Pentax smc -FA Operating Manual
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- Page 1 PENTAX-FA INTERCHANGEABLE LENS OPERATING MANUAL...
- Page 2 N AX FA This operating manual applies to all of th lenses. Please also read your camera's operating m 1111 <It In this manual, the "smc PENTAX FA In " I r( "A lens" and th "smc PENTAX lens" th" "...
- Page 3 USING YOUR LENS SAFETY Although we have carefully designed these lenses for safe operation, please pay special attention to items marked with the following symbols when using this product. &WAR This symbol indicates precautions that followed, could result in serious injury to the user.
- Page 4 LhWAR CAUTION • Do not leave the lens • Never look at the sun through the lens or direct sunlight without lens caps. Sun rays passing camera. Serious damage to through the lens will be the retina, or total loss of intensified, and should eyesight may occur.
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Page 5: Precautions And Lens Maintenance
PRECAUTIONS AND LENS MAINTENANCE 1. Storage and mildew prevention • Take the lens out of the protective case camera bag, and store it a dry, well-ventilated place . • Avoid storing the lens a poorly ventilated location such as a closet, ward- robe, drawer, vehicle, or where insect repellent or medicine... - Page 6 5. Avoid subjecting the lens rapid change in tomperature otherwise con- densation may occur on both the inside outside of the lens. Put the lens in plastic bag or camera bag, and take altor lens has reached ambient temperature. 6. When the lens is not attached to the camera body,...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS AND LENS MAINTENANCE ......... About the smc PENTAX-FAIFA J Lens.......... • About the zoom ring..............9 Changing the Lens ..............Finger Point on Limited Lenses ........... Lens Cap ................Focusing .......... - Page 8 Lens Hood ................• Note: .................. • Compatible Lens Hoods ............21 • Attaching a Round Lens Hood ..........22 • Attaching a Square Lens Hood ........... 23 • Using the Built-in Lens Hood ......
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Page 9: About The Smc Pentax-Faifaj Lens
About the smc PENTAX-FAIFA J Lens [Single Focal Length Lens] Focusing ring Front-ring threads Distance scale '--- Aperture ring '--- Depth-of-field scale Aperture A-lock button... - Page 10 [Zoom Lens] Focusing ring .---- Distance scale Aperture index ----... PEfrlTAX _______ Zoom ring {long focal length} Aperture ring (note) Aperture A-lock button Aperture index {short focal length} 1B-35mm Note :The following lenses have an aperture ring: 2B-BOmm f/3.5-5.6AL, and FA 75- 300mm f/4.5 -5.BAL.
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Page 11: About The Zoom Ring
A zoom lens has two rings: The focusing ring at the front of the lens and the zoom ring behind it. Turn the zoom ring to obtain the desired angle ;t:--.':PE~N~TA~X 28-10 view (focal distance). Whenever turn the zoom ring to change the angle of view (focal distance), the focus may also... -
Page 12: Changing The Lens
Changing the Lens 1. Align the mount index dots 2. To detach the lens, hold down on the camera body and lens camera's lens unlock button, then attach the lens. Turn the lens clock- turn the lens counterclockwise. wise until it locks in place. When attaching a lens, do not press the camera's lens unlock button. -
Page 13: Finger Point On Limited Lenses
Finger Point on Limited Lenses Lens Cap You can easily attach a Limited lens To remove the lens cap, squeeze the by al igning the finger point on the tabs as shown in the illustration. lens with the camera 's lens unlock When not using lens, be sure to button... -
Page 14: Focusing
Focusing pENTA>( AJ221611856 < Autofocusing To switch between autofocusing and manual focusing, use the camera Press the shutter button halfway focus mode lever. For details, refer to autofocus. your camera's instruction manual. During autofocusing, the focusing For FA· lenses, see page 13. ring rotates so do not touch non-autofocus... -
Page 15: Fa* Lenses
Setting autofocus Push the focusing ring forward until can see AUTO FOCUS. When the lens is set for autofocus, the focusing ring locks. Setting manual focus Pull the focusing ring until AUTO FOCUS is hidden. Turn the focusing ring to focus manually. FA* lenses With FA lenses,... - Page 16 • If your camera has a mount, • The telephoto lens' focusing ring can still switch between auto- stops turning at slightly past the focus and manual focus with the infinity symbol. This is because, lens focusing ring even when the the pOint of focus changes depend- camera has been set to autofocus.
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Page 17: Setting The Aperture [A (Auto) Lock Switching]
Setting the Aperture [A (Auto) Lock Switching] 15 8 15 8 "I -2, III 2:;r;;- 22 16 B pENTAX 5.6 4 2.8 21.4 AJ 22 16 11 8 5.64 • ,::=------==::- • your camera has a K mount with To set the aperture ring to A [Auto],... -
Page 18: About The Zoom Lens Aperture
"I "I 28-105 28-105 PENTAX PEN lAX 161 1 8 2216 About the Zoom Lens Aperture to set an aperture other than A, align the Zoom lenses whose maximum aperture aperture ring with the long focal length's varies depending on the focal length aperture. -
Page 19: Apertures And Click Stops
Apertures and Click Stops PENTA)( Certain lenses have a white dot next to the maximum aperture. The white dot indicates a difference of one aper- ture stop. For example, as shown on the right, the white dot next to fl2 indicates f/2.8. -
Page 20: Using The Infrared Index
Using the Infrared Index 1 5 8 f t _ I l l pENTA X pENTAX .J:::::=:=:~~~ 22 16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8 2 1.4 22 16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8 2 1.4 • If you use infrared film... -
Page 21: Zoom Lens Infrared Index
Zoom Lens Infrared Index With a zoom lens, the focusing cor- • rection amount for infrared film shoot- ing varies depending focal length. As shown in the illustration, zoom lenses have an infrared index. Correct the focus with respect to the focal length used. -
Page 22: Lens Hood
Lens Hood lens hood can be round, square, or built-in. Using a lens hood rec- ommended for preventing internal lens reflections. Suitable hoods are listed on the next page. Note: • Do not use a lens hood if you are using the camera's built-in flash. -
Page 23: Compatible Lens Hoods
Compatible Lens Hoods Compatible Attachment Lens Shape Hood Method PH -RBA49 Round Bayonet FA 3Smm f/2AL 43mm f/1.9Limited MH-RA49 Round Screw-on -RA49 Round Screw-on FA SOmm f/1.4 -RC49 Round Screw-on PH-SA49 Square Spring -RBL67 Round Bayonet 18-3Smm f/4-5.6AL 20-35mm f/4AL PH-RBA58 Round Bayonet... -
Page 24: Attaching A Round Lens Hood
Attaching Round Lens Hood Screw-on Type Bayonet Type Attach the hood to the front of the Screw the hood on to the front of the lens. lens and turn the hood clockwise until snaps place. detach the lens hood, follow this procedure in reverse. -
Page 25: Attach Ing A Square Lens Hood
Attach ing a Square Lens Hood square hood should be posi- 1. The hood attaches in the same way as a lens cap. While holding tioned horizontally on the lens. If it tilted, vignetting may occur. down the two knurled tabs, attach the hood to the front of the lens. -
Page 26: Using The Built-In Lens Hood
Using Built-in Lens Hood Lenses with a Built-in Lens Hood To use the built-in lens hood, pull it FA 31 mm fl1.8AL Limited from the lens. In the case of the FA 77mm fl1.8 Limited 600mm f/4 lens, the built-in lens FA·... -
Page 27: Pl Filter Window
Filter Window Certain hoods also have a PL filter window. This enables you easily rotate any polarizing or circular polar- izing filter attached to the lens. Lenses with a PL filter window eFA 35mm f/2AL eFA J18-35mm f/4-5.6AL Using PL filter window 1. - Page 28 2. From the PL filter window, turn the 3. Reattach the PL filter window cap. polarizing or circular polarizing fil- • Before shooting, be sure the cap ter. has been reattached so that the hood can provide the maximum effect.
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Page 29: Tripod Mount
Tripod Mount The FA * 600mm fl4 lens has a tripod mount so you can mount the lens on a tripod. Switching between horizontal and vertical shooting Loosen the lens orientation lock screw and turn th lens by 90° left or right. Then tighten the lens orientation lock screw Inpod mount see the FA * lens... -
Page 30: Filter Cautions
Filters Select the filter matching the lens Filter Sizes filter size, then screw it onto the front Lens Size of the lens. 5Bmm FA 31 mm f/1 .BAL Limited FA 35mm f/2AL 49mm The FA * 600mm f/4ED (IF) lens FA 43mm f/1.9Limited 49mm has a filter holder in the rear to... -
Page 31: Note: Using A Circular
(including the PENTAX Type-A hood since it hits the outer edge. Also, attaching a non-PENTAX circular Circular Polarizing Filter) prevents the built-in hood from being pulled polarizing filter may still prevent the specialized hood from being attached. -
Page 32: Cautions When Using Flash
Cautions When Using Flash With the built-in flash The FA 43mm f11.9 Limited lens is • the built-in flash for subjects at least compatible with the built-in flash even meter away. If the subject is closer with the lens hood attached. than 0.7 meter, overexposure may result. -
Page 33: With Built-In Flash
Compatibility with Built-i Flash and FA lenses other than following can be used with the built-in flash with no problems. ",W ",WD MZ-S Z series K series Lens • senes MZ series FA* 600mm f/4ED (IF) 18-35mm f/4-5.6AL 6 '5 FA 20-35mm f/4AL 6"7 28-80mm... -
Page 34: Lens Case
Lens Case The soft cases have a case desig- Lens Case Compatibility Table nation as shown in the Lens Case Compatible Lens Case Compatibility Table on the right. • A dedicated soft case is provided Dedicated FA 31 mm f/1.BAL Limited case with FA Limited series lenses. - Page 35 MEMO...
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Page 36: Main Specifications
Main Specifications Lens with an aspherical element. Lens using an Extra-low Dispersion glass. Includes tripod mount. Lens with internal focusing. Figures indicate the thread diameter of the front ring of Filter. Minimum Angle of View Min. Focusing Max. Diameterxlength Max. Weight [g] Filter Lens... -
Page 37: Compliance
OF FCC STATE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation. - Page 38 can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which...
- Page 39 PENTAX RICOH IMAGING CO ., LTD. 2-35-7. Maeno-cho, lIabashi-ku. Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (hllp://www.pentaxJp) PENTAX RICOH IMAGING FRANCE 112 Quai de Sezons, B.P. 204, 95106 Argenteuil Cedex. FRANCE (European Headquarters) - hIlP:/Iwww.pentax.eu) (France - hUp:lfwww.pentax .lr) PENTAX RICOH IMAGING DEUTSCHLAND Julius-Vosseler-Strasse 104.