100+ exp.
comp. value
ISO 100
/ EV => ISO 10000/41°),
2
3