[Leica] Re: R4 manual

[Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com>]

Thanks for all the information.
My R4 does not display the shutter speed on the bottom
of the viewfinder. The serial # of my R4 is 1569989,
maybe they changed it on other R4s.
I also find in "manual" mode, the shutter speed is not
coupled with the meter at all. The electronic metering
lites up the correct exposure on the right, but
turning the shutter speed dial does not integrate with
this metering whatsoever, hence I have to take my eyes
off the viewfinder, adjust the shutter speed based on
the correct exposure displayed by the metering, then
frame and shoot. The aperture is linked with the
metering, but that's another different function.


- --- Larry Fuller <merryandbo@earthlink.net> wrote:
> My R4 displays the shutter dial as well as the
> aperature in 'manual'
> mode, as they are supposed to. According to my book,
> the aperture, in
> the bottom center of the screen, is visible all the
> time in all modes.
> The shutter speed, just to the right of aperture, is
> visible all the
> time in T, P, and m modes, but not at all in either
> A mode.  Mine is
> visible in T and m modes, but not in the P mode (a
> problem that I
> believe is not unusual with the R4).
> 
> As Doug noted, the exposure lock only works in spot
> (or selective or AE
> aperture priority) mode. The A in the red circle! 
> When you push the
> shutter part way, the red circle light goes out. The
> R4 is supposed to
> hold that reading even though the meter changes and
> shows the reading of
> the area you move to. I believe in the R5 they
> changed it so that the
> meter stays at the selected locked position.
> 
> I have a couple books on the R4 in case I can be of
> any further help.
> 
> Bo Fuller
> R3 & R4
> 
> 


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