Metering Diagram - Leica MP Manual

Metering diagram (see also p. 99)
Information on the metering range of the exposure
meter can be found on the right-hand side of the
diagram, while information on the working range
of the slotted shutter and the lenses are on the
left. Between them, the exposure values (EV) can
be read off.
The metering range of the exposure meter is given
on the right of the diagram in cd/m
square meter).
Above this, the film speed settings (SV = Speed
Value) are given in ISO values.
To the left of the diagram, you can see the shutter
speed in seconds (TV = Time Value). The working
range of the LEICA MP's focal plane shutter is
represented by a shaded area in the adjacent
column. In the B/OFF setting, the range is open
at the top.
The aperture values (AV) can be read off in the
bottom left.
2
(candela per
97