LEICA M11 Monochrom Rangefinder Camera - Manual (Page 114)

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 114
EXPOSURE CONTROL
EXPOSURE PREVIEW
You can now assess the effect of the relevant exposure setting on
the image before taking the photo. This will apply as long as the sub-
ject brightness and the set exposure don’t result in excessively low
or high brightness values.
There are two assessment methods available.
– Shutter button half pressed
The brightness of the screen image mirrors the effects of the
selected exposure settings when pressing and holding the shutter
button on the first pressure point. This is displayed as . At all
other times, the display in Live View shows an optimal exposure
setting.
– Permanent
The brightness of the screen image always reflects the effects of
the currently selected exposure settings. This is displayed as .
▸ Select Capture Assistants in the main menu
▸ Select Exposure Preview
▸ Select the desired setting
( Off , Shutter button half pressed , Permanent )
Note
• Depending on ambient lighting conditions, the brightness of the
screen image may differ from that of the actual images, despite
the settings described above.
EXPOSURE LOCK
We often want to arrange important subject elements outside the
center of the image for reasons of pictorial composition and these el-
ements may sometimes be very bright or very dark. Center-weighted
metering and spot metering, however, mainly capture an area in the
center of the image and are calibrated to an average gray scale value.
In that case, the exposure lock initially allows a metering of the main
subject, as well as storing of the relevant settings until the final im-
age section is set.
▸ Aim at the key subject element (using the focus point) or alterna-
tively at another detail with average brightness.
▸ Tap the shutter button
• The measurement is taken and saved.
• As long as the shutter button is held at the first pressure point,
a small red dot will appear in the viewfinder at the top in the
number line for confirmation, and the exposure time won’t
change, even if lighting conditions change.
▸ Pan the camera to capture the final image section while keeping
the shutter button pressed
▸ Shutter release
Notes
• An exposure lock doesn’t make much sense in conjunction with
multi-field metering, because a targeted capture of an individual
object element will not be possible.
• A change in the aperture setting after the exposure lock is set
will not result in an adjustment of the shutter speed, i.e. the end
result would be an incorrect exposure.