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Tamron A08 manual

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  • Page 1

    ® 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 ents of this O wner's Manual thoroughly to familiarize yourself with y our lens and the proper t echniques for cr eating the highest quality ima[...]

  • Page 2

    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. F ocusing ring 9. Distance scale 10. Aper ture index (Nikon) 11. T r ipod mount horizonta[...]

  • Page 3

    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 224.5 mm (Except for the FEC adapter) DIAMETER 93.5 mm WEIGHT 1226 g (Except for the FEC adapter) S[...]

  • Page 4

    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. Rotate the lens clock- wise until it click-locks. F or Nikon model, align the lens attachment mark on the camera and the aper ture index on the lens to [...]

  • Page 5

    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 . * Setting lens f-numbers with Nikon Depending on the photograph y mode , it is possible to set the aper ture on either the lens aper ture ring [...]

  • Page 6

    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 . 2. T urn the hood (appro x 90 deg .) until the hood attachment mark "T AMRON O" and the hood attachment mark on the lens lines up and you hear a click when the hood [...]

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    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. This mechanism locks the zoom ring in the 200mm positio[...]

  • Page 8

    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. * Attaching the tripod sock[...]

  • Page 9

    * 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. This is due to the inherent illumination of the co ver age of the built-in flash, and/or the relativ e position of the flash to the edge of the lens barrel which cause[...]

  • Page 10

    * 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 . I f you find mildew on your lens , con- sult an au[...]