Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 26 Feb 98 at 1:14, Steve Hickel wrote: > In manual mode, set aperature to desired setting. Point camera at > zone V subject. Push preview lever in all the way, slightly depress > shutter button being careful not to push too hard, while holding > down the button look at the shutter setting, remember it. Set > shutter speed to proper speed. Take picture (hoping the subject > hasn't moved into a different lighting situation. Have I got this > right? The R4s is a little bit quirky in that it doesn't show you the set shutter speed in the VF when you're in manual mode, unlike the R4 and the R4s Mod P. When I had an R4s as a second body I found this bad enough that I called up Leica and asked what it would cost to change this, and they said $275. I think this means that DAG might do it for $135 (but I sold the camera and bought another R6 before I ever checked with DAG about it). Incidentally, you don't have to hold the shutter release down constantly to meter -- if the next frame is wound on, the meter stays on for 10 seconds after you touch and release the shutter release. I usually find this long enough. - -Patrick