LEICA SF 40 Flash - Manual (Page 41)

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FLASH MODES
You can choose between the following modes:
Video light (see p. 40)
SF
Remote triggering without prefl ash (see p. 41)
SF
Remote triggering with prefl ash (see p. 41)
M
Manual operation (see p. 41)
A
Fully automatic
TTL
Fully automatic with the option to use fl ash exposure
compensation
Setting procedure
Turn the selector dial 8 so that the desired mode is opposite the
Index LED 8a .
A FULLY AUTOMATIC
Use this fl ash mode to achieve very good fl ash shots very simply.
The camera controls the fl ash exposure. It measures the light
refl ected from the subject through the lens (TTL).
Depending on the camera, the camera fi res an almost undetect-
able measuring prefl ash from the fl ash unit prior to the actual
exposure.
All of the camera's exposure modes, i.e. programmed automatic
(
P
), shutter priority (
S
/
T
), aperture priority (
A
) and manual setting
(
M
) can be set.
TTL FULLY AUTOMATIC
As with
A
, however you can infl uence the fl ash illumination by
entering a fl ash exposure compensation of -2 to +2 aperture values
(EV) in half steps.
Reason:
Automatic fl ash exposure control is based on a refl ectance of 25 %
(average refl ectance of subjects). The subjects illuminated by the
fl ash light may therefore in some cases be over or under exposed:
– the main subject is very dark or very bright/highly refl ective
– an (averagely bright) main subject is very small and/or in front
of a very bright or heavily refl ective background (e.g. with backlit
shots), or in front of a very dark background (e.g. with night
shots)
• The status LED 9d lights up as an indication that fl ash exposure
compensation can be set.