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User Manual
LEICA R7
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals We wish you a great deal of pleasure Leica Akademie. and many years of successful photography Leica not only develops and manufactures high- performance products for photography, with your new LEICA R7. projection, observation and photographic To enable you to fully enjoy and take advantage reproduction - an additional service available to of the wide range of possibilities offered by this you is the Leica Akademie. F
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Brief description 1 Window for display and illumination of aperture scale 2 Self-timer LED 3 Coaxial flash-cable contact 4 Eyelet for carrying strap 5 Depth of field lever 6 Bayonet lock 7 Electronic self-timer 8 Connection for independent mirror release 9 Switch for aperture scale illumination 10 Focusing ring 11 Depth of field scale 12 Red dot for alignment of interchangeable lenses 13 Aperture setting ring 14 Relea
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Contents Page Program functioning in different shutter speed Brief description III, VI Settings 29 Attaching the carrying strap 2 Characteristics, tendencies and application of the Changing the lens 3 variable automatic program mode 32 Inserting the batteries 4 Supplementary light for aperture scale 33 Compatible batteries 4 Eyepiece adjustment 33 Automatic battery check 5 Focusing with the universal focusing screen 3
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals 1 2 Attaching the carrying strap 3 4 2
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Changing the lens Removing the lens: To avoid damage to your LEICA R7, do not Hold the lens by the fixed ring [11]. Press in the bayonet lock [6] on the camera body. Turn the attempt to fit any lens that does not have a lens anticlockwise and remove. control cam for a LEICA R Camera (see page Always change lenses in the shade or in your 47). body's shadow. To insert a LEICA R-Lens regardless of the focus and aperture
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Notes on battery care and use: Store battery cells in a cool, dry place. Keep away from children. Never use old and new battery cells together. Do not mix battery cells of different makes. These battery cells are not rechargeable. Batteries contain toxic and environmentally damaging substances. Do not discard used battery cells, but return them to your camera dealer for recycling or dispose of them at special waste co
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Lithium cells (valid Spring 1992): Duracell DLJ N Kodak K 58 L Philips CRJ N Ucar 2 L 76 Varta CRJ N Automatic Battery Check If battery power is low, the symbol "BC" lights up in the lower right corner of the viewfinder. This indicates sufficient power for the camera to operate, but the batteries should be replaced as Quick-wind lever soon as possible. If battery power is too low for The quick-wind lever [27] winds th
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Inserting the film Pull up the rewind crank [17] and knob past the spring resistance to release and open the camera back. The frame counter resets to “S” (start). 6
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Incorrect Correct Pick up the film cartridge as shown above, with Pull up the rewind crank as far as it will go and the emulsion side facing up. Slide the end of the insert the film cartridge in the empty cartridge chamber, then push in the rewind crank. The film obliquely from above into one of the slots of the take-up spool, making sure that the film is edge of the film must be parallel with the film guide. As you m
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals To ensure that the film is always inserted under the same conditions, use the quick-wind lever to cock the shutter, then release the shutter before you insert the film. Snap shut the camera back to close the camera. Release the shutter. Wind the film one frame forward, release the shutter again, then wind on one more frame. The camera is now ready for use. The frame counter [28] stands at "1". It counts up to "36". Im
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals The setting range covers all values from ISO 6/9° to ISO 12800/42° inclusive. (However, only the ASA-value is displayed, i.e. "6" to "12800") Rewinding and removing the exposed film Exposure of the last frame blocks the action of the quick-wind lever. Rewind the film into its cartridge before removing it from the camera. Press the rewind release button [39] in the camera's baseplate, hinge out the rewind crank [17] an
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Full-field integral metering Selective metering Exposure metering modes The exposure meter measures the light that The LEICA R7 has an exposure-meter system passes through the lens (TTL exposure metering that provides two alternative metering modes: system). It uses a silicon photodiode, placed in Full-field integral metering the base of the camera to protect it from stray Selective metering light. When you use any LE
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Selective mode Full-field integral mode This is the method of choice with high- Most photographic subjects contain details contrast subjects that have a wide bright- of varied brightness. The light reflected by ness range and correct exposure of a this type of subject has a mean grey value of certain detail is particularly important. 18%, i.e. it is the same as that of a standard The large central circle in the viewfi
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Working diagram of the exposure meter For correct exposure, the points of inter- The diagram shows the relationship section of the vertical Av and the horizontal between film speed Sv (speed value) and Tv lines must always lie exactly on a brightness Bv (brightness value) on the one diagonal Ev line. In the example, three such hand, and between shutter speed Tv (time combinations are shown: A = stop 2 at ¼s; value) an
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Exposure metering at full aperture Most LEICA R-Lenses feature an automatic spring-back diaphragm. This means that, when you take an exposure meter reading, a spring opens the diaphragm to full aperture regardless of the preset stop and then closes it again to the required aperture setting for the exposure. When using the following lenses, exposure metering takes place at working aperture: PC-SUPER-ANGULON-R f/2,8/2
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Exposure metering at working aperture Some lenses and accessories do not have an automatic spring back diaphragm or lack the linkage mechanism for it. In these cases, you have to obtain the exposure-meter reading at working aperture, stopping up or down to adjust the amount of light reaching the exposure meter's photocell. With lenses and accessories not equipped with automatic springback diaphragm, the modes A , A an
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Example for "plus" (+) override correction For a very brightly lit subject, such as snow, sand, or water, the high reflectivity causes the exposure meter to indicate too short an exposure. The snow itself is likely to appear grey, people much too dark: underexposure. To correct this, the time of exposure must be increased, i.e. set the override control to +2. Example for "minus" (-) override correction For a very dark
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Shutter speed setting dial The shutter speed setting dial should be set to "OFF" when the camera is not in use. In this setting, the exposure meter is switched off and the electronic shutter release blocked, preventing unnecessary battery drain. In the program modes T and m the shutter speed between 1/2000 s and 4s must be set manually by turning the setting dial [26]. Half values can also be set. In the P program mod
