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INSTRUCTIONS

LEICA

R

4

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Perfect

pictures

without

technical

problems

the

outstanding

eature

f the

LEICA@4.

Its

optimum daptat iono he ask n

hand

and o the

photographic

ituations based

on

its

5

programs,

hich

are combined

with he well-tried lternativemethods f

LEITZ largefield integrating

and

LEITZ

selective xposure

measurement.

With nterchangeableenses rom 15

to

800mmocal

ength

nda comprehensive

range

f

accessoriestheEICA

4 offersa

universal

ystemwhich eaves othing

o

bedesired.

These

nstructions

re

not

designed o

prevent ou

rom

aking

photographs,

ut

to ell

you

na ewwordshow

simple

t s

o

handle

he

LEICA 4.

We

hope

hat

photography

ith

your

new

LEICA

4 wil l

give ou

much

pleasure

nd

success.

ERNSTLEITZWETZLAR

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Brief instructions or

perfect pictures

without

echnical

problems

with the

automatic

programs.

Beforetakingphotographs:

Detailsonpage

1)

Attach he carrying trap

2)

Insert nd est batteries

test

but ton

13) ,

ED

12)

3)

Insert he

lens

4)

Set

ilmspeed

locking

but ton

13) ,

nur led

ing

15)

5) Insert i lm

6)

Wind he shutter

7) Select

automatic

rogram

El

-

program

elector

6)

8) Stop

he

ens

down

i l minimum

aperture

aperture

reselect ion

ing

21)

9)

Focus distance etting

ing

(23)

10)Press he release utton

To

enable

you

to util ize

he

universal

possibi l i t ies

f

the LEICA

R 4

to

the ful l ,

please

ead

he

detailednstructions.

6

7

9

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Contents

Page

uni form

groundglass

screen

wi th

gr id

div is ion

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Brief

instruct ions

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escription

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rosslines

36

Attaching

the

carrying

strap

6

Eyepiece

blanking

39

fnsert ing

and

test ing

the

bat ter ies

7

Uutt ipte

exposurei

40

lnsert ing

he lens

9

Setf - i imer

40

Removing

he lens

g

Depth-of- f ie ld

ever

41

Rapid

transport

ever.

10

Depth-of- f ie ldscale 4 1set t ing the f i lm speed

]

t0

Hoioing

the

camera

correcf ly

42

lnse r t i ng

he

f i lm

-

11

Flash

synch ron i sa t i on

49

Removing

he f i fm

14

Automaiic

swi tch-over

o "X"

44

swi tching

on the

exposure

system

14

Interchangeable

enJes-

4s

The_al ternat ive

xposure

measur ing

methods

lq

Design

ot tne

LEICA

R lenses

46

Ll l fz largef ie ld

ntegrat ing

measurement

16

Autoi tat ic

spr ing-back

diaphragm

46

LEITZ

select ive

measurement

16

Lens

hoods

47

Exposure

correct ions

' lT

Fi l ters

4g

Measur ing

with

working

aperture

18

The

use of f i l ters

49

Insuf f ic ient ight for measurement 18 The use of ex is t ingLEICAR lenses

Long-t ime

range

. .

19

and

accessor ies

50

Working

diagram

of the

exposure

meter

20

LEICA

M

lenses

on the

LEICA

R 4

51

select ing

the

programs

22

care

of the

LEICA

R

4

,,51

shut ter

speed r ing

23

MoToR-WINDER

R 4,

MOTOR_DR|VE

4

52

Automatic

shutter

speed

control with

LEITZ

Remote-control

LEICA

R

LEITZ argef ie ld

ntegrat ing

measurement

24

electronic

contro l

uni t

54

Automatic

shutter

speed

control with

DB

LEICA

R

4 Databack

54

LEITZ

selective measurement

26

Cases

55

Automatic

aperture

control with

I

Suitabil i ty for use in the tropics 55LElrz largefield integrating

measurement

2g

camera

spare

parts

56

Automatic

program

with

LEITZ argef ie ld

Focusing

screens

56

integrat ing

measurement

30

After

Sales

Service

56

Manual

sett ing with

LEITZ

select ive

Enlargers

57

measurement

32

projectors

57

The

viewf inder

as a composi t ion

and

LEICA

Informat ion

Serv ice

5g

contro l

centre

34

LEICA

School

-

5g

Focusing

wi th

the

universal

ocusing

screen

36

"LEICA

Fotograf ie"

magazine

59

Interchangeable

ocusing

screens

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screen

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Brief

description

1

Automatic

rame

counter

2 Control

window

or

ilm

ransport

3

Lever

or

rapid

shutter

wind

and

i lm

transport

4

Reledse

utton

with hread

or

cable

elease

5

Shutter

Peed

ing

6

Program

elector

7

Viewing

window

or he

set

program

8 Accessbry hoewithcentre

and

control

contact

9

l l luminat ing

indow

or shut ter-speedisplay

10

LED

or

self-t imer

i i

[ocking

button

or

exposure

orrection

12

LED

or

batterY

est

i5

[ocfing

buttoh

or

ISO

ASA/.D|N)etting

of

the

eiposu-re

meter,

battery

est

knob

C)

14

Folding

ewind

rank

15 Fi lm-sPeedet t ing ing

4


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Ret.-Nr

24

624-1

1

16

Scale

or exposure orrection

17 Electronic elf-t imer

18 Bayonetock

19 Depth-of-field

ever

20 Reddot

markingor enschange

21 Aperture

reselection

ing

22 Depth-of-field

cale

23 Distance etting ing

24 Flash

ontact

25

Eyelet or

carrying

trap

26 Viewing

window

or nserted

i lm

27 Eyepiece

lank

28 Viewfinder

yepiece

orrection enses

can be nserteo

29

Cap or battery

ompartment

30 A 1/4

r ipod hread

31 Rewind elease nddouble-exposure

utton

5


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Attaching

he carryingstrap

Attach he carrying

strap

to the eyelets

(25).

Remove

the

metal

hooks from the

carryingstrap

and

hook them

into

the

eyelets

on the camera.

Replace the

carryingstrap and push the securing

loopsover

he

metalhooks.

A small

ocketfor

spare

batteries

sfixed

to the carrying

trap.


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lnserting

and testing

he

batteries

The

LEICA

4 requires

lectricalpowerfor

exposure

measurement

hutter/aperture

control .

his

s

suppl ied

V2 L

55v

silver

oxide

button

cells.

To nsert

he

batteries

nscrew

with

a

coin

and emove

hecap

29)

on heunderside

of he

camera

ody.

Remove

ilms

of oxide

from

he

batteries

with

a

clean

cloth

and

insert

he

batteries

n

he

capaccording

o

the nsertion

ymbols.

crew

he

cap

and

batteries

into

the

baseplate

of

the

camera.

Check he

state

of he

batteries

efore

ou

start akingphotographs,specially hen

you

have

not

used

the

camera

for

a

prolonged

eriod.

Press

he

battery

est-

ing

button

13),

marked C"

on top

eft

of

the

camera.

he

LED

12)

i t ted

n

ront

of

the

battery

est

button

ights

up in

red

when

he

batteries

re in

working

order.

The battery test knob should remainpressed

or

about

5 seconds.

noticeable

reduction

n

the ight

ntensity

f

the

LED

during

ndicates

he

mminent

xhaustion

of he

batteries,

hich

should

be eplaced.


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lmportant

When

he

MOTOR-WINDER 4

or

MOTOR-

DRIVER

4 is

attached,

he

batteries re

Designation nd

maln

uses:

tested

when the exposure system is

Manufacturer Photographic eafaids

simultaneously

switched

on,

for instance

Manufacrurer

photographic

eafaids

warches

by

means

of

pressing

he

locking

button

equipment

on the program elector see"Switching r'ennenov S76E

on the exposure ystem",

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14).

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Tips

for battery

care

and use:

Store

batteries

n a cool

and dry

place.

Do

not use

new and used

batteries

to-

gether.

The batteries

cannot

be

recharged.

Do

not

throw

used

batteries

nto

the

fire.


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Inserting

he lens

Grip

he lensby the fixed

ring

22).

Make

the

ed

dot

20)

n he

ensmount ace

he

bayonet

ock

(18)

on the camera

body.

Inserthe ens n his

posit ion.

f tera l ight

clockwise

turn the lens cl icks

into

posit ion.

Removing

he

lens

Independently

f the

distance

nd

aper-

ture

setting

the

LEICA

R

lenses

are

exchanged

s follows:

Grip

he lens

by

the

fixed

ing

(22).

De-

press

he

bayonet

ock

1

8)on

he

camera.

Turn he ensanticlockwisend removet.

Change

enses

n

he

shadow

f

your

body.


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Inserting

he

film

Pull

up

the rewind

rank

14)

o

open

he

camera

back*.

After

some

spring force

has

been

overcome

he camera

back

opens

automatical ly.

he

f i lm

counter

returns

o

"S"

(start).

Wind heshutterwith he rapid ransport

lever

and release

t.

1 1

- :

The

opera t ion s den t ica l

w i th

he Databack

DB LEICA

R 4

attached.


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Pick up the f i lm

cartr idge s i l lustrated

above.

The

emulsion

ide

points

o the

viewer.

ush he end

of the

ilm

obl iquely

fromabove nto

oneof heslots

of hetake-

upspool. nsurehat heend

of he

i lm s

ful ly

gripped

y at

least

one ugand

pro-

trudes nder henext ug.

Fully

pul l

up

the rewind

rankand

nsert

the f i lm

cartr idge

n

the empty f i lm

cartridgechamber.New

push

in the

rewind

rank.

he

edgeof he ilmmustbe

paral lel

o he

lm

guide

nd he

sprockets

of the ransport rummustengage

n

the

perforation

oles

f he

lmwhen

he apid

transportever s oPerated.

Transport

he

ilm hrough

ne

rame

with

the

rapid

ransport

everso

that

t

will be

taut

n he

ilm

guide

nd

he

i lmcartr idge

mouth

s not

proud.

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Close

he

camera

ysnapping

he

camera

back

shut.Release

he

shutter.

ransport

the f i lm

through

one

frame

and

again

release

he

shutter.

Transport

he film

onceagain.

The

camera

s

now

ready

or

operat ion.

he

ilm

counter

1)

points

t 1.

It counts orward o "36".For he various

lengths

f lm

he num

ers

20", 24"

and

"36"

aremarked

n

red.

The

film

has

been

correctly

nserted

and is

transported

when

a

bright

f ield

becomes

visib le

n

the

contro l

window

(2)

n

front

of

the

rapid

transport

lever;

i t

advances

towards

he front

edge

of the window

with

each

exposure.

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Rewinding nd

taking out

the film

When hefilm

has

been

exposedothe

ast

frame the

rapid

transport

ever

can

no

longer

be

operated.

Before the

film is

removed

rom the camera

it

must

be

rewound into

its

cartridge.

Press

the

rewind elease utton 31)on the under-

side

of the camera

body,

turn out the

rewindcrank and

rotate

t

clockwise

in

the

direction f

the arrow)until

he ilm

s

pulled

ut of

the ake-up pool

afterslight

resistance

as beenovercome. pen

he

camerabody

by

pul l ing

up

the

rewind

crank

and akeout

he

film

cartridge.

Change

ilms n theshadowof yourbody.

Switching

on

the

exposure

sYstem

The exposure

ystem

of the

LEICA

R 4

is

switched

on

with

slight

pressure

of the

release

button

(4)

or

pressure

of

the

locking

utton

n

he

program

elector

6).

The

LEDdisplays

n the

viev'rfinder

ights

up.

1 4


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The

alternative

exposure

measuring

methods

The

LEICA

4 has

an exposure

measuring

system

with

alternative

measuring

methods:

I

LEIrZ

argefield

ntegrating

measurement

O LEITZ

elective

measurement

These

exposure

measurement

methods

are

combined

ith

he

operating

modes

f

automatic

shutter

speed

control,

auto-

matic

aperture

ontroland

manual

etting

of

shutter

peed

and

aperture,

.e.

heyare

combined

nto

programs.

The exposure s measuredhrough he

lens.

With

the

LEICA

R lenses

with

fully

automatic

preset

diaphragm

measurement

s

carried

out at

full

aper-

ture.

The

symbol

f he measuring

ethod

employed

s

displayed

n

the

viewing

window

7)

next

o the

program

electoi

and n the bottom eft-hand ornerof the

viewfinder

s

a

program.

he

exposure

s

measured

yasi l icon

hoto

iode oused

in

he bottom

art

of he

camerawhere

t

s

protected

gainst

tray

ight.

Sensitivity

of the

exposure

meter

The

measuring

?nge

with

integrating

measurement

s

0.25

cdlmz

to

-OSOOO

cdlmz

att/1.4.|n

xposure

alues EF):

t

fSO

1

00/210

rom

1

to

+1

g,

or /1.4/1'sec

to l/22/1000sec.

The

measuring

ange

withselectivemeasurements t cOlmzlo

6300

cdlmz

at

tl1.4.

In

exposure

alues

(EF):

at

ISO

1

O0/21o

rom

*3

to

*19,

or

tl1.4/t/asec

o

tl22/

1/rooosec.

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Bet

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11

LEITZselective

measu

ement

This

method

is used

whenever

great

brightness

ifferences

ccur

n the

entire

subject

and

a certain

detail

s to

be ex-

posed

accurately.

The

measuring

ield

s

exactly

outlined

n

theviewfinder y he arge entral ircle.t

is ndicated

t

hesame

izeand

larityfor

all

ocal

engths

ndal l

ocusing

creens.

The

programs

with selective

measure-

ment

are called

O

and

@

(see

pp.

24

to 33).

LEITZ a gef eld

i ntegratin

g

measurement

Most

photographic

subjects

are

com-

posed

of details f

variedbrightness.

he

reflection

of

such ordinary subjects

corresponds

o hatofa

mean

reyvalue

f

18%, or which everyexposuremeter s

calibrated.

As

a rule he detailsof

varied

brightness

are equally distributed

hroughout he

entire ield.Here he

programs

ith arge-

field

integratingmeasurement

l, E

or

E

(see pp.

24 to

33)

shouldbe chosen.

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Exposure

correction

(override)

Exposure

meters

are

calibratedior

a

mean

appl ied.

Exposure

corrections

are

used

particular-

ly with

largefield

integrating

measure-

ments.

With

selective

measurement,

as

a

rule,

a representative

detail

of

average

grey

value

can

be

selected

rom

the

entire

subject

for

a reading

hrough

the

smaller

and

precisely

defined

measuring

ield.

Here

a correction

s

not

required.

Example

or

a

"*"

correction

With

very

bright

subjects,

uch

as snow-

scapes,

r he

beach,

heexposure

meter,

owing o thegreater eflection f the ight,

will

ndicate

shutter

speedwhich

s

too

high

and

therefore

produces

under-

exposure.

Consequently

the

shutter

speed

must

be reduced,

or

nstance

rom

'l /125

to 1/60

sec.

This s

donewith

he

"+1"

correct ion.

Exampleof a"-" correction

With

very

darksubjectswhich

eflect

ittle

light

the

exposuremeter will

indicate

a

shutter

peedwhich s

oo

slowand here-

fore

produces

overexposure.

Conse-

quently

he

shutter

peedmust

herefore

be

increased,

or

instance

rom 1/15

to

1/30sec. hrough he "-1" correct ion.

Toset he

correction

locking

button

1

1)

is

pressed

and the scale

(16)

set to the

desired

aluewith

he evernext

o

it.Half

exposurevalues

p

o +/-2

canbesetand

clamped.

At

the end

values

of the ISO

(ASA/DIN)

cale, exposure

corrections

can be set only

within

imitations.

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19/58

When

the

camera is

switched

on, the

overr ide

ymbolV

wi l l

b l ink n

the

bot tom

left-hand

corner

of the viewfinder

when

a

correction has

been set.

Measurement

with

working

aperture

Some accessories

such as

extreme

telephoto enses,

he

3-part

ring

com-

binat ion,

and the

UniversalFocusing

Bellows

do

not ncorporate

n

automatic

diaphragm. The

exposure

must

be

measured ith heworking pertureHere

the

photo

diode

will

receive

more

or less

l ight

as he ens

apertures

adjusted.

he

rest

of the

operations identical

with

hat

with

enses

with

automatic

iaphragm.

Valuesbelow

he measuring

ange

The measuring

angeof

the cameraused

for correct

exposures

s

linear.When

n

very

poor

ight his

range s not

reached,

thesecondit ions

o longer

pplyand

an

accurate

exposure

can

no longer be

determined. he measuring alues

n-

dicated

n heviewfinder

il l ead

o

wrong

results.

warning ignal

s herefore

iven

by

a

constant

ight ing p of

the overr ide

symbolp

.

In the transit ional

ange he symbol

wil l

b l ink .

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22/58

All

the important

data

of

the

exposure

measuring

ystem

of the

LEICA

R

4, such

as the measuring

ensitivity

nd

measur-

ing

range,

are

displayed

n the

working

diagram.

Example

of long-tii.

"tposure:ens: [email protected]

Aperture

etting:

l

1 4

Film

speed:

SO

4OO/27o

The

owest

uminous

ensity

for

nstance

in

candle

ight)

measured

s

O.Scd/sq.m.

This

corresponds

o

the exposure

alue

4

and

produces

a shutter

speed

(T)

of

1/8secat /8 of 4sec,and t tl16 of 1Ssec.

Example

of automatic

program

In the

bottom left-hand

corner

of

the

diagram the

combinations

f shutter

speedandaperture

an

be

readwhich

are

determined

y automatic

rogram

f

as

a

funct ion

f the lens

speed,

he avai lable

l ight

and he

i lmspeed.Lens:

50mSUMMICRON@

R

/2

Luminous

ensity:

000cd/sq.m.

(br ight

unl ight)

Film

speed: SO

25/15"

Corresponding

o heexposure

alue

2a

combinationf /5.6

nd1/1 5sec

hutter

speed s

produced.

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Choiceof

programs

The

programs

re set by

pressure

f the

locking utton ndsimultaneous

l iding f

the

program

elector

6).

As the

locking

button

s

being

pressed

he camera

s

switched on.

The chosen

program

is

displayedn hebottomeft-handornerof

the

vievufinderindow. n addit ion, he

program

etting an

be

read

at any ime

n

theviewing

window

7)

next o the shutter

speed

ing.

The

program

elector

mustengage

n

the

chosen

position.

t

can

be

reset

onlyafter

the ockingbutton

has been

pressed.

The

fol lowing

rograms

an

be

chosen:

tlt

automatic

shutter

speed

control

with

r-

LE'TZlargefield

ntegrating

measurement

6

automaticshutterspeedcontrol

ith

LEITZ elective

measu

em

ent

tr automaticaPerture ontrolwith

LEITZ

argef

eld

i

nteg ati

n

g

measurement

E

automatic

program

with LEITZ

largefield

ntegrati

g

measurement

@

manual

setting

of slylt5tr

speed

and

lens

aperture

with

LEITZ

elective

measurement

22


24/58

Shutter

speed ring

With

the

E

and

@

programs

he

shut ter

speeds

are

set

with

he

shut ter

speedr ing.

I t engages

at

al l the indicated

values.

The

shut ter

speeds

from

1/1000

to lsec

are

determined

electronical ly.

ntermediate

valuescannot be set.

ln

the

[l

,

O

,

and

El

programs

the

shut ter

speed r ing

may

be set for

any

desiredvalue

except

"X","100",

and

"B".

Al l

shut ter

speeds

between

1/1000

and

l sec are

determined

cont inuously

and

displayed

on the r ight

in

the viewf inder

window

by LEDs. l f

2

diodes l ight

up

simultaneously,he valuesproduced

are

intermediate.

Longer

exposure

imes

of up to about

Ssec

are also

produced

automatically,

but not

displayed

in

the viewfinder,

see

diagram

page

20.

The

use

of e lectronic

lash

units requires

the "X" set t ing.At "8" the shut ter remains

open

as

ong

as he re lease

ut ton s

being

pressed.

"8"

and

"100"

( :1/100seC)

can be

used

without

batteries.

At

"X",

B"

and

100"

heexpoJ

;;

measured

venwhen

he

button

ells re

inserted.

his s

ndicated

n

heviewf inder

by the

l igh t ing

up

o f the

upper r iangu la r

LED.

23


25/58

A

automaticshutter-speed

"J;;;;;

EITZ

argef

eld

ntegrati

g

measurement.

Preselected

he desired

lens

aperture

This

program

s

particularly

uitable

when

the mainelement f composit ions the

depth

of

f ield and

normal

ight ing on-

ditions

prevail.

This

program

s used,

or

instance,

or

landscape

ndarch

tectural

hotography.

The

rangeof

the depth

of

field s deter-

mined

with he

aperture

reselect ion

ing

(21).The shutterspeed s automatical ly

determined

according

to the existing

brightness.

he

shutter peed

ing

maybe

setat anyvalue etween 1000and1sec,

but

not

at

"X", 100"

or

"8".

The

E

program

unctionswith

allLEICAR

lenses ndaccessories

uchas adapters,

UniversalFocusingBellows-R, tc., see

page

50).

24


26/58

@

Ret

Nr

29 928-1 1

Viewfinder

isplays:

The

program

setting s

displayed n

the

bottom eft-hand

orner

of the vievyfinder

window,

he

preset

perture

o the right

of

it.

The

imescale svisible

n he

right

n

he

viewfinder frame. The automatically

produced

hutter

peed s ndicated

yan

LED next

to the figures.

The

shutter

speedsare

produced

continuously,

wo

LEDs ight

up with ntermediate

alues.

Speedsof 1/60sec

and

higher

are in-

dicated

y circular,

f

1/30sec

nd

slower

by

square

LEDs.The LEDs ndicate

he

dangerof camera hake.

With extreme

brightness he shutter

speed

ange

may no longer

by adequate

for the

preselected

perture. his iq in-

dicatedby a

red

riangular ED

at the top

endof hescale.When hebottom riangu-

larLED ights

p heshutter

peed

s

sec

or

longer. s long

as he

symbolp

in

the

viewfinder

f

the LEICAR

4 does

not

ight

up, he exposures

correct.

25


27/58

A

automatic

hutter-speeo

"""rri*"'"'

7

with LElTzselective

measu ement

Preselected the

desired lens

aperture

This is

the

right

program

when

you

have

to

work

with

depth

of

field and

to take

spot

readings, or instance portrait in contre

jour

l ight,

or spot- l i tstage

scenery.

The l imits

of the

depth of

f ield

are

deter-

mined with

the

aperture

preselect ion

ing

(21).

The

shutter

speed

is

automatical ly

determinedas a funct ion

of the exist ing

brightness.

The

shutter-speed

ing

besetat any

value

between /1000 nd 1sec,but

not

at

"X",

"100"

nd

8" .

The

program

@

tunctions ith

all

LEICA

lenses ndaccessories,

uchasadapters,

Universal

FocusingBellows-R

tc.

(see

page50).

Measured-value

torage

Theexposure eter

overs nlythe

ield n

the central

arge

ircle

of

he

vievvfinder.

f

the

part

of the subject

epresentative

f

theexposure

measurements not

be

n

he

centre of the desired

picture,

the

measured alue

can be

stored

when

he

slack

s

taken off the

release

button

4).

The

program

LED s

extinguished.

f

the

release

button

is maintained n

this

posit ion

he camera an be

panned

unti l

the desired

picture

area

has

beendeter-

mined. he elease

utton

s now

pressed.

Theshutter peed an bestored orabout

30sec.

The

LED display

of

the shutter

speed

remains unctional

nd

indicates

anychanges

n

he

ight ing

ondit ions.

he

measuredaluesextinguished

ssoonas

the

finger s removed

rom the

release

button.

26


28/58

@

Viewfinder

displays:

The

program

sett ing is

displayed

in

the

bottom left-hand

corner

of the viewfinder

window,

he

preset

aperture

o

the

right

of

i t.

The

t ime

scaf

e

is

visible

on the r ight

n

the

vieMinder

frame.

The

automatical ly

producedshutterspeed s ndicatedbyan

LED

next

to

the f gures.

The

shutter

speeds

are

produced

continuously,

wo

LEDs

ight

up with

intermediate

alues.

Speeds

of 1/60sec

and

higher

are

in-

dicated

by

circular,

of 1/30sec

and

slower

by square

LEDs.

The

LEDs indicate

the

dangerof camera shake.

With

extreme

brightness

the

shutter

speed range

may

no longer

by

adequate

for

the

preselected

aperture.

This is

in-

dicated

by a red

tr iangular

LED

at

the top

end

of the

scale.

When

he

bottom riangu-

lar

LED

ghts

up the

shutter

speed

s

l

sec

or

longer.

As

long

as

the

symbol

V

in

the viewfinderof the LEICAR 4 does not

l ight

up, the

exposure

s

correct.

27

With

a

high

shutter

sPeed

raPid


29/58

tr

automatic

aperture

control

with

LEITZargefield

ntegrating

measurement.

Preselect he

desired

shutter

Speed, et

the

minimum

ens

aperture,

This

program

s

usedabove

ll or

quickly

moving ubjects, here heshutter peed

is

heelement

fcomposit ion.

his

ppl ies

particularly

o movement

sequences,

such as sports

subjects,

xposures

rom

an

unsteady

upport,

or

with long-focal-

length enses.

movemements

an

be

photographed

t

perfect

contour

sharpness.

A slower

shutter

speed

produces

deliberate

movement

lur,

which

may

enhance

he

pictorial

ynamism.

Thedesired hutter peed s

preselected

on

he

shutter

peed

ing,

which

engages

at

the

engraved

values.

Intermediate

settings

are

not effective.

he

ens

aper-

ture

is automatically

etermined

s

a

function

f

the

existing

rightness.

lmportant

The

lens

must be

stopped

down

to

its

minimum

aperture

(t116

or

fl22

respec-

tively)so

that

the

entire

aperture

ange

s

available

or the automatic

control.

The

E

program

unctions

ithall

LEICA

lenses

ith ullyautomatic

iaphragm

see

pp.46 and50).

28

Mewfinder

displays:


30/58

The

program

etting

s

displayed

n

the

bottom eft-hand

ornerof the vievrrfinder,

the

preselected

hutter

speed

in

the

bottom

right.

The

aperture

settings s

faded n

at bottom

centre. f

the

lens has

not

been

ully

stopped own,

he

program

display ottom eftblinks nd heaperture

values

n

he

right

n

heviewfinder

rame

are,

f

at

all ,

ncorrectly

isplayed.

f

the

lens

is

stil l

not

stopped

down to its

minimum

perture,

he shutter

peed

wil l

be automatically

djusted ndependently

of

the

preselected

nd

displayed

peed

(up o 1/1000sec).

The

aperture

cale

s

visible

n he

ight

n

the viewfinder

rame.

The

automatically

determinedens

apertures indicated

y

an LEDnext

o

the figures. he

apertures

are

produced

ontinuously,

wo LEDswill

l ight

up

with ntermediate

alues.

8

and

smaf

er s indicated

y

circular, /5.6andlargerby squareLEDs.

The

squareLEDs

indicate

hallow

epth

of

field.

At

extreme

brightness

r

with very

little

l ight

heaperture ange

mayno

onger

e

adequate for

the

preselected

shutter

speed.

his s

ndicated

ya

red

riangular

LED:with

overexposure

t the

top

end

of

the aperture

cale,with

underexposure

t

the

bottom

end,

and

through

constant

l ight ing

f he

V

symbol.

l f i t is

possible

within

he

shutter

speed

range

(1

1000

o

about

Ssec),however,

correction

s

introduced

hrough

auto-

matic

change

of

the

preselected

hutterspeed.

29


31/58

EI

automatic

program

with LEITZ

largefield

ntegrating

measurement.

Set

the minimum

aperture

of

the

lens.

This

is the best

program

or

constant

action

readiness.

t is also eminently

suitable

or

relaxed

photography

ithout

any echnical nowledge.

The

camera

automatically

and con-

tinuously

ets he

shutter

peed

and

ens

aperture.

he

shutter-speed

ing

may

be

set between

ny

valuebetween

1/1000

and

1sec, ut

not

at

"X",

100"

and

"8".

lmportant

The

lens

must

be

stopped

down

to

its

minimum

aperture

(f/16

or

tl22

re-

spectively)

so

that

the entire

aperture

range

is avaihble

for

the automatic

control.

TheEl

program

unctions

with

all

LEICA

R

lenses ith ullyautomaticiaphragmsee

pp.

46 and

50).

30


32/58

@

Vievvfinder

isplay

The

program

etting

svisiblen hebottom

left-hand

corner

in

the

viewfinder. he

aperture

etting

s faded

nto

he bottom

centre.

f

he

ens

hasnot

been ompletely

stopped

own,

he

program

isplay

n the

bottom

eft-hand orner

blinks,

f the

lens

is sti l l not stoppeddown o its minimum

aperture,

he shutter

speed

is auto-

matically

djusted

up

o 1/1000sec).

The shutter-speed

cale

s

visible

n the

right

in the

vievvfinder

rame.The auto-

maticallydetermined

shutter

speed

is

indicatedby

an

LED

next

o the

figures.

The

display

f

heslow

speeds

rom

1/8 o

1sec

s

blanked;

ut

hese peeds

realso

automatically

produced.

The

blanking

indicates

he dangerof

camera

hake.

In extreme

brightness

r

with very

little

l ight he

automatically

ontrolled

hutter

speed/aperture

range

is

no longer

adequate.This is indicated by a red

triangular

ED:

with

overexposure

t the

top end of

the shutter

speed

scale,

with

underexposure

t

the

bottom

end,

and

through

a

constant

ighting p of

tne

V

symbol.

31


33/58

O

m?nu?lsetting with LEITZ

1)

selective

measu

ement.

Set

shutter

speed

and lens

aperture

manually.

In

certain

exposue

situations

the

switching-off

f the

automatic

exposure

control s

desirable.

hutter

speed

and

aperture reset manuallyn steps.

The

exposure

value,

i.e.

the

shutter

speed/aperture

ombination

must

be

determined

efore

he

exposure.

here

s

a

choice

f 2

possibil i t ies:

Preselect

aperture,

switch

on the

camera

by

pressing

the locking

button

on the

program

selector

or

touching

he

release

utton

and l ine

up

the

subject.

et he

shutter

peed

indicated

by the red

LED

on

the

shutter-speed

ring.

Intermediate

values annotbeset. f two LEDs ight

up

during

the

determination

f the

shutter

peed,

he

aperture

hould

be

opened

or closed

by half

a value.

32


34/58

@

Rer

Nr.

9

932-111

2) Preselect the shutter speed by

rotating he shutter-speed

ing en-

gaging

t

at

ful l values.Line up

the

subjectand

adjust he

lens

aperture

with

he camera witched n unti l

he

shutter

speed

ndicated

y

red LEDs

on the

right n

the

viewfinderrame

agreeswith the preselected hutter

speed.

The

@

ptogram

unctions

with

allLEICA

R

lenses ndaccessories,uch

asadapters,

Universal

ocusingBellows-R, tc.

(see

page

50).

Viewfinder

displays:

The

program

etting

s

visible

n

he

bottom

left-hand

orner in

the vieMinder

with

preselected

hutter

speed

bottomright,

the

preselected

perture

bottom

centre.

The

shutter-speed

cale s

visible

n the

right

n

the viewfinder

rame.

The

LEDs

indicate he measuredshutter speed.

When

the

triangular,

ED

at

the

top

or

bottom

on the

shutter-speed

cale

ights

up

(too

bright,

or too

dark),

choose

a

different

hutter/aperture

ombination.

f

necessary

se faster

enses

or

lower

or

faster

ilms.

33

The

viewfinder

as

a composition

and

control

centre

The i l lustration

pposite

shows

all the

displays im

u

taneously.


35/58

The viewfinder

f

the

LEICA

R 4 is

the

centre

or

the

composition

nd

control

of

all

mportant

tems

of

information:

Sharpness,

icture

area

and

perspective

can

be easily

assessed,

he field

or

the

selective xposuremeasurementan be

clearly

distinguished.

The

viewf

nder

covers

92o/of the film

format,

he view-

findermagnification

s

0.85with

he

50mm

lens n

he

camera

t the nfinity

osit ion.

All

the necessary

alues

are

displayed

n

the viewfinder

orresponding

o the

pro-

gramsetting. he LEDdisplays ight up

when

he locking

button

on the

program

selector

or the

release

button

s

being

pressed.

o

prevent

onfusionn

heview-

finder,

nly

hose tems

of

nformation

re

indicated

with

the various

programs

hat

are

necessary

seepp.22

o

35).

The

display

n

he bottom eft-hand

orner

in

he

viewfinder

rame

ndicates

verride

and he

imit

f hemeasuring

ange,

o

he

right

of

it is

the display

of the

program

setting. n

the

bottom

centre the

pre-

selectedensaperture s faded n,andon

the

bottom

ight

he

preselected

hutter

speed.

On

the right

of

the vievyfinder

rame

he

aperture

cale

or the shutter

peed

scale

is

visible;

o the left

of

it

the l ine

of LEDs

with warning

display or

overexposure

t

the opandunderexposuret the bottom.

The

square

LEDs

ndicate

he

danger

of

camera

hake

or

a

shallow

epth

of

field.

A

circle

n

the centre

of the viewfinder

n-

dicates he field

for

the LEITZ

selective

measurement.

he l lustration

hows

he

universalocusing

creen.

34


36/58

35


37/58

Focusing

with

the

universal

ocusing

screen

Normallythe

EICA

4 s

supplied

ith

he

universal

ocusing

creen,

hich

s

bright,

contrasty,

nd

can

be

used

universally

or

the

most

f

equent

photographic

situations.

The

mage

s

focused

by

rotation

of the

distance

etting

ing

(23)

on the

ens.

When

he mage

s

out

of

ocus,

he

edges

and

lines

of

the

object

are

mutually

displaced

n

the horizontal

pl i twedge

of

thevievyfinder.

A

ring

with

a rectangular-prism

creen

surrounds

he

central

split

wedge.

lt

serves

or

the

focusing

of

objects

with

weak

contours.

he

out-of-focus

osition

is

clearly

ndicated

y

ickering.The

uter

boundary

f

this ing

ndicates

he

ouil ine

of the f eld for LEITZ selective

measurement.

The

surrounding

ield

consists

of

matt

tr iangular

prisms,

which

produce

a

grgundglass

creen

ffect.

Here

he mage

is

ocused

bove

ll

with

ong-focal-lengih

lenses

nd

n

the near-focusing

ange.

36


38/58

2

4

5

Interchangeable

ocusing

screens

In

addit ion

o

the

universal

creen

our

other

ocusing

screens

are

available

or

the

LEICA

4.

They

are

supll ied

ingly

n

a

container

with

tweezers

or

interchange

and

a

dust

brush.

lmportant

Exchange

all

focusing

screens only with

their

appropriate

weezers

(see

instruc-

tions

"lnterchangeable

focusing

screens").

Do not touch

them with

your

fingers.

Special asks

call or

ailor-made

ystems

for rapid

and accurate

work.

This s

why

four

additional

focusing

screens

are

available

or

the LEICA

R

4:

the

uniform

groundglass

creen

(No.

2) for

the

ex-

treme

lose-up ange

ndvery

ong-focal-

lengthenses. hemicroprismcreen No.

3)

for

undisturbed

assessment

of the

pictorial

composit ion.

The

uniform

groundglass

creenwith

grid

division

No.

4) for

architectural

photography

and

reproductions.

he

clear

glass

plate

No.

5)

for

scientific

photography

such

as

photomicrography

and

astronomical

photography.

37


39/58

Correction

enses

For

he full

util ization

f the

potentialities

and

of he

outstanding

erformance

f he

LEICA

enses

hevievtrfinder

mage

must

be seen

at

optimum

harpness.

Whether

he

camera

is

used with

or

without

pectacles,

t

must

be

possible

o

seeobjects t 1mdistancensharp ocus.

Fai l ing

his

hemeasuring

dge

of he

spl i t

image

angefinder

annot

ppear

n

sharp

focus

and

good

contrast

n

he viewfinder.

This

precludes

recision

ocusing.

Here

we recommend

he

useof

a correc-

t ion

lens.The LEITZcorrection

lenses are

avai lable

n

the

fol lowing

and

-

dioptre

values

spher ical) :

0 . 5 - 1 . 0 - 1 . 5 - 2 . 0 - 3 . 0

38


40/58

Eyepiece

lanking

The

silicon

photo

diode

of the

exposure

meter

of the LEICA

R

4

is

in

the

bottom

space

of the

camerawhere

t is

protected

against

lght.

This is

why l ight

entering

through

the

viewfinder

eyepiece

can

affect

hemeasuring

esult

nly n

extreme

cases,or nstance hen heuserdoesnot

look

hrough

he viewfinder

hen

aking

photographs

rom

a

tripod

and

direct

sunlight

or

powerful

potlights

nter

he

eyepiece

rom

he rear.

A switch

27)

s

arranged n the eft

of the

eyepiece indow;

urning t

anticlockwise

closes the eyepiece.

When the

stop

is

swung

n,

a

white

dot

wi l l

appear

n

the

eyepiece.

39


41/58

Multipleexposures

Make

he irst

exposure.

ress

he rewind

button

(31).

Operate

he rapid

ransport

lever.

healready

xposed

ilm

cannow

be

exposed

nceagain.

At the

end

of

its

ravel

he rapid

ransport

lever

utomatically

witches

ff herewind

button. f furtherexposures n the same

frame

are

desired,

he rewind

button

must

be

pressed

gain

before

ach

operation

f

the

ransport

ever.

For

multiple

xposures

with

he

MOTOR-

WINDER

r MOTOR-DRIVE

ee instruc-

tions

or hese

accessories.

Self-timer

Set

he

delayt ime

fabout

Ssec

yturning

the

knob

17)

clockwise

direct ion

f the

arrow)

hrough

30o.The

self-timer

tarts

when

he

camera

s

switched

n

bya

sl ight

touch

of he release

utton

r

by

pressure

of the

locking

button

of the

program

selector. he bl inking ED (10)visual ly

indicates

he

funct ion.

bout

2

seconds

before

he

camera

s

released

blinking

gives

way

o constant

ight.

To

disengage

the

self t imer,

imply

urn

the knob

(17)

back.

40


42/58

Depth-of-field ever

The

LEICA

R 4

measures

he

exposure

t

full

ens

aperture.

When

he

depth-of-field

lever

19)

s

operated

he

lens

aperture

closes

to the

preselected

value

and

permits

ssessment

f he

sharpness/un-

sharpness

range.

This

is

particularly

usefulwithclose-up ubjects.

lmportant

During

exposure

measurement

he lever

must not

be

pressed;

his would

produce

wrong

exposurevalues.

Depth-of-field caleof the lenses

The

depth-of-field

cale indicates

he

range

of the

depth

of field or

the

object

distance

et

on the

camera.

lf, or

nstance,

he

50mm

SUMMICRON-R

t/2 lens

has

been focused

on

5m, the

depth

of field

will

extend

rom

3 to about

20m when the lens has been stopped

down of/11.

f t has

been

topped

own

onfy o l4,sharpness

lll

extend rom

4

to

about

8m.

Our depth-of-f ield

able

(No.

110-57)

contains

detailed nformation

bout

the

depth

of

field

at

all ocal engths.

4 1


43/58

Holding the camera correctly

To

ensure

steady

3-pointsupport

he

right

hand

gr ips

the

camera.The index

inger

rests

on

the release

button

(4),

he thumb

on

the rapid

transport

lever

(3).

The left

hand

supports

he lens rom

below.

Simply turn the camera for upright

pictures.

he

hands

emain n

the

same

posit ion

s

orhorizontal

ictures,

eadyto

transporthe i lm

and

or ocusing.

42

Flash

synchronisation

The

LEICA

R

4

accepts

all

commercially


44/58

available

electronic

flash

units

with

standardized

flash

contacts

(coaxial

plugs)

or with

centre

contact.

The

contact

24)

or

cable

connection X

contact)

s

found

on the

left-handrontofthecamera.

Flash

units with

centre

contact

are

con-

nected

o

the

"X"

flash

contact

in

the

accessory

hoe.

For

work

with

electronic

flash

units

he

shutter

ing

s

as

a rule

set

at

"X"

1/100sec).

i th

manual

ett ing

lash

synchronisation

s

ensured

also

with

slower hutter peedsandat 'f8".

This

ppl ies

o

automatic

ode

onlywhen

modern

thyristor-fired

lash

units

are

used.

When

he

camera

atteries

re

exhausted,

exposures

with

flash

units

can

stil l

be

made

f

the

shutter

speed

ring

is

set

at

"100" .

Bulb

lashes

are

also

connected

hrough

the

contact

bush

24)

or

centre

ontactln

the

accessory

shoe.

The

table

on

the

following

age

provides

nformation

bout

the

shutter

peeds

or

synchronisation.

43

Electronic

lash

X,

100

(1/roo)

'f

+

1/oo,

*


45/58

U)

-o

E

-o

.C

@

(U

TL

A G 1

A G 3

Flash

ube

P F 1

X M l

'f

+

1/go,

B

M2

'f

+ l/ao,

B

P F 5

x M 5

M 3

25

G E 5

'f

+

1/so,

B

FP

26

P F 6

x M 6

' f

+ lAs,

B

PF 45

'f

--+

1/ts,

B

PF60

'f

+

1/go,

B

PF1OO

'f

--+

l/ts,

B

*

See

page

43

Trough sys tem-compat ib le

lec t ron ic

lash un i t s au tomat ic

swi tchover

of

the camera electronics

o

"X"

(1

1

00sec)

when

the

f lash uni t

has

been

ful ly charged.

ef fect ive

wi th a l l

programs.

With automatic

aperture

control and

automatic

program

the aperture

is no longer

produced

automatically.

It

closes

to the set

value.

Automatic

switch-over

o

"X"

The

accessory

hoe

of

the LEICA

R

4

has

an additional

ontrol

contact

or

system-

compatible

lash

units.These

are

offered

by

various

manufacturers

and

auto-

matically

ontrol

he

switch-over

o

"X"

as

soon

as he

unit

has

been

ecycled.

lash

readiness s indicatedby the blinking

triangular

ED n

he

op

ight-hand

orner

of the viewfinder

f the LEICA

R 4. In

the

absence

of flash readiness

r

when

the

unit

has

been

switched

off, the

camera

automatically

eturns

to the

selected

program.

44


46/58

tt

F^

I

nterchangea

ble

lenses

The LEICA

R

system

offers the

basis for

opt imum adaptat ion

o any

photographic

task

or situat ion.

The

comprehensive

range

of

lenses

extends rom

the f isheye

to the zoom

lens,

rom

the distort ion-free

1Smm

ult ra-wide angle to the

800mm

telephoto ens.

45


47/58

Designof the LEICAR lenses

All

LEICA

R lenses share

the external

design,

i.e. the

arrangement

of the

rotatable perture

preselection

ing

(21),

thefixed

ing

with

depth-of-field

ndication

(221,

nd he distance

etting

ing

(23)

s

the

same.

The left

hand therefore

soon

becomes accustomed to quick and

reliable

peration

ith all

ocal ength.

Automaticspring-backdiaph agm

LEICA R lenses have

spring-back

diaphragms.

his means

hat the view-

finder mage s

always

i.e.

beforeand

after he

exposure seenat

full

aperture

and

therefore at

maximum

viewfinder

brightness.

hortly

efore

heexposu

e

or

when he depthof field ever sdepressed

the lens

diaphragmcloses to the

pre-

selected

alue.

See

Measurement

ithworking

perture,

page

18 for

the fol lowingenses:

5mm

PAURTAGON@

R

4, 4OOMMELW.R

f/6.8,

500mm

MR-TELYT-R

/8,

560mm

TELYT-R{6.8,and800mmTELYT-S/6.3.

46


48/58

Lens hoods

A funct ionally-designed

ens

hood

is

part

of all

LEICAR

lenses.

t

should

always

be

used,

because it

offers

effective

pro-

tection

against

stray ight

and

glare

as well

as against aindrops

and f inger

marks.

Most

LEICA

R lenses

have

a

buil t -on

extensible ens hood.

From

some

lenses

the

lens

hood

can

be

detached.

t

is

attached

-

white

dot facing

white

dot

-

and

locked

bya

clockwise

urn-.

To

unlock

it ,

sl ight ly

raise

the lens

hood

and

release

it

by an

anticlockwise

turn.

This

lens

hood

also

serves

as

an

adapter

for

series

i l ters.

4 7

Filters

Both

screw-in

ilters

(for

instanceE55,

E60,

E67)

ndseries

,7.5or 8

fi l ters

an


49/58

be

used

with

LEICA

R enses

with

built-on

extensible

lens

hood. Adapters are

available

or

series

ilters:

Adapter or

Series

7 filters

(suitable

or enses

withE55 hread)

Adapter

or

Series

7.5 alters

(suitable

or

enses

withE60

hread)

Adapter or Series8 filters

(suitable

or enses

with E67 hread)

The

adapter

ring

can be easily

released

when, o avoiddistort ion,

t s

gripped

only

on one side.

Screw-in

f

lters

are

preferable.

This

appliespart icularly o cicularlypolarising

f i l ters because of simple

handling.With

lenseswith

detachable

ens

hood

the use

of series

i l ters s

recommended.Here

he

lens

hood

also unct ionsas a

f i l teradapter:

the i l tersare

irst nserted n he lens

hood

and

in

this combinat ion

attached to the

lens (does not apply to the 19mm

ELMAR|T@-R

/2.8).Rotating

evicesare

fitted

to the

24mm and

the 28mm

ELMARIT-R/2.8 and the

35mm

PA-

CURTAGON

R

l4lenses.

Code

No.

. 1

4225

. 1 4263

. 14264

48

l

The

use of filters

When

he exposure

s measured

rough

the ens,he eduction

f

he ight

ntensity

Through

he

circularly

olarizing

ilters

we


50/58

*

is

generally

utomatically

llowed

or.But

the various ilms

have

differentsensiti-

vities in the various

regions

of the

spectrum. eviations

rom

he measured

value an herefore ccurwithdenseand

extreme

ilters.

Thus,

range ilters or instance

s a

rule

call or

anextension

yoneaperture

al

ue,

red ilters

on average

y about2 values.

general ly

al id

igure

cannotbe

quoted,

becausehe red

sensitivity

f black-and-

white ilmsvarieswidely.

supply

or

our lenses

measurement

nd

setting

can

be

carried

out as for

normal

filters

both with

integrating

and

with

selective

xposure

measurement.

e

do

not

recommend

inearly

olarizing

ilters.Measurement

through

such

fi l ters

produces

trong

deviations,

ecause

he

highly

effect ive

mult iple

oating

of the

semitransparent

ain

mirror

acts

like

a

strong

polarizer.

his

applies

o

both

he

extinct ion

nd

hetransmission

osit ion

f

the

polarizing

ilter.

t

3r'tra i

49


51/58

Hints or

the

use of existing

LHC;

;

lensesand

LEICAR accessories

Al l lensesand the

accessories f the

LEICA

3

R

3-MOT

ange an be usedon

the

LEICA

4 withoutmodif icat ion.

The 180mm

ELMARIT-R/2.8

ens

up

to

Serial

No.

2939700 and the

250mm

TELYT-R/4 lensup o SerialNo.3050600

and

the accessories an,

however,

be

usedonly

with

automatic

hutter-speed

control

with LEITZ

argefield ntegrating

measurement, utomaticshutter-speed

control

ithLEITZ elective

measu

ement,

andmanual ett ing.

Lenses and accessories of the

LEICA-

FLEX@models

(without

control cam) can

be

fitted with

such

a

cam

(see

llustration)

atanyt imefor useof

he LEICAR exposure

measur ing methods. The

funct ions

of

modified lenses and accessories on

all

LEICAFLEX

models remain

unrestricted.

50

Hints

for

the

care of the

LEICA

R 4

and its

lenses

It

is

best

to

remove

dust and f luff

on

the


52/58

LEIGAM lenses on the LEIGA- ;

-Nr24625-111

Al l

the lenses

of the

LEICA

M

range

suitable

or

use

on the VISOFLEX@

ttach-

ment

can also

be used

on

the

LEICAR

4.

The

operat ing

condit ions,

for instance

camera

distance

and

achieveable

object

area

sizes,wil l

then

be the

same

as

when

these M lensesare usedon the VISOFLEX.

A

special

adapter

Code

No.

14167)

orms

the

bridge

between

he

two LElTzsystems

of 35mm

photography.

hese

enses

have

no

auto-diaphragm.

The

exposure

is

measured

at

the

working

aperture

(see

page

18) .

mirror

careful ly with

a

soft ,

dry sable

brush, from

which

grease

is

repeatedly

removed

with

ether

before

and

during

cleaning.For

he

cleaning

operat ion tself ,

the brush must be absolutelydry.

Take

care not

to damage

the focusing

screen mechanical ly,

or

instance

with

he

mount

of

the

brush.

Do

not

blow

into

the

mirror

chamber, be-

cause this

may introduce dust

into

the

interiorof the camera.

A camera lens acts as a burning glass

when

i t is

pointed

nto

d i rectsunl ight .

he

camera

should therefore be

protected

by

means

of the

lens

cap,or

should be

kept n

the everready case and

placed

in

the

shade.

In

addit ion

o its type

designation

each

lens has i ts individual

Serial

No.

Please

makea

note

of this

as well

as

that

of

your

camera,

which you find on the base-

plate

of

your

LEICA

R 4. This may

be

very

important n

case of

loss.

5 1

Dust

on

he

external

urfaces

f

he enses

is

removed

with a soft

sable

brush,

or a

clean,

ry,

soft

piece

of

int

used

carefully.


53/58

Special

spectacle

leaning

issue

s not

recommended.

his

s impregnated

ith

chemicals

hich

mayattack

he

glasses

f

the camera

lens.

(The

glass

used

for

spectaclessofa composition ifferento

that

optical

glasses

for

high-quality

camera

enses).

In

unfavourable

ondit ions,

or

instance

bythe

seaside,

n

subtropical

egions,

tc.,

a

colourless

UV

filter

protects

he

front

lens againstexternalnfluences uch as

seawater

pray

and

sand.

An additional

colourless

ndopticallyf

at

glass

late,

.e.

a fi lter,

can,

however, ause

undesirable

reflections

t

certain

angles

of

incidence

of

the

ight, specially

n

contre

our

ight

and

high

contrast.

he ens

hood

protects

the

lens also

against

accidental

inger-

marksandraindrops.

MOTOR-VVINDER4,

MOTOR-DRIVE

4

The MOTOR-WINDER 4 and MOTOR-

DRIVE

4

on

the LEICA

R 4 makemotor-

ized f lm

transport and shutter

wind

possible.

With the

winder

f

ame

f

e-

quencies

f up o

2fps

and

with

hedrive f

up to 4fpsare possible. hedrivecan be

switched

o 2fps and to

single-frame

x-

posures.

All

shutter speeds

from 1 to

1/1000sec an be used.

TheWINDERs

powered

y

6,

he DRIVE y 10

commer-

ciallyavailable lkali

manganese

atteries

or

NiOd echargeable

atteries.

52


54/58


55/58

Remote-Gontrol LEICA R

electronic control unit

This

handy

control unit

s

a

remote elease

with i l luminated

dig i ta l d isplay of the

completed exposure through feedback

from

the cam era, and at the

same t ime

a t imer for automatic

single-frame

re-

leasesat variable ime intervalsof about 2

frames

per

second to 1 frame

about every

10 minutes. The RC

LEICA R

can

be

attached

to the

MOTOR-WINDER

4 and

to the MOTOR-DRIVE 4.

Remote-Control EICAR,

Code

No .14277

DBLE |CAR4Da taback

The Databack

permits

he

nclusion

f

data

in

he

picture

direct lyduring

he

exposure.

Negatives

or slides can

have

the

date of

the exposure

or

a

letter/number

code

in-

cluded

in

the bottom

right-hand

corner.

t

is thus

possible,

or instance,

o

number

a

seriesof relatedexposuresconsecutively.

The

databack

ca

be

nserted n

he LEICAR

R 4

instead

of

the

camera back.

lt is

connected

with

the f lash

contact of the

camera

by means

of

a

cable.

D B L E | C A R 4 D a t a b a c k ,

Code

No. 14297

54

Camera

cases

Two everready

cases, one

with

a standard

and

one

with

a large ront,

are

available or


56/58

the LEICAR 4.

The

ront

s

detachableafter

the

press

stud on the

back of the

case

has

been

pushed

up

for

unlocking.The

two

versions

of

everready

case

can be used

with the fol lowing enses:

Standard

Everready

case

everready

case wi th large

front

C o d e

N o . 1 4 5 6 9

Code No. 14

1 6 m m l 2 . 8

1 9 m m

l 2 . 8

2 lmmt /4 w i thou t

ens hood

24mm /2 .8 w i thou t ens hood

28mm t /2 .8

w i thou t ens

hood

3 5 m m / 2

ye s

1 )

35mm t /2 .8

yes

2)

35mm

PA

wi thou t

ens hood

5 0 m m

/ 1 . 4

y e s

50mm

f/2

yes

60mm

/2 .8

80mm f l 1 4

90mm

f /2

90mm

t l2 .8

1 ) F r o m

N o .2 7 9 1 4 1 7

2) F rom No.

2928901

In

addit ion,

combinat ion

cases

are

available

for

extensive

camera

outfits

which

include

several

enses

and various

accessories.

Suitability for

use in the

tropics

Before

prolonged

ourneys

n

sub-tropical

regions

ourTechnical

Service

offers reat-

ment

of

the

camera and lenses

with

fungicides,

which

largely

protect

the

equipment

against

ungal

attack.

yes

w i t h o u t

e n s h o o d

w i thou t

ens hood

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

ye s

yes

yes

Ret

-Nr

24652-12O

55

Replacement

arts

or

the camera

Camera

body covers

Carrying trap

Afterales service

Our

After-Sales

ervice

sat

your

disposal

forthemaintenance

f

your

LEICA

4 and

*

4 1 0 3

1

4258


57/58

Flashcontactcover

Universal

ocusing

creen

Baseplate over

Focusing

creens

in

casesdamage:

ERNST

LEITZWETZLAR

MBH,

Technical

Service

P.O.B. 027

D-6330Wetzlar,

Germany

or

your

National

Leitz Agency,a list

of

which

accompanies veryLEICA

R

4.

In casesof damagehe

condit ions f the

International

eitzWarranty pply.

1

14314

r

14303

042-840.110

Uniform

roundglass

creen

14304

Microprism

creen

14305

Uniform

rou

ndglass

creen

with

grid

division

14306

Clear-glass

late

with crosslines

14307

56


58/58

Enlargers

A top-qualityamera

uch

as he LEICA

calls

or top-quality

eproduction

quip-

ment.

Forenlarging

e

supply

wo

well-tr iedop

quality

nits

with

automatic

ocusing,he

FOCOMAT@

35,a

pure

35mm

enlarger,

and heFOCOMATlc,a combined nit or

all

i lm ormats p o 6

x

9cm.

Our

prospectus

o.11

1.170-019nd

No.

170-1

respectively

rovide

you

with

detailed

nformation.

Projectors

A

comprehensive

range

of

projectors

satisf

es

every

requirement and meets

every

purpose

of

projection.

They

offer

maximum

operat ing convenience

and

versat i le

possibi l i t ies

f extension.

The

outstanding

common

feature

of

al l

Leitz projectors is opt imum optical per-

formance combined

with

tradit ional

Leitz

precision.

Pleaseask

for

descript ive

iterature.

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