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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals The LEICAFLEX® SL 2 is a modern single-lens-reflex camera with selective light metering through the lens. The large, bright LEICAFLEX viewfinder gives you all the necessary information. At the same time it functions as the control and composing centre for focusing, spot exposure measurement, assessment of the pictorial effect, and perspective. Both the shutter speed set on the dial and the lens stop can be rea
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Contents Accessories for the LEICAFLEX SL 2 Brief description for the reader Interchangeable lenses 28 in a hurry 4 Follow-focus lenses 30 Inserting and changing the lens 6 LEICA lenses on the LEICAFLEX 30 Holding the camera correctly 7 Focusing Bellows-R 31 The composing and control centre 8 Motor for the LEICAFLEX SL2 MOT 31 Focusing 10 Ring combination for the Exposure meter 12 close-up range 32 Setting fil
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Brief Description for the Reader in a Hurry 6 Depth-of-field button (p. 20) 1 Automatic film counter (p. 24) 7 Bayonet lock for the lens (p. 6) 2 Shutter speed dial (p. 18) 8 Button for switching on the viewfinder 3 Release button with thread for cable release illumination in poor lighting conditions (p. 18) (p. 15) 4 Rapid transport lever for shutter wind and 9 Accessory shoe with central contact (p. 23) film transport (p.
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals 14 Contact bushes for flash units (p. 23) 21 Cover of the battery for viewfinder 15 Button for testing the exposure meter illumination (p. 15) battery (p. 17) 22 Eyelets for the carrying strap (p. 7) 16 Locking button for DIN/ASA setting of the 23 ASA scale (p. 13) exposure meter (p. 13) 24 24 Cover for the exposure meter battery 17 Clamp for pulling out the rewind crank to (p.17) open the camera back (p. 25) 25 Viewfinder
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Inserting the lens Taking out the lens For insertion of the lens in the bayonet ring Irrespective of the distance and diaphragm on the camera body the red dot (10) on the settings the LEICAFLEX lenses are lens mount must face the bayonet lock (7) changed as follows: marked in red. After a slight turn to the right Grip the lens on the fixed ring (12), de- the lens clicks into position. press the bayonet lock (7), turn t
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Holding the camera correctly When taking pictures in the upright For the steady 3-point support the right format, simply turn the LEICAFLEX. The hand grips the camera. The index finger hands remain in the same position as for rests on the release button, the thumb horizontal pictures, ready to wind on the against the rapid transport lever. The left film and to focus. hand supports the lens from below. 7
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals The composing and control centre The viewfinder of the LEICAFLEX SL 2 The viewfinder of the LEICAFLEX SL 2 is has been adjusted with micro-precision. the centre both for pictorial composition This ensures optimum sharpness as well and for control of all important data: as exact agreement of viewfinder image sharpness, picture area and perspective, and picture area on the film. measuring field and exposure meter A scale bel
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Focusing screen surrounds the central split image. According to your predominant photo- This serves for the focusing of objects graphic work you will have chosen be- lacking crisp outlines. Out-of-focus set- tween 3 permanently built-in viewfinder ting is indicated by distinct flickering. screens. The surrounding field consists of tri- The image is focused by rotation of the angular micro-prisms, producing a distance setting
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals c) Groundglass screen b) Screen without split-image wedge The The image can be focused within the entire central measuring field is occupied entire viewfinder field. The central circle by a quadrangular micro-prism screen. indicates the measuring field for the ex- Distinct flickering indicates that the object posure meter. This screen is suitable for sighted is not critically focused on this close-up and macro-photog
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Exposure meter edge of the viewfinder image. The exposure meter of the LEICAFLEX The exposure meter is switched on and SL 2 measures through the lens at full off with the rapid transport lever (4). In aperture. Additional and therefore time- the LEICAFLEX SL 2 the exposure meter consuming operations are eliminated. is switched off when the rapid transport 20% of the light coming from the lens is lever is parked against
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals is outlined clearly and at the same size. The part of the subject representative of the exposure can be measured precisely. Unfavourable influences such as extremely bright or dark portions of the subject, open light sources, and other undesirable features can be eliminated by the measurement of an undisturbed area of the object representative of the total subject. In most cases a rule of thumb can be used: measure the
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Setting the shutter speed and the pre-set lens stop (right) are dis- The pointers of the exposure meter ap- played on the scale below the viewfinder pear on the right of the viewfinder field. image. When the exposure is set cor- The follow-pointer is coupled with the rectly the follow-pointer exactly brackets diaphragm setting ring (11) of the lens the measuring pointer. and the shutter speed dial (2) of the ca- mera. To se
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals coincide with the measuring pointer by This is a Mallory PX 625 or an equivalent rotation of the shutter speed dial (2) of make. It is located underneath the cover the camera. The reading for the lens stop (21), which is unscrewed when the in the viewfinder will be opposite H in battery has to be changed. this case. With short switching periods of 3 to 4sec duration the life of the battery is about 10 Measuring in the lim
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Use of filters with our lenses measurement and When light is measured through the lens settings can be carried out as with the energy reduction owing to filters is ordinary filters. With ordinary polarizing generally allowed for automatically. But filters without circular effect the longest the various films have different sensi- exposure is determined by rotation of the tivities in the various spectral regions. filter and s
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Changing the battery Testing the battery Unscrew the cover (24) on the underside of The exposure meter has a 1.35v mercuric the body with a coin. This exposes the oxide battery as current source. The Mal- battery, which can now be exchanged. lory PX 625 or equivalent brands such as When inserting the new battery make sure Varta Pertrix 7002 can be used. These bat- that the engraved data are on top. teries have an ave
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals The rapid transport lever (4) transports the film through 1 frame with each full lever movement, winds the shutter and switches the film counter (1) to the next-higher number. It engages in a resting position (exposure meter switched off), in a mea- suring position, and in a readiness position. The shutter speed dial (2) can be set be- fore or after film transport and engages with a click opposite the engraved speeds. I
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals The LEICAFLEX lenses Automatic diaphragm All LEICAFLEX-R lenses are of the same All LEICAFLEX-R lenses are fitted with an external design, i.e. the rotatable dia- automatic diaphragm. This means that the phragm pre-setting ring (11), the fixed ring viewfinder image is viewed always — i.e. with depth-of-field indication (12), and the before and after exposure — at full aper- distance setting ring (13) are arranged ture and
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Depth-of-field button Depth-of-field scale The depth-of-field scale indicates the range The LEICAFLEX SL 2 measures the ex- of the depth of field for the object distance posure at full lens aperture. The depth-of- set on the distance setting ring. field button permits the assessment in the If, for instance, you have focused the 50mm viewfinder of the depth of field to be ex- SUMMICRON-R f/2. lens on 5m, the pected wi
