Leica R6 Manuel utilisateur

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hopethatyouwill obtainagreat deal

pleasure

from your new LEICA and wish

you many years

of successful

photography

with it. May we alsodrawyour attention to

the following facilities which are available

to you:

Technicalsewice

Your authorized Leica agent's Technical

Service

(see

warranty card) is availablefor

servicing your camera and carrying out

repairsin caseof damage.

LeicaAcademy.The internationally famous

LeicaAcademyteaches

photographic

know-

how. It meets the needs of keen photo-

graphers for special training in demanding

areasof 35mm photography,projection,

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Seminarsofferparticipantspractical

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on the fascination of the skilled use of

LEICA products. Course syllabusesare

application-orientedand informative, and

provide a wealth of practicalsuggestions,

help,

andadvice.

Detailsand

registration

formsareavailable

from:

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Schtitzenstrasse6, 6330Wetzlar (Germany),

Telephone+ 49(0)6441

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Contents Page

Brief description 4

Attaching the carrying strap 6

Shutter-speedsetting

ring 7

Insertingandchecking

the batteries 8

Insertingthe cameralens 10

Removingthe cameralens 10

Adjustingthe eyepiece 11

Quick-wind

lever 12

Inserting the film 13

Setting

the film speed 15

Rewindingandremoving

the exposedfilm 15

Exposure-metermodes 16

Full-field integral mode 17

Selectivemode 17

Exposuremeter 18

Full-aperture exposurecontrol 20

Working-apertureexposurecontrol 20

Effectiveworking rangeof exposuremeter 20

Range

of exposure

meter 2l

Low-light warning 2l

Working diagramof exposuremeter 23

Manual override control

(exposure

correction) 24

The viewfinder ascomposition and

control centre

Ancillary light

Correction

lenses

Eyecup

Eyepieceobturator

Focusing

with the universal screen

Interchangeablefocusing

screens

Depth-of-field lever

Depth-of-fieldscaleon lens

Socket

for cablerelease

Independent

mirror release

Self-timer

Use of flash equipment

TTL exposurecontrol

Holding the camera

correctly

Multiple exposures

Designof LEICA R lenses

Automatic

diaphragm

Lenshoods

Filters and useof filters

Existing LEICA R and LEICAFLEX

lenses

andaccessories

Useof LEICA M lenses

on the LEICA

Hints on the careof your LEICA R6

and its lenses

Cameracases

Motor Winder R and Motor Drive R

RC LEICA R electronicremote-control

unit

DB2 LEICA R databack

Interchangeable

lenses

Enlargers

Projectors

Binoculars

Spare

parts

for your LEICA R6

Focusingscreens

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Technicaldata

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Brief description

O Eyeletfor carryingstrap

@ Depth-of-fieldlever

@ Bayonetlock

@ Electronic

self-timer

@ CaUtesocketfor

independent

mirror release

@ Ittuminating

windowfor

shutter-speedindicator

O tttuminatingwindowfor

apertureindicator

@ Self-timerLED

@ Coaxialflash-contact

cablesocket

@ Ancillary light

@ Locking

button for

exposure-meteroverride

@ ISOfilm-speed

indicator

@ Overridesettinglever

@ Overrideindicator

@ Focusing

ring

@ Depth-of-fieldscale

@ Reddotfor alignmentof

interchangeablelenses

@ Aperture-settingring

@ Selectorswitch

(selective

/ integralmode)

andlocking

button

@ Automaticframe

counter

@ Film-speed

settingring

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323l @ Uingedrewindcrank

@ fim-speed lock

(ISO)

and

batterycheck

(C)

@ Battery-check

LED

@ Accessory

shoewith centralX

flash

contact

andcontactsfor

system-compatible

flash

unit

@ WinOow

to indicate

exposure-meter

mode

@ Pitm-plane

indicator

@ StrutterreJease,

with

cable-release

socket

@ Strutter-speed

settingring

@ Qulct-wind lever

(winds

film andcocksshutter)

@ Eyepiece

obturator

@ Settingwheel

for

eyepieceadjustment

@ Viewfinder

eyepiece,

with

provision

for correctionlens

@ f'nm-cartridge

window

@ Contacts

for cable-free

databack

(visible

when

backisopened)

@ Contacts

andlinkagefor -

motorized

film transport

@ Cupto battery

compartment

@ e-typ

e r/4"

socketthread

for tripod

@ Rewind-release

and

double-exp

osure

button

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Attaching the carrying strap d

Attach the carrying strapto the eyelets

O Slidebackthe safety

loop at the end of

the strap(fig. a).

O Remove the metal hook from the strap

(fig.b, c).

O Insert

thehookin eyeletO,with the

bent

partof the hookparallel

with the side

tlre camera

(fig. d, e).

O Insertthestrap

throughtheopenend

and

the narrowed part of hook, then turn

through 90ofor a proper seating

on the

D-shaped

loop (fig.f, g,h).

O Slidethe safetyloop fully home overthe

hook (fig.i,j).

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hShutter-speed

settingring

The shutter-speedsetting ring @ permits

settingsfrom l/rooo

sto 1s,B for time expo-

suresof any length, andX : l/too

sfor flash

synchronization.

B inactivates

theexposure

meter. There is a click stop for eachof the

engraved

values.

Do not attempt to setany

intermediate value.

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5sl

Insertingandchecking

the batteries

Exposuremeter and ancillarylight in the

viewfinderdisplayarepowered

by two silver

oxidebutton cellsor alithium battery.

Insert a coin in the slot of the battery cap

@ to unscrew.

Useaclean

clothto remove

any oxide on the surface

of the batteries

and insert in the battery cap.Positionthe

batteries

asshownin thebattery

cap.Screw

the cap with the batteriesback into the

baseplateof the camera.

Always check the state of the batteries

beforeattempting

totake

any

photographs,

especiallywhen the camera

hasnot been

usedfor some

time. To doso,switch

onthe

exposuremeter

and

press

thetestbutton@

for about5s.

If thebatteries

arein working

order,theLED @

in front ofthetestbutton

lights.If duringthesefivesecondstheLED

dimsnoticeably,

thebatteries

arenearly

flat

and

shouldbereplaced

assoonas

possible.

If the LED failsto light, the batteries

may

have become coated with oxide. If so.

simplywipethemclean

bypressing

thebat-

tery-test

button the camerais switched

andthe LED displays

in theviewfinderare

activated.

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Ucar

Duracell

Varta

EverReady

National

Ray-O-Vac

Maxell

EPX76

S76E

3s7

D 3s7

(10

V76PX

V13

v 357

S76E

SR44 .

SR44W'

,RS76c

RW42

SR44P

SR44

Silveroxide

button

cells

suitable

for the LEICA R6 Note:

WhenaMotorWinder orMotor Drive

is fitted, the camera is powered by the

batteriesof the motorized film transport,

i.e.you cannotcheckthe camera's

batteries.

Tocheckthatthemotor batteriesarein fact

supplying

power

tothe

exposuremeter

and

the viewfinder displays,

press

the battery-

testbutton@,

atthe

sametime switching

the exposuremeter, e.

g. by pressing

the

locking button to the selecter

switch (see:

Switching

ontheexposure

meter,

page

18.

Hdlvever,

{hisisn9t abatterycheckfor the

motor funcfions.

Notes

onbattery

careanduse:

O Storebatteries

in acool,

dryplace

O Never

useoldandnew

batteriestogether

O Do not mix batteries

of differentmakes

O These

batteriesarenot rechargeable

Batteriescontaintoxic andenvironmentally

damagingsubstances.

Do not discard

used

batteries,but return them to your camera

shop

for recycling.

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r4)

Lithium batteries

suitable

for the LEICA R6

Duracell

Varta

Ucar

Caution:

Always

remove

thebatteriesif the cameiais

unlikely

to beusedfor sometime.

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