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Tamron A08 Owner's Manual

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Manual is about: SP AF200-500mm F/5-6.3 Di LD [IF]

Summary of A08

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    ® sp af200-500mm f/5-6.3 di ld [if] (model a08) thank you for purchasing the tamron lens as the latest addition to your photographic equipment. Before using your new lens, please read the contents of this owner's manual thoroughly to familiarize yourself with your lens and the proper techniques for ...

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    Nomenclature 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. Lens hood 4. Hood filter ring 5. Zoom ring 6. Zoom lock switch 7. Zoom index mark 8. Focusing ring 9. Distance scale 10. Apert...

  • Page 3: Specifications

    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 distance 2.5 m (8.20ft) (full zoom range) maximum magnification ratio 1:5.0 (at 500mm) filter size 86 mm length 224.5 mm (except for the fec adapter) diameter 93.5 m...

  • Page 4: Focusing (Autofocus)

    Attaching and removing the lens *how to mount the lens remove the rear lens cap and align the lens attachment mark on the lens barrel with its counterpart on the camera mount and insert lens. Rotate the lens clock- wise until it click-locks. For nikon model, align the lens attachment mark on the cam...

  • Page 5: Lens Aperture and Ae Mode

    Lens aperture and ae mode * setting lens f-numbers with canon and minolta cameras set the f-number with the aperture setting device of the camera body in accor- dance with the selected photographing mode. * setting lens f-numbers with nikon depending on the photography mode, it is possible to set th...

  • Page 6: Lens Hood

    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. Turn the hood (approx 90 deg.) until the hood attachment mark "tamron o" and the hood attachment mark on the lens lines up ...

  • Page 7: Zooming

    Zooming rotate the zoom ring of the lens while viewing through the camera's viewfinder and compose your image at the chosen focal length. Zoom lock switch model a08 is equipped with a zoom lock mechanism that prevents the lens bar- rel from extending towards a longer focal length. This mechanism loc...

  • Page 8: Tripod Socket (Continued)

    Tripod socket (continued) * removing the tripod socket 1. Turn the tripod socket fixing screw in the counterclockwise direction 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 remove t...

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    * when the built-in flash on the camera is used, adverse photographic 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 coverage of the built-in flash, and/or the relative position of the fl...

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    * mildew is an enemy of your lens. Clean the lens after shooting near water or in any humid place. Store your lens in a clean, cool and dry place. When storing the lens in a lens case, store it with commercially available drying agent such as sili- ca gel, and change the agent occasionally. If you f...