Leica 18430 Manuel D’Utilisation

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USING EXTERNAL FLASH UNITS
The ISO flash / hot shoe (13) on the Leica X Vario enables you to use 

more powerful external flash units. We particularly recommend the 

Leica SF 24D (see p. 171).

Attaching the flash unit:
1. 

Turn off the camera and flash unit

2. 

Remove the cover that protects the hot shoe and the socket (21) 

when not in use to the rear

3. 

When attaching, make sure that the flash unit’s foot is pushed all 

the way into the hot shoe and, if fitted, that it is secured against 

accidentally coming off using the clamping nut

This is important as changes of position in the flash shoe breaks 

the required contacts and may cause malfunctions.

As soon as an external flash unit is attached, the preset flash modes 

with pre-flash function (

/

/

) are reset to the other–

wise identical modes without pre-flash (

/ /

) and displayed 

accordingly.

When the flash unit is removed the camera is reset to the previously 

set mode.

On the Leica SF 24D, 

TTL

/

GNC

 mode should be set to allow auto– 

matic control by the camera. When set to 

A

, subjects with above or 

below average brightness may not be optimally exposed. When set to 

M

, the flash exposure must be adjusted to the aperture and distance 

values specified by the camera by setting a corresponding reduced 

power output level.

• To use external flash units, the built-in flash unit must be retracted.

• If an external flash unit is attached, it must also be turned on, i.e. 

ready to use, otherwise there may be incorrect exposures and 

error messages on the camera.

• Simultaneous use of the EVF 2 electronic viewfinder is not 

possible.