Leica M Edition 60, Instruction Manual

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EXPOSURE LOCK
For compositional reasons, the most important part of the subject is often
not in the center of the picture, and as a result such important parts of the
subject may be excessively light or dark. Center-weighted metering captures
predominantly or exclusively an area in the center of the image and is
calibrated to an average gray scale value.
Subjects and situations of this type can be overcome very easily even in
aperture priority mode, using exposure lock.
Using the function
1. Aim at the important subject detail or alternatively at another detail
with average brightness.
2. Press the shutter release button to the 1st pressure point to measure
and store the value. As long as the pressure point is held, a small red
dot appears in the viewfinder at the top in the digits line for
confirmation, and the exposure time no longer changes even if the
lighting conditions are different.
3. Keeping the shutter release pressed, move the camera to capture the
final trimming,
4. The shutter can then be released using the exposure originally
determined.
Changing the aperture setting after using exposure lock has no effect on the
shutter speed, and will lead to an incorrect exposure. Exposure lock is
cancelled when you remove your finger from the shutter release pressure
point.
MANUAL EXPOSURE SETTING
If the exposure setting is performed entirely manually, the shutter speed dial
must be clicked to one of the engraved shutter speeds or to one of the
intermediate values.
Then:
1. Turn on the exposure meter, and
2. turn the shutter speed setting dial and /or the aperture setting ring on
the lens – in each case in the direction indicated by the triangular LED
that is lit up – until only the circular LED is lit up.
As well as the direction of rotation of the shutter speed setting dial and
aperture setting ring necessary for correct exposure, the three LEDs in the
light balance also indicate underexposure, overexposure and correct
exposure in the following way:
Underexposure by at least one aperture stop; turning to the right is
required
Underexposure by
1
/
2
aperture stop; turning to the right is required
Correct exposure
Overexposure by
1
/
2
aperture stop; turning to the left is required
Overexposure by at least one aperture stop; turning to the left is
required
Note:
For shutter speeds slower than 2s the remaining exposure time is counted
down and displayed in seconds after the shutter release.