Leica R9 Instructions Manual page 151

The following indications appear in the viewfinder:
• for the selected exposure mode (2.6 c)
• The symbol for the selected metering method
(2.3)
• The automatically set speed and aperture
values (2.9 a, 2.7)
The P mode can be used with all Leica R lenses
with an automatic diaphragm.
The automatically calculated shutter speed/
aperture combination can be influenced at any
time using the shutter speed dial (see "Char-
acteristics and use of variable automatic pro-
gram mode", p. 146).
Important:
The smallest aperture (16 or 22) must be set on
the lens, so that the entire aperture range is
available for automatic control. If this is not the
case, the display
viewfinder. When the shutter is released, the
camera still automatically sets a correct speed-
aperture combination. In such cases, however,
the aperture range is limited to the range
between full stop and the set aperture value.
(2.6 c) flashes in the
Notes:
With some older lenses, the display
even if you stop down as far as possible, but the
correct aperture is set.
With very little light or extreme brightness, the
available speed/aperture range may no longer
be sufficient. If so,
viewfinder for underexposure (possibly accompa-
nied by the warning that the metering range has
not been reached
the metering range", p. 141) or
overexposure.
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flashes
(2.9 b) appears in the
(2.1), see "Working below
(2.9 b) for