Kodak R7 manuale d’uso

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://home page.n tl world.com/joechan/ m anuals II We w ish y ou a great d eal of ple asure and ma ny years of successful photography wi th your new LEICA R7. To enable you to fully enjoy and take advant age of t he wide range of possibilities offered by th is high-quality, p recision camera, we re commend that[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://home page.n tl world.com/joechan/ m anuals III Brief descr iption 1 Window fo r display and illumination o f aperture scale 2 Self-time r LED 3 Coaxial flash -cable co ntact 4 Eyelet for carry ing strap 5 Depth of field lev er 6 Bayonet lock 7 Electronic self-t im er 8 Conn ecti on for independent m irror [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://home page.n tl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 1 Cont ents Page Brie f description III, VI Atta ching the car rying strap 2 Changi ng the lens 3 Inse rting the batterie s 4 Com patible batt eries 4 Aut omatic battery check 5 Expo sure release wi thout batte ries 5 Quick -wind l ever 5 Inse rting the film 6 Aut[...]

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 3 Changing the l ens To avoid dam age to your LEICA R7, do n ot attempt to fit any lens that does not h a ve a contr ol cam for a LE ICA R Ca mera (see p age 47 ). To insert a LEICA R-Lens re gardless of the focus an d aperture settings, procee d as fo llows: Hold[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 4 Inserting the batteries The ex posure meter and shutter release of the LEICA R7 re quire a 6V power su pply, either fou r silver oxide b utton cells (1.5 V) or two lith ium cells (3 V). Open the battery com part ment cap [37] by pressing the lo ckin g button [36[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 5 Lith i um cells (valid S pring 1992): Duracell DL J N Kodak K 58 L Phi li ps CR J N Ucar 2 L 7 6 Varta CR J N Automatic Ba ttery C heck If b attery power is low, the symbo l "BC" lights up in the lower ri ght corner of the v iewfinder. This i ndicates [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 6 Inserting the f il m Pull u p the rewi nd crank [17] an d knob past t he spring res istance to rele ase and o pen th e cam era back. The fram e counter resets to “S” (s tart).[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 7 Incorrect Correct Pick up the film c artridge as shown a bove, with the e m ulsion side facing u p. Slide the end o f the film obliquely from above into one of th e sl ots o f the take-up spool, ma kin g sure th at the film is gripped by at least on e of t he re[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 8 To ensure that the film i s alway s inserted under the same conditio ns, use the quick-wind lever to cock t he shutter, then release the shu tter before you in sert the fi lm . Snap sh ut the ca m era back to close th e came ra. Release the shut ter. Wind the fi[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 9 If exp osure is nevertheless released, th e selected aperture an d shutter speed settings are activated, regardless o f the camer a m ode ch osen. In the cas e of d iscrepancy between the manually set film speed and the DX-code, the manually set value b ecom es [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 10 Ful l-fiel d integral me tering Expo sure meter ing modes The LEICA R7 has a n expo sur e-m eter syste m that p rovides two alternative metering m od es: Full-field integral m etering Selective met ering The ex posure m etering m odes a re link ed to the came r[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 11 Full-f ield integral mode Most phot ographic subjects contain details of va ried brightness. The light ref l ected by this type of subject has a mean gre y v alue o f 18%, i.e. it is the s ame as tha t of a standard grey area that refle cts 18% of the l igh t i[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 12 Working diagram of the exposure meter The diagram s hows the re lationship between f ilm speed Sv (speed value) and brig htness Bv (brightness value) o n the one han d, and b etw een s hutter speed Tv (t ime value) an d aperture Av (a perture value) o n the oth[...]

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 14 Swi tching on the exposure meter Turn the shutt er s peed setting dial to any value between 1/ 2000 s and 4 s. Pr es s lightly on t he shut ter-releas e bu tt on [25] as far as the first pressure point or press the locking button o n the selector switch [29]. W[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 15 Expo sure meter ing at working aperture Some lenses and accessories do not have an automatic s prin g back diaphrag m o r lack the link age mechanism for it. In these cases, you have to obt ai n the ex posure-me ter readin g at work ing a perture, stopping u p [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 16 Manual o verride con trol (exposu re corre ction) Exposure meters are calibrated to a stan dard grey (18 % reflection ) value f or an average ph oto graphic subject. If the subject does not confo rm to this standard, manual overrid e correction of t he exposure[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 17 Shu tter speed setting dial The sh utter speed setting dial s ho uld be set to "OFF" when the ca me r a is no t in use. In t his setting, the exposure me ter is switch ed off and the electron ic shutter release blocked , preventing un necessa ry batte[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 18 The vi ewfinder image The viewfinder o f the LEICA R7 acts as composition and contro l center for all im portant information: It lets you ass ess focus, pe rspective, and picture frame; the m easuri ng field for selective expo s ure metering is clearly ma rked [...]

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 20 Mode selection To choo se a mode, press th e release button and at the same ti me slide the m ode sel ector [29 ] to the requi red position. By pressing the release bu tton, the camera is switched on. The v iewfinder disp lays the m ode you h ave selecte d i n [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 21 Manual setting with selective mode Set th e requi red shutter sp eed and aperture by h and For many interesting pho tographic motifs, it is preferable to switch off the autom atic expo sure contr ol a nd to s et bot h the sh utter speed a nd aperture b y hand. [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m epage.ntl world.com/joechan/ m anuals 22 To the right o f the v iewfinder, a vertical ligh t balance shows t he deviation b etween set and the co rrect exposure valu e . Aperture Priority, f ull- field integral mode Preset the requ ired aperture, shutter speed set automa tically. This m od e is partic[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 23 The camera autom ati cally co m p utes the shutter speed fro m 1/2000 s an d 16 s, d ep ending o n the available li ght. The shutt er spee d setting d ial may b e set to any s hu tter speed from 1/20 00 s to 4s, except " B", o r "100 ". Vi[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 24 Aperture pr io rity, selec tive mode Preset the required ap erture , shu tter speed is computed aut omatica lly. This mode is in dica ted where sp ot readings are necessary, fo r example in contre-j ou r portraiture and for spotlighted stage s ub ject s. Th i[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 25 Viewfinder di s play: Below t he viewfinder i ma g e, the d isplay shows the fol lowing inform ation at a glance: the m ode chosen (in this case A , the set aperture and the automatic, corresponding shutter speed (to the nearest 1/2 or full shutter speed va l[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 26 Shu tter priority with f ull- f ield i ntegral metering The desired s hu tter s peed is preselected; th e corresponding aperture is set autom atically. This m o de is used above all for quickly m o ving subj ects, where the shutter speed is th e element of co[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 27 Viewfinder di s play: The mode s etting i s displayed in the bo ttom left- hand cor ner o f the vi ewfinder, the preselected shut ter speed at bottom righ t. Th e sma llest aperture set on the len s is d isplayed at bott om center. If t he l ens has n ot b ee[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 28 Variab le auto mati c program mo de wi th ful l-field integral meter ing Aperture an d shutter sp eed are set automatica lly This i s the right p rogram fo r quick-action ph oto graph y; the camera takes over expo s ure contr ol for optim u m ease of operatio[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 29 Automatic pro gr am tend encies at different shutter speed setting The LEICA R7's variable automatic prog ram mode can be inf luenced by p resetting th e exposure time. If you w an t to work predo m inantl y with s ho rter exposure times (higher shu tter[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 30 Example A: norm al prog ram A lens with f/2.8 as the largest aperture is used; the shut ter speed d ial is set at "30" (next to the symbol "P") . In poor light, the ca mera always work s with full apertu re and shu tt er spe eds between 16[...]

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 32 Characteristics, ten dencies an d ap plication of va riable automatic pro gram mode a) Preset shu tter sp eeds between 4s and 1/15 s: Prog ram for depth of field S tendency toward stopping down the le ns while ke eping shutter speeds low S especially suitabl [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 33 Sup plementary light f or aperture scale In o r der to read the viewfind er ' s aperture scale in the dar k, suppl em ent ary light can be switched on by activatin g the switch [9] lo cat ed at left on t he mi rror ho using. When switched on, the sym b o[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 34 wheel back in to its n ormal po sition to lock t he setting ob tained. In its no rma l po sition, the setting wheel turns readily, but wi thout altering the eyepiece setting . When the wheel is p ulled out, you feel distinct click sto ps as you turn it. If th[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 35 The remainder o f the scree n lo oks like a grou nd- glass scree n an d is ideal for foc u sing telephoto lenses and f or close-range p hotog raphy. Cauti on: Befo re focusing, the eyepi ece must be set to the user's diopter value (see p. 33). Addition a[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 36 Using flash equipme nt The LEICA R7 is design ed for through-the- l ens flash-expo sure c ontr ol in conjunction with SCA- compatible (System Came ra Adap tion) electronic flash uni ts fi t ted with a n S CA 3 51 or 551 adapter. TTL -flash exposure me tering [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 37 Simultaneously connecting f lash units to both flash cont acts is not reco mmended, as malfunctioning may occur. Using multiple conne cting sockets, comm er ciall y available, enables you to c onnect m o re than one fl ash unit to th e X-contact. TTL-Flash ex[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 38 TTL-Flash exposure contr ol i n aperture priority modes A , A Any aperture values can be set; t he camera se t s flash synchronization at 1/100 s auto m atically, when the flash unit is ready. Flash is a ctivated as primary light source. Should th e preset ap[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 39 Variabl e TT L- f lash c ontrol i n automatic progra m mode P The aut oma tic p rogram mode P o ffers the po ssibility of automat ically balancing flash light intens ity and am b ient l ight. This makes for particularly care free flash pho tography in m any s[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 40 Flash C ontrol w ith th e LEICA R7 Flash control Shu tt er speed setting Aperture setting Prog ram m o de “100 ” o r “B” manual 1.4 t o 32 any manual 1 4 s to 1 /90 s manual 1.4 t o 32 m Primary light automatic 1/100 s manual 1.4 bi s 32 A or A automa[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 41 Flash readiness display The flash sy mbol " " at botto m right in the viewfind er flashes abou t 2x/s (2 Hz) when th e flash un it (in conjunction with SCA adapters 35 0, 351, 550 an d 551) is ready - regardless of the ca m era mode set and i n th e[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 42 Self-t imer To set the self-tim er, cock th e shutter and tur n the self-timer bu tton [7] t hrough 30° clo ckwise in the d irection i ndicated by th e arrow. To start the self-timer, g ently press th e sh utter release or the lo cking button for th e mode s[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 43 By means of th e mirror lo ck-up release R* , th e swing mirror of the LEICA R 7 can be raised before expo sure, an d t he spring d iaph ragm can be closed to t h e select ed stop. The mirror lo c k-up re lease R is sc rewed int o the special socket underneat[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 44 Multi ple exposures Take th e first exposure, p ress th e rewind release bu tt on [39 ] , and m o ve the qui c k - wind le v er. The same frame is no w ready for a f urther exposure. At the e nd of its travel, the qu ick-wind lever automatica lly r esets the [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 45 Depth of f ield lever When you use a lens wi th an automatic diaph ra g m, the expo s ure met er of th e LEICA R7 work s at full lens ap erture. Press the depth o f field lev er [5] to cl ose the lens diaphragm to the preset value; wh en it is i n th is posit[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 46 Holding the camera correctly To give the camera steady three-po int support, ho ld the cam er a with th e right hand , the index finge r resting on the releas e b utton and the thumb inserted beh ind the hinged -out quick -wind lever, wh ile the l eft hand su[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 47 Filters an d their use In TTL systems, the ex posu re m eter au to- matically takes int o a ccount the light absorbed by the fil ter in use, but sensitivity in variou s parts of the s pectrum m ay v ary accord ing t o the type of film emulsion u sed. Extreme [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 48 To avoid dam ag ing your LEICA R7 , do n ot attempt to u se it with lenses and acce ssories fo r LEICAFLEX' models with out a co ntrol cam . To use your LEICAFL EX lenses w ith th e LEICA R exposure me t er system, they must b e fitted with a contr ol ca[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 49 Moto r film adva nce and h andgrip A MOTOR-WINDER R (order No. 14208) or MOTOR-DRIVE-R (order No 1 43 10) fi tted to the LEICA R7 a u tomatically tr ansp orts the film and cocks th e shutter after each exposu re. The motor winder transp orts the film a t up t[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 50 DB-2 LEICA R Data back The DB-2 LEICA R databack (or d er No. 1 4 216) is a qu artz- and micropro ces sor-cont rolled came ra bac k for p rojecting data on the film du ring exposure. It is interchangeable with the standard LE ICA R 7 came ra back supp lie d. [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 51 Camera bags Several LE ICA ever ready c amera b ags are offered fo r th e LEICA R7, with di fferent sized fron t com p artments. In addi tion, there are a nu m b er of larger combi-bags fo r holding cam er a equip m e nt, several lenses as well as acc essorie[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 52 Eyecup A fl exible eyecup (o rder no. 1 4215) i s available to sh ield the eye fro m stra y light . This ma kes th e viewfind er im age sti ll more brill iant an d perm i ts more accurate focusing . The eyecup can also b e used for fitting a c o rrection lens[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 53 Interchangea ble fo cusing screens Special tasks require focusing scree n s tailo r- made for fast, accurate focusing . Each of th ese is supp lied in a case, complete with a p air of tweezers a n d a lens bru sh. Four further focusing screens are available f[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 54 Interchangea ble lenses The LEICA R-System is o pti mally d esigned to meet any ph otograp hic challenge. A larg e family of more than 30 high-p erform ance len ses ranging from fisheye to lenses with perspective correction; fro m the distor tion-f ree 1 5mm [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 55 Technical service Any autho rized Leica agent's Techn ical Service (see wa rranty card) is av ailable fo r servicing your camera and carrying ou t repairs in case o f dama g e. Ple ase co ntact your a uthori zed Leica dealer or any national Leica Cam era[...]

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 57 Technical Da t a on the LEICA R7 Camer a t ype: micro processo r-controlled 35 mm sing le- len s re fle x camera with electro nic m ulti-blade focal plan e shutter and mul t i-mode au tomatic functio ns. Lens mount: LEICA R-Bayon et. Lense s: more than thirty[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 58 Vie w finde r sy ste m : Built- in pentaprism . 5 inter- chan geable focu sing screen s . Vie w finde r eyepiece: Setti ng ring f or adjustme nt fr om +2 to - 2 diopters. Built -in eyepiece shu t ter. Eye piece moun t with mount for suppleme ntary correction [...]

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals 60 Inde pende nt m irr o r release: via separate ca b le- release co nnection Ele ctromagne t ic self-timer: approx. 9s cou ntdown; fla s hing red LED on fro nt of camera indic ates that self - tim er is se t. Repea t countdow n by pressing exposu r e release bu[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals VI 23 Di splay w in d ow for mode selected 24 F ilm -plane mark 25 S hutter releas e, w ith screw socket for cable re lease. 26 S hutter sp eed setting dia l 27 Q uick- w ind le ver to wind film and c ock shu tter 28 A utoma tic frame cou nter with magnifie r - [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals VII Alp habetic al Page Accessorie s 49 ff Aperture prior ity with full-field integ ral me tering 22 Aperture prior ity with selec tive meteri ng 24 Aperture scale illumi nation 33 Automatic prog ram mode 28 Automatic ti me co rrection 27 Batteries 4 Brief desc [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://ho m ep age.ntl world.com/joechan/ m an uals ® = Registered tradema rk Illustrations, specificat ions, description s and technical data are not binding and may be change d without notice. Trademark of The Le ica Camera G roup Leica Came ra G mbH, Oskar -Barnack -Strasse 11, D-35606 Solm s, Germa ny Tel ep[...]