Leica R6.2 Instruction Manual
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We hope that your new LEICA® will give
you a great deal of pleasure and wish you
many years of successful photography with
it.
To enable you to fully enjoy and take advantage of the wide range of possibilities offered
by this high-quality, precision camera, we
recommend that you first read this manual
carefully.
The Leica Akademie:
Apart from
developing and manufacturing high-quality
products for its chain of highest optical
performance ranging from photography
through photo-graphic reproduction to
observation. The Leica Camera Group offers
a special service through the Leica Academy.
For many years, this internationally famous
facility has been teaching photographic
know-how in application-oriented seminars
and training courses. It meets the needs of
keen photographers, both beginners and
advanced students, for special training in
demanding areas of 35mm photography,
projection, and enlargement.
Up-to-date, well-equipped classrooms at our
Solms headquarters are available for these
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courses, which are held by experienced
instructors, with syllabuses ranging from
general photography to specialized fields of
interest. They provide a wealth of practical
suggestions, help and advice.
Further information and details of seminars
are available from:
Leica Camera GmbH, Leica Akademie,
Oskar-Barnack-Strasse 11,
D-35606 Solms, Germany
Telephone +49(6442)208-421.
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Brief description
1
Illuminating window for shutter-speed
indicator
2
Illuminating window for aperture
indicator
3 Self-timer LED
4
Coaxial flash-cable contact
5
Eyelet for carrying strap
6 Depth of field lever
7
Bayonet lock
8
Electronic self-timer
9
Cable socket for independent
mirror release
10 Supplementary viewfinder light
11
Focusing ring
12
Depth of field scale
13
Red dot for alignment of
interchangeable lenses
14
Aperture setting ring
15
Override lock
16
ISO film speed control window
17 Override setting lever
18
Override scale
19
Film speed setting ring
20
Hinged rewind crank
21
Locking button for setting (ISO)
film speed and battery check (C)
22
LED for battery check
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Contents
Brief description III, VI
Attaching the carrying strap 2
Pitting the lens 3
Removing the lens 3
Inserting and checking the batteries 4
Quick-wind lever 6
Inserting the film 7
Setting the film-speed 9
Rewinding and removing the film 9
Exposure metering modes 10
Full-field integral mode 11
Selective mode 11
Exposure meter ring range 12
Working diagram of exposure meter 12
Switching on the exposure meter and
selecting the exposure metering mode 14
Activating the exposure metering system 14
Switching off the exposure meter 15
Shutter-speed setting ring 15
Selecting the correct shutter/aperture
combination 16
Using the exposure meter at full aperture 16
Using the exposure meter at
working aperture 16
The exposure meter's operating range 17
Low-light warning 17
Manual override control 18
The viewfinder as composition and
control center 20
Supplementary viewfinder light 22
Eyepiece diopter adjustment 23
Correction lenses 23
Eyecup 24
Eyepiece shutter 24
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Focusing with the universal screen 25
Interchangeable focusing screens 26
Depth of field lever 27
Depth of field scale on lens 27
Socket for cable release 28
Independent mirror release 28
Self-timer 29
Multiple exposures 29
Using flash equipment 30
TTL flash-exposure control 30
Lens hoods 34
Construction of LEICA R-Lenses 35
Automatic diaphragm 35
Using existing LEICA R- and LEICAFLEXLenses and accessories 36
LEICA M-Lenses on the LEICA R6.2 36
Filters and their use 37
Holding the camera 39
Care of the LEICA R6.2 40
Camera cases 41
Motor-Winder, Motor-Drive 42
Handgrip for motor winder and motor drive 43
RC LEICA R electronic Remove Control unit 43
DB-2 LEICA R Data Back 44
Interchangeable lenses 44
Camera spare parts 44
Enlarger 45
Projectors 45
Binoculars 45
Customer Service 45
Technical data 46
Alphabetical index VII
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Fitting the lens
Only lenses equipped with a control cam for
LEICA R-Cameras (see page 36) may be
used on the LEICA R6.2 to avoid damage to
the camera. To insert a LEICA R-Lens
regardless of the focus and aperture settings,
proceed as follows:
Removing the lens
Hold the lens Firmly by its fixed ring 12.
7
Press down the bayonet lock
on the
3camera body. Turn the lens anticlockwise
and remove. Always change lenses in the
shade or in your body's shadow.
Hold the lens firmly by its fixed ring
Position the red dot
13
on the lens mount
opposite the dot on the bayonet lock
12.
7 on
the camera body. Insert the lens in this position. A slight clockwise turn seats the lens
securely in position with an audible click.
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Inserting and checking the batteries
The LEICA R6.2's exposure meter, electronic self-timer, LED display and supplementary viewfinder light are powered by two
silver oxide button cells or a lithium cell;
see page 9 for a list of suitable battery cells.
Insert a coin in the slot of the battery cap
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to unscrew. Use a clean cloth to wipe off
any oxidization on the surface of the
battery cells and insert them in the battery
cap; position them as marked in the battery
cap. Screw the cap with the battery cells
back into the baseplate of the camera.
Always check the state of the batteries
before attempting to take any photographs,
especially when the camera has not been
used for some time. To do so, press the test
button
are in working order, the red LED
21 for about 5 s. If the battery cells
22 in
front of the test button lights. If, in these
five seconds, the LED dims noticeably, the
battery cells are nearly flat and should be
replaced as soon as possible.
If the LED does not light, the outside of the
battery cells may have oxidized. If so,
simply wipe them clean.
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Silver oxide button cells
suitable for the LEICA R6.2
Duracell D 357
Duracell 10 L 14
Ever Ready EPX 76
Kodak KS 76
Maxell SR 44
National SR 44
Panasonic SR 44
Philips 357
Ray-o-vac Panas 357
Sony SR 44
Ucar EPX 76
Varta V 76 PX
Lithium battery cells
suitable for the LEICA R6.2
Important!
When a Motor-Winder or
Motor-Drive is fitted, the camera is powered by the batteries of the motorized film
transport, i.e. you cannot check the camera's
batteries. To check that the motor batteries
are in fact supplying power to the exposure
meter and the viewfinder displays, press the
battery-test button 21, at the same time
switching on the exposure meter, e.g. by
pressing the locking button on the selector
switch (see chapter: Switching on the
exposure meter). However, this is not a
battery-check for the motor functions.
Notes on battery care and use:
Store battery cells in a cool, dry place.
Never use old and new battery cells
Duracell DL
Kodak K 58 L
Philips CR '/
Ucar 2 L 76
Varta CR
Caution!
Always remove the battery cells if the camera
is unlikely to be used for some time.
1
/3N
3
1
/3N
N
together.
Do not mix battery cells of different makes.
These battery cells are not rechargeable.
Batteries contain toxic and environmentally dangerous substances. Do not discard
used battery cells in normal household
trash, but return them to your camera dealer
for recycling.
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Quick-wind lever
The quick-wind lever
28 winds the film,
cocks the shutter, and turns the frame
counter 29.
When you hinge out the lever in the standby position, there is room to slide your
thumb behind it and firmly support the
camera. For use with a Motor Winder or
Motor Drive, see the user manual supplied
with the motor unit.
The
symbol 25 marks the film plane.
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Correct Incorrect
Inserting the film
Pull up the rewind crank
20 and knob past
he spring resistance to release and open the
camera back*. This also resets the frame
counter to S (start).
Pick up the film cartridge as shown above,
with the emulsion side facing up. Slide the
end of the film obliquely from above into
one of the slots of the take-up spool, making
sure that the film is gripped by at least one
of the retaining clips and projects under the
next clip.
* = The procedure is identical when a Data Back is fitted.
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Use the quick-wind lever to wind the film
one frame forward, to ensure that it lies
tensioned in the film guide and that the
mouth of the cartridge does not project too
far.
You may occasionally wish to take out a
partly exposed film and later insert it again.
To ensure that the film is always inserted
under the same conditions, use the quickwind lever to cock the shutter, then release
the shutter before you insert the film.
Snap the camera back shut to close the
Pull up the rewind crank as far as it will go
and insert the film cartridge in the empty
cartridge chamber, then push in the rewind
crank. The edge of the film must be parallel
with the film guide. As you move the quickwind lever, the sprockets of the transport
drum must engage in the edge perforations
of the film.
camera. Release the shutter. Wind the film
one frame forward, release the shutter again,
hen wind on one more frame. The camera is
now ready for use. The frame counter
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stands at 1. It counts up to "36". To indicate
the various lengths of film available, the
figures "20", "24", and "36" are marked in
red.
Important!
Bright light may enter through the mouth
of the cartridge and damage your film.
Never insert a Him in bright light.
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Setting the film speed
To set the film speed in ISO units, press the
locking button
at the same time until the window
21 and turn the setting ring 19
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displays the required Film speed. The display
of all ISO values is split, e.g. for ISO
100/210, 100 appears in the lower window
and 21 in the upper. The setting range
covers all values from ISO 12/12° to
3200/36° inclusive.
Rewinding and removing the exposed film
Exposure of the last frame blocks the action
of the quick-wind lever. Rewind the film
into its cartridge before removing it from
the camera. Press the rewind release button
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in the camera's baseplate, hinge out the
rewind crank
20 and turn it clockwise in the
direction indicated by the arrow until you
feel a slight resistance as the film is pulled
out of the take-up spool. Pull up rewind
crank and knob to open the camera back,
and remove the cartridge with the exposed
film.
To use a MOTOR WINDER R or MOTOR
DRIVE R, see the manual supplied with the
winder or drive.
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Full-field integral metering
The two exposure metering modes:
The LEICA R6.2 has an exposure metering
system that provides two alternative modes:
Full-field integral mode
Selective mode
Selective mode
Exposure is measured through the lens. The
exposure meter uses a silicon photodiode,
placed in the base of the camera to protect it
from stray light. When you use any LEICA
R-Lens with an automatic spring-back
diaphragm, the exposure meter works at full
aperture. The symbol displayed in the
window
24 next to the program selector 30
and at the lower left of the viewfinder indicates the mode selected.
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Full-Held integral mode
Most photographic subjects contain details
of varied brightness. The light reflected by
this type of subject has a mean grey value of
18%, i.e. it is the same as that of a standard
grey area that reflects 18% of the light it
receives (average grey value). This is the
calibration value for all exposure meters.
The full-field integral mode is suitable for
all subjects in normal light, with no extremes of light or color, and where the light
and dark areas are fairly evenly distributed
over the entire visual field. For this type of
subject, choose full-field integral mode.
Selective mode
This is the method of choice when the subject has a very wide brightness range and
the correct exposure of a certain detail is
particularly important.
The large central circle in the viewfinder
indicates the field covered in this mode, in
which the exposure meter measures only the
light reflected by the exact area of the
subject that you want to determine the
exposure. The field is the same size on all
focusing screens and for all lenses, whatever their focal length, and is clearly
marked in the viewfinder.
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Range of exposure meter
In integral mode the exposure meter has a
range from 0.063 cd/m2 at f/stop 1.4 to
125000 cd/m2 (candela per square meter) at
f/stop 22.
For ISO 100/21° film this is equal to the
standard exposure values Ev -1 to +20, i.e.
from 4s at f/1.4 to
1
/
s at f/22.
2000
In selective mode, its range is from 0.25
cd/m2at f/1.4 to 125000 cd/m2. For ISO
100/21° film, this is equal to the standard
exposure values Ev +1 to +20 at f/1.4, or 1s
to '/
s at f/22. The diagram on page 16
2000
gives all necessary data for the exposuremetering system of the LEICA R6.2, such
as sensitivity and range.
indicate the working range of the exposure
meter in selective ( ) and large-field integral ( ) modes. The film speeds Sv are
marked across the top.
The left side of the diagram shows the
camera's working range. In the column of
shutter speeds TV, the long-time exposure
range from 1 s to 60 s is overprinted on a
grey screen. The aperture range (Av) is
marked in the footnote along the base.
A typical example marked in red, shows
how these values correlate. Assuming a film
speed of ISO 400/27°, follow the vertical
line to the point where it intersects with the
horizontal line for brightness, in the case 0.5
cd/m
2
, typical for night-time photography.
Working diagram of the exposure meter
The diagram shows the relationship between film speed Sv and brightness Bv on
the one hand, and between shutter-speed TV
and aperture Av on the other, together with
the resulting exposure value Ev. The
diagram is in two parts connected by diagonal lines that represent the exposure value
Ev. On the right, you will find the
brightness value Bv determined by the
exposure meter. The adjacent grey wedges
The diagonal which passes through this
point of intersection leads to the relevant
exposure value, in this case Ev 5. Various
combinations of aperture and shutter speed
can produce this value. For correct
exposure, the points of intersection of the
vertical Av and the horizontal TV lines
must always lie exactly on a diagonal Ev
line. In the example, three such combinations are shown: A = stop 1,4 at 1/15 s;
B = stop 2,8 at 1/4 s; and C = stop 16 at 8s.
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Switching on the exposure metering system
and selecting the exposure metering mode
The exposure metering system is switched
on by pressing the locking button while
simultaneously shifting the selector switch
30
, following through from the "OFF"-
setting - displayed in the window
24 - via its
selective exposure metering position to the
large-field integral metering setting. The
exposure metering mode set is displayed in
the window. By selecting an exposure metering mode, the camera's exposure metering
system is activated (see: "Activating the
exposure metering system").
Activating the exposure metering system
After selecting the exposure metering mode,
light pressure on the exposure release button
26, pressing the locking button on the
selector switch
button
21
activates the LEICA R6.2's
30 or the battery check
exposure metering system. The LEDsymbol in the viewfinder lights up.
If the shutter is cocked when you release the
button you have used to activate the system,
the LED's continue to light for about 12 s. If
the shutter is not cocked, they go out at once
if pressure on one of the activator buttons is
not maintained.
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