Leica R9 Instructions Manual page 158

The following indications appear
in the viewfinder:
• (time priority) for the selected exposure
mode (2.6 d)
• The symbol for the selected metering method
(2.3)
• The manually set shutter speed value (2.9 a)
• The automatically set aperture value (2.7)
The T mode can be used with all Leica R lenses
with an automatic diaphragm.
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
When the shutter is released, the camera still
automatically sets a correct speed-aperture com-
bination. In such cases, however, the aperture
range is limited to the range between open aper-
ture and the set aperture value.
flashes in the viewfinder.
Notes:
With some older lenses, the display
even if you stop down as far as possible, but the
correct aperture is nevertheless set.
With very little light or extreme brightness, the
available aperture range of the lens you are using
may no longer be sufficient for the selected shut-
ter speed. In this case, the correct exposure is
still used, by automatic setting of the appropriate
shutter speed, i.e. by "overriding" the manual sel-
ection. For underexposure,
accompanied by the warning that the metering
range has not been reached
below the metering range", p.141) or
exposure.
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flashes
appears (possibly
, see "Working
for over-