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Taking photographs with manually controlled long-time exposures
Certain subjects, e.g. thunderstorms, street scenes at night or fireworks only develop their full appeal in pictures with longer expo-
sures.
For perfectly blur-free long exposures, e.g. when used in conjunction with tripod and electric cable release, the T functions are ideal,
as the shutter release button does not have to be held down:
Start to take the photograph as normal but the shutter will only actually open once you lift your finger from the shutter release but-
ton. To end the exposure, press the shutter release button again.
To allow you the greatest possible creative freedom, the LEICA CM allows you to choose between 4 different options, i.e. function
combinations using this Tcontrol. The flash functions correspond to those in the modes with normal exposure control.
Notes:
• The shutter release button should be pressed smoothly and not jerkily when using the Tfunction to prevent blurring. Unless it is
deliberately wanted for composition reasons, the camera should only be moved after the film has been advanced.
• With low light, i.e. slower shutter speeds than
1
/
60
s, the camera should be held steady, supported, or a tripod used. Even after the
flash, the camera should only be moved when the film has been advanced.
• The pocket-sized LEICA Mini Tripod (Order No.14320) and the LEICA Electric Cable Release (Order No. 18540) are highly rec-
ommended as accessories when taking photographs with long exposure times.
• In these modes, the camera’s electronics do not take any exposure measurements, which means that a number of shots with
various exposure lengths are recommended to allow a selection to be made afterwards.
• The exposure will end automatically after 99s even if the shutter release button has not been pressed again by that time.
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