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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 T control. 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 T function 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. 18 540) 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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