Leitz flash gun leica instructions manual. Available to purchase for immediate download. Below is an extract from the manual converted to text for a quick impression on the content. Leitz flash gun leica instructions manualThe large LEIT7. llash gun can be used with any synchronized camera. It may be fitted into the accessory shoe on the camera body, or it can be mounted by means of a bracket. A tripod bush is also provided to permit the gun to be set up on a tripod away from the camera and connected by a flash cable of appropriate length. The flash cable is available with various plug fittings to suit the camera in use. The lamp holder is designed to take hulhs with Edison screw caps as well as with small bayonet caps-TECHNICAL The unit consists of a DESCRIPTION battery case (1) with a cable socket (2) at the side. a foot with tripod bush (3), a removable Edison screw fitting (4) which will talce a small centre contact bayonet sodtet (5) with ejector (6), a reflector bradtet (7), and a re’ movable fan reflector (8). A flash cable and test lamp are also included. The battery case contains a capacitor unit (9) to take a commercial type 22.5 volt anode battery (as used in hearing aids). he capacitor unit guarantees positive firing without delay. Even after long use, its operation is independent of the condition of the battery. lt will fire the bulb reliably as long as the battery still yields a current. The capacitor charges up as soon as a flash bulb (or the 6 volt, 0.05 amp. test lamp) is inserted. Thus, to avoid an unnecessary drain on the battery a bulb should not be left in the gun when not in use. A special model of the gun, recognizable by the letter ”P" engraved on it, permits several bulbs to be synchronized and fired in parallel. A suitable long flash cable and a multiway adaptor for the battery plug of the cable are available.