Shutter Release Button - Leica R9 Instructions Manual

In the mode P (automatic program), you can use
the manually set exposure time to determine the
nature of the resulting photographs by adjusting
the automatically controlled shutter speed/aper-
ture combination.
When using A (aperture priority), the shutter
speed dial can be set to any value other than B
or X.
When using flash units that do not conform to
the system, the setting X (shortest flash sync
time = 1/250 s) is recommended.
Long-time exposures of any length are made
using the setting B.
Shutter release
The LEICA R9 has a three-step release (1.17):
1. A short tap activates the metering system and
starts the countdown if the self-timer has been
preselected.
2. Pushing the shutter release down to the pres-
sure point and holding it in this position stores
the metered value for selective and center-
weighted metering in the automatic modes.
3. Pressing it further releases the shutter.
If the shutter speed dial is set to B, the shutter
remains open for as long as the shutter release
button is held down. The display
appears in the viewfinder and the expired expo-
sure time (3.6) can be read on the rear panel dis-
play (1.35), This display works for up to 19 min.
59 sec. If position B and an additional self-timer
countdown time are selected, the shutter only
opens after expiry of the self-timer delay and
remains open until the shutter release (or ano-
ther of the camera's electric controls) is tapped
again. As the shutter release button does not
have to be held down in this case, blur-free long-
time exposures are possible. The thread for
connecting a standard cable release (1.18) is
found in the center of the shutter release button.
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