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Technical Data
Camera type Digital SLR
Lens connection Leica S bayonet
Lens system Leica S lenses
Picture format 30 x 45 mm
Image sensor Low Noise CCD sensor with 6 μm pixel spacing
Resolution 7500 x 5000 (37,5 MP)
Dynamic range 12 stops
Color depth 16 bit per pixel
Low pass filter None, detection and suppression of moiré by
digital signal processing
Data formats DNG™ (raw data), either uncompressed or
slightly compressed (by non-linear reduction of color depth),
2 JPEG compression levels
File size DNG™/ JPEG 37.5MP: approx. 2-16MB
Buffer memory 1GB / 8 pictures in series
Color spaces Adobe® RGB, sRGB, ECI RGB
White balance Automatic, manual, 7 presets,
color temperature entry
Storage medium CF cards up to 64 GB, SD cards up to 2 GB,
SDHC cards up to 32 GB
Menu languages German, English, French, Spanish, Italian,
Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Russian
Compatibility Windows® XP / Vista®; Mac® OS X (10.5)
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Exposure control
Exposure metering Open aperture metering through the lens
(TTL)
Metering methods Spot (3.5 %), center-weighted, multiple
field metering (5 fields)
Metering memory lock Pressing shutter release to pressure
point, permanent storage with button 1.17, indicated by disap-
pearance of relevant metering method symbol in viewfinder
Exposure compensation ± 3 EV (exposure values), adjusta-
ble in half steps
Automatic bracketing Choice of 3 or 5 pictures, choice of
1
/
EV, 1 EV, 2 EV, 3 EV variation between individual pictures,
2
different exposures achieved by adjustment of aperture and/or
shutter speed depending on selected mode
Metering range (at f/2.5 and ISO 160) Spot metering: from
2
2
0.5 cd/m
to 125,000 cd/m
, i.e. from EV+2.7 to EV 20 or from
1s at f/2.5 to 1/
s at f/16, center-weighted and multiple
4000
2
field metering: from 0.18 cd/m
to 125.000 cd/m
EV+1.7 to EV 20 or from 2 s at f/2.5 to 1/
message in viewfinder if above or below metering range
Measuring cell for available light (continuous light measure-
ment) Multiple field photo diode
Sensitivity range Choice of ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO
1250, automatic setting or Pull 80 (ISO 80, limited contrast
range)
Exposure modes Choice of automatic program with shift funtion,
aperture priority, shutter speed priority, manual setting
Flash exposure control
Flash unit connection Via accessory shoe with center and
control contacts or standard flash connection socket
Synchronization Flash sync speed: X =
lenses with central shutter, slower shutter speeds available,
st
choice of 1
or 2
faster shutter speeds (
units (HSS mode) and SCA 3502 M5 adapter
Flash measurement cell Multiple field photo diode.
Flash exposure metering / control (with LEICA SF 58, or
system compatible flash unit with SCA 3502-M5 adapter) Control
with TTL pre-flash metering, computer - i.e. flash unit - controlled
with automatic transfer and incorporation of sensitivity and
set/controlled lens aperture, all exposure modes available, auto-
matic adjustment of flash light component to available light
High speed mode (with LEICA SF58 or system compatible
flash unit with SCA 3502-M5 adapter, Linear flash mode with
2
, i.e. from
TTL pre-flash metering and automatic TTL-HSS control) For
s at f/16, warning
flash photography with shutter speeds faster than the sync
4000
1
speed, e.g.
/
125
flashes in rapid succession approximates the effect of a con-
stant light source, thus uniformly illuminating the entire image
field during the shutter movement, automatic switching to TTL
linear flash mode (with TTL-HSS flash mode on flash unit) if
sync speed not reached
Strobe flash mode (multiple flashes fired during a picture) Auto-
matic adjustment of shutter speed in P and A exposure modes
and with system compatible flash units with appropriate features
Flash exposure compensation On LEICA SF 58, ± 3 EV ad -
1
justable in
/
EV steps.
3
Displays in flash mode Readiness status: Flashing or con-
stant illumination of flash symbol in viewfinder
Adjustment of flash reflector Automatic adjustment of
flash output angle to focal length used with Leica SF58 or
system compatible flash units with motorized zoom reflector
and SCA 3502-M5 adapter
1
1
/
s, or
/
s for
125
500
nd
shutter curtain; flash also possible with
1
1
/
s –
/
s) with appropriate flash
180
4000
s with focal plane shutter, emission of several
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