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Exposure control
Setting the shutter speed and aperture /
Selecting the exposure mode
On the LEICA S2, setting both
- shutter speed and aperture values using manual pre-selection,
- as well as the 3 automatic exposure modes
is done with only 2 controls, the shutter speed setting dial (1.10)
and the click wheel (1.18).
Both the viewfinder (1.16/2) and the top panel display (1.11/3)
show the relevant settings and the selected modes (refer to the
corresponding explanations and descriptions on p. 9 and 10).
Shutter speed dial
This dial (1.10) is used to manually set the shutter speed in
(manual shutter speed and aperture setting) and
speed priority) modes.
The following speed ranges are available depending on the shut-
ter used:
- With the focal plane shutter in the camera – main switch 1.15
1
to
FPS
(see p. 21) - from 8 s to
/
s
4000
- With the integrated central shutter in some Leica S lenses –
main switch 1.15 to
CS
(see p. 21) – from 8 s to
shutter speeds are set, the camera automatically switches to
the focal plane shutter. By contrast, faster shutter speeds are
not possible as long as the main switch is set to
- In both cases, half steps can also be set.
For automatic and continuous control of the shutter speed by the
camera - in
(automatic program) and (aperture priority)
modes – the position must be selected.
Long-time exposures up to a maximum of 32 s are made using
the
B
(bulb) setting. When using flash units that do not conform
to the system, the setting for the shortest flash sync speed
1
(=
/
s) is recommended.
125
Shutter speed dial
Set to a speed
1
from 8 s to
/
s
4000
A
Set to
The click wheel
Turning the click wheel (1.18) manually sets the aperture in
(shutter
and
modes. Half steps are also available.
Pressing the click wheel switches between manual aperture
setting and automatic control by the camera in
The table illustrates the functional relationships of the two con-
trols.
1
/
s. If slower
500
CS
.
Click wheel
Press
Switches between
and modes
Switches between
and modes
Setting the shutter speed and aperture / Selecting the exposure mode / 37
and modes.
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Turn
- In mode:
Changes the set aperture
value
- In mode:
No function
- In mode:
Changes the set aperture
value
- In mode:
„Shifts" the specified shutter
speed and aperture values
(see p. 38)
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