Pentax smc DA 300mm f/4 ED (IF) SDM manual

smc PENT AX-D A INTERCHANGEABLE LENS OPERA TING MANU AL e_da21_20.fm Page -1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:34 PM[...]

FOREW ORD Thank you f or purchasing the smc PENT AX-D A lens. Please read this operating manual carefully be f ore using the lens to ensure that it is used properly . In addition, also refer to your camera operating man ual. The smc PENT AX-D A lens can be used exclusively with PENT AX digital SLR cameras. This lens is not com patible with film SLR[...]

1 1 USING Y OUR LENS SAFEL Y Although we have carefully designed these le nses for saf e operation, please pay special attention to items marked with the following symbols when using this product. W ARNING This symbol indicates precaution s that if not follow ed, could result in ser ious injuri es to the user . CA UTION This symbol indicates precau[...]

2 2 PRECA UTIONS A ND LENS MAINTENANCE 1. Storage and milde w prev ention • T ake the lens o ut of the protectiv e case or camer a bag, and store it in a dry , well-ven tilated place . • A void storing the lens in a poorly v entilated location such as a closet, wardrob e, draw er , vehicle, or where insect repellent or medi cine is kept. • A [...]

3 3 CONTENT S FOREWORD USING YOUR LENS SAFELY ................................................................................. 1 PRECAUTIONS AND LENS MAINT ENANCE ........................................................ 2 FEATURES OF THE smc PENTAX-DA LENS ....................................................... 6 About dustproof, water resistance,[...]

4 4 How to use the Quick-Shift Focus System ....................................... ................. 19 DA  200mm f/2.8ED [IF] SDM, DA  300mm f/4ED [IF] SDM focusing ............ 21 Precautions on close-distance scale ................................................ ................. 22 ZOOM LENS .............................................[...]

5 5 Circular polarizing filters and vignetting ............................................................. 35 Compatibility table for PENTAX circular polar izing filters ................. ................. 36 PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING THE LENS WITH A FLASH ............................... 40 Built-in Flash ............................................[...]

6 6 FEA TURES OF THE smc PENT AX-DA LENS • The smc PE NT AX-DA lens is an inter changeable lens specificall y designed for digi tal cameras . Its image cir cle is specializ ed for image sensors in P ENT AX digital SLR cameras and its optical sy stem is optimiz ed for t he characteristics of digital images . • When autofocusing is fi nished, it [...]

7 7 About dustproof, water resistance , and simplified weather resistance • Dust-proof and water-resi stant lenses DA  55mm f/1.4 SDM, D A  300mm f/4ED [IF] SDM, D A  200mm f/2.8ED [IF] SDM, DA  16-50mm f/2.8ED AL [IF] SDM, DA  50-135mm f/2.8ED [IF] SDM, D A  60-250mm f/4ED [IF]SDM These DA  lenses are du st-proof and water-r[...]

8 8 smc PENT AX-D A LENS Note: • The DA lens does not have a n aper ture ring. Aper ture settings are c ontrolled automatical ly as if set to the auto “A ” position, so accessories without an aut o “A” setting cannot be used with this lens. • The D A lens is not compatib le with film SLR cameras. Focusing ring Distance scale window Dept[...]

9 9 About th e D A lens mount The D A lens is an interchangeable lens specifically designed for PENT AX digital SLR cameras . There are t hree mounts f or the D A lens, the K AF , K AF2 and K AF3 . Refer to the next page for more information on lenses with supersonic motors. K AF -mount K AF2 -mount K AF3 -mount Lenses with a supersonic motor Lense[...]

10 10 About lenses with a supersonic moto r The lenses in the tab le below are equipped with internal supersonic motors. When mounted on a camera body that supports supers onic motors, the autof ocus (AF) is quiet and smooth. • Supersonic motor comp atible camera body / , , , * , * If the firmwar e is vers ion 1.30 or later , ref er to page 11. *[...]

11 11 Precautions for using lenses equipped with a sup ersonic motor on the When using l enses equipped with a super sonic motor on the , u se camera fir mware version 1.30 or late r . • How to Check and Update the Firmw are Holding-do wn the MENU button while tur ning ON the will displa y the firmware vers ion in the cent er of the disp lay . Do[...]

12 12 MOUNTING AND REMO VING THE LENS 1. T o mount the lens on the camera body Attach th e lens whil e aligning t he red dots o n the lens a nd body , then t urn the lens clockwise unti l it clicks in place. " Memo: • Do not hold down the lens un lock button while mounti ng the lens, oth erwise the lens will not be pr operly mounted. • Aft[...]

13 13 LENS CAP T ake off the len s cap by pressing the t wo tabs inward. " Memo: • When not using the le ns, be sur e to attach the l ens cap . • Attach the dedicated lens cap ov er the lens hood on the D A 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited, D A 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited, D A FI SH-EYE 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5ED [IF], and D A 70mm f/2.4 Limited. Also , with t[...]

14 14 Attaching the dedicated lens cap to D A 15mm f/4ED AL Lim ited Screw the lens cap to the front of t he lens. Attaching the dedicated lens cap to DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited First screw the dedi cated hood onto th e front of t he lens, then screw the lens cap onto the lens hood. e_da21_20.fm Page 14 Thu rsday, April 23, 2009 5:34 PM[...]

15 15 FOCUSING Changing the Focus Mo de Use the c amera’ s focus mode switch to change be tween autofocus mode and manual focus mode. For details, refer to your camera operating manual. For the D A  lens The focus mode switch on the DA  lens is used to change betw een the autof ocus and manual f ocus modes (the focus mode switch on the came[...]

16 16 Using A utofocus Set the f ocus mode to autof ocus. Pr ess the shutter release b utton halfw ay to a utofo cus. With the , , or / camera s, yo u can also pres s the AF button to autof ocus. See page 15 f or inform ation about ch anging the focus mode. Focusing with the OK Button With the , , , , , , , and , you can configure th e camera’ s [...]

17 17 CA UTION During autof ocusing, t he fo cusing ring of the f ollowing lenses will rotate. • T o prevent malfunction, do not touch the focusing r ing during auto focusing. Particularly be careful when the Focus Mode is s et to AF .C (A F-continuous). The camera continues a djusting the focus whi le the AF button is press ed or the shutter rel[...]

18 18 Using Man ual Focus Set the focus mode to MF , and tur n the focusing ri ng to focus manually . See page 15 f or inform ation about ch anging the focus mode. Using the Quick-Shift Focus System If the focus mode is set to autofocus, you can focus manually after autofocus is achi ev ed. Manually tur n t he focusing ring to finely adjust the foc[...]

19 19 How to use the Quick-Shift Focus System 1. Using A utofocus Set the f ocus mode s witch to autof ocus, then press the sh utter release b utton halfw ay to autof ocus. With the , , or / cameras, you can also press the AF butto n to fo cus. With the , , , , , , or cameras set as explained in “Focusing with the OK Button ” on page 16, you ca[...]

20 20 CA UTION • When usin g the Quick-Shift F ocus Sy stem, keep pressi ng the shutt er release button (or AF button) after you achieve f ocus an d before taking a p icture. If you let go of the shutter re lease button before taking t he picture, autofocus will operate again when you press the s hutter release button ag ain. Howe ver , by config[...]

21 21 DA  200mm f/2.8ED [IF] SDM, DA  300mm f/4ED [IF] SDM focusing • The mechanism d oes not allow the angle of rotation of the focusing r ing and the dist ance scale to al ign while focusing. Al wa ys check the focus using the view finder before taking a picture. This is e specially tr ue with manual focus and the Qu ick-Shift Focus Syste[...]

22 22 Precautions on close-distance scale (For D A 16-45mm f/4ED AL, DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5. 6 AL WR, D A L 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL) In the clos e-distance sc ale range (minimu m f ocus di stance range), whe n shooting at the maximum aper t ure, image quality in th e cor ners of the pictur e may deteriorate because of the optica l character istics of th e[...]

23 23 ZOOM LENS F ocusing r ing Distance scale Mounting index Lens hood attaching index Zoom ring F ocal length scale Zoom index F ocusing index e_da21_20.fm Page 23 Thu rsday, April 23, 2009 5:34 PM[...]

24 24 The zoom len s has a focus ing ring on the front side and a z oom ring on the rear side . T ur n the zoom ri ng to set the de sired angle of vi ew (lens focal length). " Memo: • The focusing point may s hift slightly b y changing the f ocal length. Fi rst adjust the zoom and th en adjust the f ocus. • The focusing index on the zoom l[...]

25 25 MA CRO LENS D A 35mm f/2.8 Macro L imited lens adjust focus f rom infinity to lif e-size [1x]. Magnification Scale The magnifi cation is indicated by denomin ators on the distance sc ale. “5” indicat es “1/5x”. When deter mining th e magnificatio n first, set th e magnificatio n in the manual focus mode and adjust focus b y movin g th[...]

26 26 A TT A CHING THE LENS HOOD In order to a void d eterioration in image quality from internal refle ction, use of a lens hood is recommended. a. Screw-on T y pe (D A 70mm f/2.4 Limited ded icated lens hood) Screw the hood on t o the front of the lens to atta ch it. The hood i s telescopic. Ex tend it fully t o use it. " Memo: The lens h oo[...]

27 27 b. Screw-on T y pe (D A 40mm f/2.8 Limited ded icated lens hood) Screw the hood on t o the front of the lens to atta ch it. c. Bayonet T ype When attach ing the lens hood, align the index on the lens hood wi th the attachi ng index on the len s, and push both par ts straight toward each other. Attach the lens h ood on the lens by tur ning the[...]

28 28 d. Bay onet T ype (DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited dedicated lens hood) When attach ing the lens hood, align the index on the lens hood wi th the attachi ng index on the len s, and push both par ts straight toward each other. Attach the lens h ood on the lens by tur ning the hoo d in a clockwise dir ection, as s een from the fr ont of the l ens, unt[...]

29 29 About the PL filter win dow A PL filter windo w is attached to the ba yonet-type hood in cluded with the lens es below to make ma nipulating the p olarizing filter easi er . - D A  55mm f/1.4 SDM - D A 16-45mm f/4ED AL - D A  16-50mm f/2.8ED AL [IF] SDM - D A 17-70mm f/4AL [IF] SDM - D A 18-55mm f/3.5- 5.6 AL WR - D A  50-135mm f /2.[...]

30 30 How to use the lens hood with polarizing filt er window 1. Remov e the PL fi lter windo w cap by s liding it in the d irection as sho wn abo ve. 2. T ur n the outer r im of the circul ar polarizi ng filter from the PL filter window as shown above . 3. Attach the PL filter windo w cap . " Memo: • When shooting, be sure the PL filter win[...]

31 31 Built-in lens hood The follo wing lenses hav e a lens hood built into the lens body . The hood cannot be remov ed from the lens. • D A FISH-EYE 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5ED [IF] • D A 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited (*), DA 15mm f/4ED AL Limited (*) Lenses marked with an * hav e a built-in sliding hood which should be extended. e_da21_20.fm Page 31 Thu r[...]

32 32 FIL TERS Make s ure the filter siz e matches the lens, then sc rew the fil ter onto the front of the lens. " Memo: • The compatible fi lter size f or each lens is listed on pages 47-53. • Filters cannot be mounted o n the D A FISH-EYE 10-17mm f/3.5-4 .5ED [IF]. Precaution on filters • Since a filter becomes a part of the optical sy[...]

33 33 Attaching a filter and the ded icated lens hood to the DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited lens It is possib le to attach a 49mm diameter filter to the front of the D A 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited lens, b ut not when th e dedicated lens hoo d is attached. T o use a filter with the ded icated lens hood, sc rew a 43mm dia meter filter to th e back of the filter[...]

34 34 Attaching a filter and the dedicated lens ho od to the D A 70mm f/2.4 Limited lens With the D A 70mm f/2.4 Limited le ns, attach the 49mm diameter filter to the fron t of the lens. T o use it together with the dedi cated lens hoo d, screw it on ov er the fil ter that is attached. " Memo: • The lens hood cannot be mounted on so me circu[...]

35 35 Circular polarizing filters and vignetting Circular po larizing filters are t hick er than regular fil ters. Dep ending on the lens th at is mounted and th e shooting conditi ons, vigne tting may occur in the f our corners of the i mage. Ref er to the “Compati bility table for PENT AX circ ular polarizing filter s” on the f ollowing pag e[...]

36 36 Compatibility table for PENT AX circular polarizing filters * PENT AX circ ular polarizing fil ters are curren tly not produce d. YES: Compatibl e *YES: Compatib le in some con ditions NO: Incompatib le Lens Circular polarizing filter (A type) Circular polarizing filter (B type) Compatibility Notes Compatibility Notes D A 14mm f/2.8ED [IF] NO[...]

37 37 DA  200mm f/2.8ED [IF] SDM *YES *Can be mo unted and used. Howe ver , t he dedicated ba yonet hood cannot be mounted o n top of the A type circular polarizing filter . YES DA  300mm f/4ED [IF] SDM DA 12-24mm f/4ED AL [IF]* 2 *YES *Vignetting occurs a t focal lengths below 15mm. *YES *Vignetting occurs at focal lengths below 15mm. DA [...]

38 38 D A L 1 8-55mm f/3.5-5 .6 AL *YES *Can be mo unted and used. Howe ver , t he dedicated ba yonet hood cannot be mounted o n top of the A type circular polarizing filter . YES D A 18-55mm f/3.5-5. 6 AL WR D A L 50-200mm f/4-5.6ED D A 50-200mm f/4-5.6ED WR D A 55-300mm f/4-5.8ED DA  60-250mm f/4ED [IF] SDM YES YES Lens Circular polarizing fil[...]

39 39 *1 The lens hood cannot be mounted on some circular polarizing filters that are not produced b y PENT AX. *2 Vignetting occurs at f ocal lengths below 15mm with other P ENT AX filters (such as the Skylight) besides circul ar po larizing filters. *3 The dedicated hood cannot be mounte d if a filter including a circular polarizing filter is mou[...]

40 40 PRECA UTION S WHEN USING THE LENS WITH A FLASH Built-in Flash The bu ilt-in flash can not be used when the distance is le ss than 0.7m. When th e flash is used withi n 0.7m, it ca uses incorr ect exposure control and vignet ting in the p icture cor ners. • Refer to the “Co mpatibility of D A Lenses with the Built-in Flash” chart on page[...]

41 41 z D A 12-24mm f/4ED AL [IF] PENT AX e xternal flash units wh ich cov er a 24mm lens on a 35mm SLR, or 16mm lens on a digital SLR, can be used when the le ns is set from 16mm to 24mm. AF540FGZ an d AF360FGZ can be used fr om 13mm to 24mm with the wid e angle panel (in both case s, it is poss ible to use th e lens hood ). Please note that at fo[...]

42 42 Compatibility of DA Lenses with the Built-in Flash Lens Compatibility , , / , , , , , DA 14mm f/2.8ED [IF] NO NO NO NO DA 15mm f/4ED AL Limited NO NO N O NO D A 21mm f/3.2 AL L imited YES YES YES YES D A 35mm f/2.8 Macr o Limited YES YES YES YES D A 40mm f/2.8 Li mited YES YES YES YES DA  55mm f/1.4 S DM YES YES YES YES D A 70mm f/2.4 Li m[...]

43 43 Except for the DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limit ed, DA 70mm f/2.4 Limited, DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited and D A 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited lenses , do not use the le ns hood when usin g the built-i n flash. This is to p rev ent the lens hood from obstructin g the flash. *1 Vignett ing occurs w hen the focal length is 35mm or less, or w hen the focal length is 1[...]

44 44 *5 Vignet ting occurs whe n the focal length is b elow 35mm, or when the focal lengt h is 35mm and the shooti ng distance is 1 m or less. *6 Vignetting oc curs when the f ocal length i s below 35mm. *7 Vignet ting occurs whe n the focal length is b elow 24mm, or when the focal lengt h is 24mm and the shooti ng distance is 1 m or less. e_da21_[...]

45 45 TRIPOD MOUNT DA  60-250mm f/4ED [IF] SDM and DA  300mm f/4ED [IF] SDM a re equipped wit h the trip od mount. T o po sition the camera ver ticall y or horizontal ly , l oosen the camera pos ition shift loc k screw , tur n the camer a 90° to the right or left as desired , and tighten th e lock screw firmly . The tr ipod mo unt is de tach[...]

46 46 Remo ving the T ripod Mount T o remove the mount, use a coi n to loosen the scre w by turning it to the left. Be careful no t to loosen the scre w too much or e lse it may fall out. Insert a coin into the slot on the scre w and turn to the left. e_da21_20.fm Page 46 Thu rsday, April 23, 2009 5:34 PM[...]

47 47 MAIN SPECIFICA TIONS * For use with any PENT AX digita l SLR camera. * AL = Uses an as pheric le ns, ED = Lens made with extra-low dispersion glas s, IF = Inner focus-type lens, SDM = Lens with a superso nic motor Lens D A 14mm f/2.8ED [IF] D A 15mm f/4ED AL Limit ed D A 21mm f/3.2 AL Limi ted Focal length 14mm (equivalent to appro x. 21.5mm [...]

48 48 Lens D A 3 5 m m f / 2. 8 M ac r o Li m i t e d DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited D A  55mm f/1.4 SDM Focal length 35mm (equivalent to appro x. 53.5mm in 35mm format) 40mm (equivalent to appro x. 61mm in 35mm format) 55mm (equivalent to approx . 84.5mm in 35mm format) Elements in groups 9-8 5-4 9-8 Angle of vie w 44° 39° 29° Aper ture f/2.8 f/2.8 f[...]

49 49 Lens D A 70mm f/2.4 Limited D A  200mm f/2.8ED [IF] SDM DA  300mm f/4ED [IF] SDM Focal length 70mm (equiv alent to appro x. 107mm in 35mm for ma t) 200mm (equiv alent to appro x. 307mm in 35mm for ma t) 300mm (equiv alent to appro x. 460mm in 35mm for ma t) Elements in groups 6-5 9-8 8-6 Angle of view 23° 8.1° 5.4° Aper ture f/2.4 f/[...]

50 50 Lens DA FISH-EYE 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5E D [IF] D A 12-24mm f/4ED AL [IF] DA 1 6- 45 mm f /4 ED A L Focal length 10-17mm (35mm conv ersion not possible) 12-24mm (equiv alent to appro x. 18.5-37mm in 35mm format) 16-45mm (equiv alent to appro x. 24.5-69mm in 35mm format) Elements in groups 10-8 13-11 13-10 Angle of vie w 180°–100° 99°–61° 8[...]

51 51 Lens DA  16-50mm f/2.8ED AL [IF] SDM D A 17-70mm f/4 AL [IF] SDM D A L 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL Focal length 16-50mm (equiv alent to appro x. 24.5-76.5mm in 35mm f ormat) 17-70mm (equiv alent to appro x. 26-107mm in 35mm format) 18-55mm (equiv alent to appro x. 27.5-84.5mm in 35mm format) Elements in groups 15-12 17-12 11-8 Angle of vie w 83°[...]

52 52 Lens D A 18-55mm f/ 3.5-5.6 AL WR DA  50-135mm f/2.8ED [ IF] SDM D A L 50-200mm f/4-5.6E D Focal length 18-55mm (equiv alent to appro x. 27.5-84.5mm in 35mm f ormat) 50-135mm (equiv alent to appro x. 76.5-207mm in 35mm format) 50-200mm (equiv alent to appro x. 76.5-307mm in 35mm format) Elements in groups 11-8 18-14 11-10 Angle of vie w 76[...]

53 53 Lens D A 50-200mm f/4-5.6ED WR D A 55-300mm f/4-5.8ED DA  60-250mm f/4ED [IF] SDM Focal length 50-200mm (equiv alent to appro x. 76.5-307mm in 35mm f ormat) 55-300mm (equiv alent to appro x. 84.5-460mm in 35mm format) 60-250mm (equiv alent to appro x. 92-383mm in 35mm format) Elements in groups 11-10 12-8 15-13 Angle of vie w 31.5°–8.1?[...]

54 54 For customers in USA For customers in Canada ST A TEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice comp lies with P art 15 of the FCC Rule s. Oper ation is subject to the follo wing tw o conditions : (1) Thi s device may not cause har mful int erference, and (2) thi s device must accept any in terference received, incl uding inter ference that may cause[...]

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✩ Specifications and external dimensi ons are subject to chang e without notice. Copyright  HOYA CORPORATION 2009 57298ENG H20-200905 Printed in Vietnam The CE Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the European Union. HO Y A CORPORA TION PENT A X Imaging Sys tems Division 2-36-9, Maeno-cho , Itabashi-ku, T okyo 174-8639, J AP AN (http://www .[...]