Leica 262, Instructions Manual

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Pictur
e mode
When the flash unit is set to camera control (A) or manual
mode (M)
• does not appear despite the flash unit being switched on and
ready for use:
An exposure time shorter than
1
/
180
s has been set manually on
the camera. In such cases the camera will not fire the flash unit
even though it is switched on and ready for use.
• flashes slowly (at 2Hz) 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.
LINEAR FLASH MODE (HIGH SPEED SYNCHRONIZATION)
Fully automatic, i.e. camera controlled, linear flash operation is
available with this camera when using correspondingly equipped
Leica system flash units, with all shutter speeds and in aperture
priority and manual exposure modes. The camera activates it
automatically if the selected or calculated shutter speed is faster
than the sync speed of
1
⁄
180
s. If the flash unit is set correctly, this
change does not require the photographer to do anything else.
Important:
The range for HSS flash is significantly lower than for TTL flash.
Notes:
• Manual exposure control also allows any shutter speed up to the
sync speed of
1
/
180
s to be set.
• If shutter speeds faster than
1
⁄
180
s are used, the flash unit auto-
matically switched to HSS mode.