Operation Manual

Shutter speed priority - T
Setting the mode
1. Set the shutter speed dial (1.10) to the required value.
2. If necessary, press the click wheel (1.18) to set automatic
aperture control, i.e. in this case shutter speed priority mode.
The lens aperture is then controlled automatically based on the
available light and continuously between a fully open and mini-
mum aperture for the relevant lens.
Viewfinder and top panel display show
• T (speed priority) for the selected exposure mode (2.5.c/3.8),
• the automatically set aperture value (2.6/3.11), and
• the manually set shutter speed value (2.8a/3.12)
Notes:
• If automatic sensitivity setting is activated at the same time
(see p. 30), the control range for shutter speed priority is
extended. Any maximum shutter speed set as part of the
automatic sensitivity setting does not override this.
• With very little light or extreme brightness, the available aper-
ture range of the lens you are using may no longer be suffi-
cient for the selected shutter speed. Set a different shutter
speed if possible. However, a correct exposure is normally
still used in such cases, by automatic setting of the appropri -
ate shutter speed, i.e. by “overriding” your manual selection.
may also appear to warn you that you are below the mete-
ring range (see p. 36). It is then no longer possible to correctly
meter the exposure.
Manual aperture and shutter speed setting - m
Setting the mode
1. Set the shutter speed dial (1.10) to the required value.
2. Press the click wheel (1.18) to set the aperture to manual
control.
3. Turn the click wheel to set the required aperture.
Viewfinder and top panel display show
• m for the selected exposure mode (2.5.d/3.8),
• the manually set aperture (2.6/3.11) and shutter speed
values (2.8a/3.12), and
• a light balance (2.7), which assists in adjusting the exposure.
The light balance shows the deviation of the set shutter-
speed/aperture combination from the metered exposure value.
The display clearly shows the range ± 3 EV in
1
/
2
EV steps. Larg-
er deviations are shown with flashing of the outer markings on
the light balance scale. To achieve the correct exposure according
to the result of the exposure metering, the aperture and/or
shutter speed should be adjusted until the zero marking lights
up on the light balance.
Note:
If automatic sensitivity setting is activated at the same time
(see p. 30), the last manually set sensitivity is used. Any
maximum shutter speed set as part of the automatic sensitivity
setting has no effect.
The B setting
The B (bulb) setting keeps the shutter open as long as the shut-
ter release button remains pressed (maximum 32s).
In conjunction with the self-timer, an additional T function is
also available: If you set B and activate the self-timer by pres-
sing the shutter release button (see also p. 40), the shutter
opens automatically after the selected delay time. It then
remains open until you press the shutter release button a
second time – you do not need to hold the button down. This
enables you to largely prevent any blurring, even with long expo-
sures, by pressing the shutter release button. The exposure
meter remains off in both cases.
The viewfinder shows
• (2.8c) instead of a shutter speed
The top panel display shows
• B (3.13), and
• after opening the shutter, the elapsed exposure time in
seconds (3.12)
Notes:
• Long exposure times can be associated with very heavy picture
noise. To reduce this annoying phenomenon, after pictures
with slow shutter speeds the LEICA S2 automatically takes a
second „black picture“ (taken with the shutter closed). The
noise present in this parallel picture is then digitally “subtrac-
ted” from the data set for the real picture.
• This doubling of the „exposure“ time can be significant in par-
ticular at longer exposures and must be considered. During
this time the camera should not be switched off.
• For shutter speeds of >
1
/
2
s the message Noise Reduction
appears in the monitor.
• Long time exposures using the B setting are produced using
only the focal plane shutter inside the camera, even if the
main switch (1.15) is set to CS (see p. 21).
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