Leica M6 TTL, Instructions Manual

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Nomenclature
1. Battery compartment cover
2. Lens release button
3. Eyelets for carrying strap
4. Red button for lens alignment
5. Lever for film rewinding release
6. Automatic frame counter
7. Shutter release button with threaded socket for
cable
release
8. Quick-wind lever for film transport and shutter
wind (must be brought in stand-by position when
shooting)
9. Rangefinder window
10. Shutter speed dial with clickstops for:
• Shutter speeds from 1 to 1/1 000s
• " " for 1/50 s synchronising speed for flash
operation
• "B" for long exposures
• "OFF" for switching off the electronics
11. Accessory shoe for flash control with:
•
Centre contact
• Contacts for TTL flash control
12. Bright-line frame illumination window
13. Angled rewind crank
14. Viewfinder window with mirrored strip for LED
visibility in bright light
15. Fixed ring with depth-of-field scale
16. Focusing ring
17. Aperture ring
18. Frame preselector
Contents
Page
Leica Academy .............................................................. 1
Foreword ....................................................................... 1
Nomenclature ............................................................. 2/3
Viewfinder displays ........................................................ 3
Fitting the carrying strap ................................................ 4
Power
supply ............................................................. 5
Batteries..................................................................... 5
Loading and replacing the batteries ........................... 5
Automatic
battery check............................................. 6
Quick-wind lever ............................................................ 7
Shutter release button.................................................... 7
Shutter speed dial.......................................................... 7
Loading the film ............................................................. 8
Opening
the camera .................................................. 8
Inserting the film......................................................... 9
Closing the camera .................................................. 10
Transport to the first frame....................................... 10
Setting the film speed............................................... 10
Film rewind and removal .......................................... 11
Fitting the lens ............................................................. 12
Removing the lens ....................................................... 13
LEICA M lens design ................................................... 13
Focusing
ring ........................................................... 14
Aperture ring ............................................................ 14
Depth-of-field scale .................................................. 15
Lens
hoods .............................................................. 16
Use of older LEICA M lenses ....................................... 16
How to hold the camera correctly................................. 17
Bright-line viewfinder.................................................... 18
Frame
selector ......................................................... 20
Rangefinder ................................................................. 22
Coincidence
(double image) focusing ...................... 22
Split-image focusing................................................. 22
Exposure metering....................................................... 24
Switching on the exposure meter ............................. 24
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