Setting The Exposure/An Appropriate Shutter Speed/Aperture Combination - Leica MP Bedienungsanleitung

After releasing the shutter and shutter movement,
the exposure meter is turned off and the LED(s) in
the viewfinder go out.
The exposure meter is also turned off if the shut-
ter is not cocked and/or the shutter speed setting
dial is set to B/OFF (i.e. the camera is turned
off).
Notes:
If the shutter is not cocked or the displays go
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out, the camera is in "standby" mode.
With very little ambient light, i.e. at the limits of
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the exposure meter's range, it can take around
0.2s for the LEDs to light up.
If you are below the exposure meter's metering
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range at very low light densities, the left-hand
triangular LED flashes as a warning.
Setting the exposure/an appropriate shutter
speed/aperture combination
If the exposure is to be set in accordance with the
data from the exposure meter, the shutter must be
fully cocked and the shutter speed setting dial
(16) must be set to one of the engraved shutter
speeds.
Then:
1. turn on the exposure meter by lightly pressing
the shutter release (17, to pressure point) and
2. turn the shutter speed setting dial and/or the
aperture setting dial on the lens (13) until only
the circular LED is lit.
As well as the direction of rotation of the aperture
setting ring necessary for correct exposure, the
three LEDs in the light balance also indicate un-
derexposure, overexposure, and correct exposure
in the following way:
 
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Under exposure of at least one f-stop;
rotation of aperture ring to the right
and/or the shutter speed dial to the left is
necessary
 
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Under exposure of
aperture ring to the right or the shutter
speed dial to the left is necessary
 
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Correct exposure
 
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Overexposure of
aperture ring to the left or the shutter
speed dial to the right is necessary
 
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Overexposure of at least one f-stop; rota-
tion of aperture ring to the left and/or the
shutter speed dial to the right is neces-
sary
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/ f-stop; rotation of
1
2
/ f-stop; rotation of
1
2