Leica M7 — sample pages Manual excerpt

Contents                               Page                                             Page
CE-Notice                                       """""'62
Foreword                                        """""63
Nomenclature...                               """""o3
Viewfinderdisplays                                  """"'65
Attachingthe barryingstrap                          """""66
   pow6rsupp1y.........The                                                    """"""67/-""""""o/           batteriesCompatible
Loadingand replacingthe batteries                      """"""67
Automitic battery check                                        .'.'.""'68
The main switch
The shutter releasebutton                                """""69



Opening the camera
Loadingthe film
                             :...          camera..Closingthe
                     the first frame                                  Displays in TTL and automatic flash mode                film to           theAdvancing
Rewindingand removingthe fitm '.'...                                Displaysin manual flash mode
Setting the film sPeed                                              Synchronisationon the 2nd shutter curtain
The folfowingsettingsare possible...--.                             High Speed Synchronisationflash mode
 Film speed displays in the viewfinder                                Strobe flash mode
The set, displayed and used film speed                               Flash LED displays in strobe mode
 Setting an exposure comPensation                               System accessories for the LEICA M7  -'.
 Exampleof a comPensation to Plus.                                 Interchangeablelenses
 Example of a compensation to minus                                         Filters
Attachinga lens...                                                 Viewfinder
Removinga lens                                            Viewfindermagnifier
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 Use of older Leica M lenses                                  Technicaldata.
 How to hold the carnera correctly.                             OtherLeicaProducts
 The bright-lineviewfinder                                        Projectors
 The frame selector...                                         Binocularsand spottingscoPes
 The rangefinder                                             LeicaAcademy..
 Coincidence (double image) focusing--.                               Leica in the lnternet
 Split-imagefocusing                                                Leica lnformation Service Exposure meteringWrite to mike@butkus.orgLeica Service Center for a copy
 Switching on the exposure meter.'
 The exposure modes     of the entire manual.

Thepowersupply
To controlthe shutter- apart from the two me-
chanicaland therefore permanentlyavailable
shutterspeedsof 1/60s and 1/125s - and for
exposuremetering,the LEICAM7 requirestwo 3
voltDL 1/3N typelithiumbatteries.Theyare also
necessaryfor the electronicaltriggeringof a
connectedf lashunit.
Lithiumbatteriescan be storedfor many years
with only a slightloss of power.This is a particu-
lar advantageif the camerais often not usedfor
longperiodsof time.                                                positionin the remainingsectionof the com-
                                            parrment.
Compatible batteries                                           Note: To allow easy removal,the contact spring
- L i t h i u mc e l l s      - D u r a c e Dl l L 1 / 3 N          pressesthe lower battery slightlytowards the
- K o d a kK 5 8 L      - P h i l i p Cs R 1 / 3 N             cover.The final positionof the batteriesis only
- U c a r 2 L 7 6        - V a r t a C R1 / 3 N            ensuredby replacingthe cover.
                                                    4. Replacethe coveragainstthe springpressure
Loading and replacing the batteries                                        and lock it into placeby turningit to the right
 1. Releasethe bayonetlock on the batterycom-                                                       untilyou feel it clickinto place.
   partmentcover(2) by turningit to the left (ap-                                                    5. To remove the batteries,carry out these   prox.40' anti-clockwise)and removeit.                                              steps in reverse.The upper batterywill slide 2. Wipeany oxidationresiduefrom the batteries                                       downwardsby itselfwhenthe camerabody is   usinga cleancloth.                                                          in a verticalposition.To assistthis, you can
 3. Insertthe first batteryinto the batterycom-       lightlytap the cameraon your hand.
   partmentwith the minus pole pointingup-
   wards (correspondsto the markingsin the   batterycompartment)Write andto pushmike@butkus.orgit upwards.            for a copy
  Then insertofthe thesecondentirebattervin themanual.same

meteringbasedon estimationor usingan exter-
                                               nal handexoosuremeter.

                                           Note: The electricalcircuit can be broken by
                                             oxidationof the battery surfaces;this will also
                                      causethe LEDsto go out. In thiscase,removethe
                                             batteriesand clean them with a clean cloth. lf
                                           necessary,alsocleanthe contactsinsidethe camera.

                                               lmportantl
                                                                                        . New and used batteries.or batteriesof dif-
                                                 ferent types or from differentmanufacturers,
                                           shouldnot be usedtogether.
                                                                                        . The batterycontactsmust be kept clean.At room temoeratureand measurementsof 10s                                                                                        . Batteriesshouldnot be incinerated,recharged,npr pynoqrrre2 neWSet of batterieSShOuldlaSt
                                        opened,dismantledor heated.for approximately65 36-exposurefllms,or 2340                                                                                        . Used batteriesshouldbe removedas soon asex00sures.                                            possibleand should not be disposedof in
                                         normal waste, as they contain substances
Automatic battery check                                           harmfulto the environment.
lf the decimaldisplayLEDsor the light balance    . To ensurethat they are properlyrecycled,youflash when exposuremeteringis activated,the                                           should tal<e the batteries to a dealer orbatteriesshouldbe reolaced.lf the batteriesdo                                              recyclingpoint.
not have sufficlentpower for the electronically   . Batteriesshouldbe storedin a cool drv place.controlledfunctionsof the camera(exposureme-
teringand the electronicshutterspeeds),"bc"
lightsup or the displaysdisappearaltogether.
In these cases,you can continueto use thecamerawithWritethe two mechanicalto mike@butkus.orgshutterspeeds          for a copy
of 1/60s ofand the1/ 125sentireavailableandmanual.exposure

finder" on P. 76). The displaythen changesand
                                            the the exposuremeterresultslightup for l4s. lf
                                            the shutteris not cockedwhenturningon, there
                                                         is no display.
                                                   In manualmodethe shuttercan be releasedim-
                                         mediatelyafter the main switch is turned on;
                                    when set to apertureprioritymodeyou mustwait
                                         approx.2s (untilthe film speeddisplayhas gone
                                            o ut).
                                           Note:lf the camerais beingtransportedin a bag,
                                                   for example,or will not be usedfor a longperiod,
                                                                             it shouldbe turnedoff at the mainswitch.
The main switch                    Theshutterreleasebutton
The main switch (9), designedas a click-stop The shutterreleasebutton (B) has two pressure
lever,is on the front underneaththe shutter   levels.Pressingit down lightlyto the first pres-
releasebutton(8).To turn on the camera,move  sure point activatesexposuremetering if the
the leverto the right,to coverthe red marking(b).   shutteris cocked.After the shutterreleasebut-
In its idle position,i.e. when it is to the left and   ton is released,the meteringsystemand the dis-
the red markingis visible(a), it turns off the   play in the viewfinderremainactivefor approx.
camera                                  another14s (for more detailssee the sections
electronicsand, at the sametime, mechanically under"Exposuremetering"on P.9Z).
blocksthe shutterreleaseto preventaccidental  Withthe apertureprioritymode,pressingdownto
exposures.                                   the Znd pressure point locks the metered
lf the shutter is cocked when turningon, the   exposurevalue,i.e.the shutterspeeddetermined
exposuremeteris alsoactivated.Initially,the film   by the camera(for more detailssee the section
speedis displayedor flashesin the viewfinderfor     " Meteringmemory-lock" on P.94).2s (dependingWriteon the setting,tofor moremike@butkus.orgdetailssee  Goingpast the 2ndforpressurea pointcopyreleasesthe
              speed displays                                    in the                                   view-   s h utter.the section "Filmof the             entire                manual.