Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product A08 Tamron
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® SP AF200-500mm F/5-6.3 Di LD [IF] (Model A08) Thank y ou for pur chasing the T amron lens as the latest addition t o your phot ographic equipment. Befor e using your new lens , please read the cont.
NOMENCLA TURE 1-1. Hood attaching alignment mark (on lens) 1-2. Hood attaching alignment mark (on FEC) 1-3. Hood attaching alignment mark (on hood) 2. Hood attachment mark 3. L ens hood 4. Hood filter ring 5. Zoom ring 6. Zoom lock switch 7. Zoom index mark 8.
FOCAL LENGTH 200 ~ 500 mm MAXIMUM APERTURE F/5-6.3 ANGLE OF VIEW 12 - 5 deg. LENS CONSTRUCTION (GROUPS / ELEMENTS) 10/13 MINIMUM FOCUS DIST ANCE 2.5 m (8.20ft) (Full zoom range) MAXIMUM MAGNIFICA TION RA TIO 1:5.0 (at 500mm) FIL TER SIZE 86 mm LENGTH 224.
A T T A CHING AND REMOVING THE LENS *How to mount the lens Remov e the rear lens cap and align the lens attachment mark on the lens barrel with its counterpart on the camera mount and inser t lens.
LENS APERTURE AND AE MODE * Setting lens f-numbers with Canon and Minolta cameras Set the f-number with the aper ture setting device of the camera body in accor- dance with the selected photographing mode .
LENS HOOD * Attaching the lens hood when the FEC is not attached 1. Align the attaching mark on the hood and the hood attaching mark on the lens, then mount the hood evenly .
Z OOMING Rotate the zoom ring of the lens while viewing thr ough the camera's viewfinder and compose your image at the chosen f ocal length. Z OOM L OCK SWIT CH Model A08 is equipped with a zoom lock mechanism that prev ents the lens bar- rel from extending to wards a longer focal length.
TRIPOD SOCKET (C ontinued) * Removing the tripod socket 1. T urn the tripod socket fixing screw in the counter clockwise direc tion and line up the white mark on the top of the knob with the tripod mount mark. 2. Pull the tripod socket fixing screw outward to open the tripod mount ring and then remov e the tripod socket.
* When the built-in flash on the camera is used, adverse photogr aphic phenom- ena such as corner illumination fall-off or vignetting at the bottom part of the image may be observed.
* Mildew is an enemy of your lens . Clean the lens after shooting near water or in any humid plac e. Store your lens in a clean, cool and dr y place. When st oring the lens in a lens case , store it with c ommercially a vailable drying agent such as sili- ca gel, and change the agent occasionally .
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