In Automatic Flash Mode; Or Manual Mode ( M ) - Leica M9 Instructions Manual

IN AUTOMATIC FLASh MODe

(flash unit set to guide number Control)
• does not appear despite the flash unit being
switched on and ready for use:
The camera is manually set to an shutter speed
faster than 1 / s. In such cases the Leica M9 will
180
not fire the flash unit even though it is switched on
and ready for use.
• flashes slowly (at 2 Hz) before the picture is
taken:
The flash unit is not yet ready for use
• is lit up before the picture is taken:
The flash unit is ready for use
• remains continuously lit after taking the picture,
and the other displays go out:
The flash exposure was successful, the flash unit
remains ready for use.
• flashes rapidly after taking the picture (at 4 Hz),
and the other displays go out:
The flash exposure was successful, but the flash
unit is not yet ready for further use.
• goes out after taking the picture, together with
the other displays:
Underexposure, perhaps due to the choice of too
small an aperture for the subject. If the flash unit
is set to a partial discharge power, because of the
lower power requirement it may be ready for use
despite the flash LED not lighting up.
146 / In automatic flash mode / When the flash unit is set to camera control (a) or manual mode (M)
wheN The FLASh UNIT IS SeT TO CAMeRA
CONTROL ( A ) OR MANUAL MODe (
• does not appear despite the flash unit being
switched on and ready for use:
The camera is manually set to an shutter speed
1
faster than / s. In such cases the Leica M9 will
180
not fire the flash unit even though it is switched on
and ready for use.
• flashes slowly (at 2 Hz) before the picture is
taken:
The flash unit is not yet ready for use.
• is lit up before the picture is taken:
The flash unit is ready for use.
M )