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smc PENTAX-FA
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS
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Thank you for purchasing the smc PENTAX lens.
This operating manual applies to all of the smc
PENTAX FA, FA J and F lenses.
※ In this manual, smc PENTAX FA lens is referred
to as FA lens.
※ Please also read your camera's operating manual.
※ Illustrations shown herein may differ from the
actual appearance.
OPERATING MANUAL
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- Page 1 Thank you for purchasing the smc PENTAX lens. This operating manual applies to all of the smc PENTAX FA, FA J and F lenses. ※ In this manual, smc PENTAX FA lens is referred to as FA lens. ※ Please also read your camera's operating manual.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS ° FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR LENS ………1 ° PRECAUTION AND LENS MAINTENANCE ……………………………2 ° smc PENTAX F, FA and FA J LENSES …3 • Mount compatibility ° MOUNTING AND REMOVING OF LENS ………………………………………5 ° FINGER POINT ……………………………6 ° APERTURE CONTROL …………………6 °... -
Page 3: For Safe Use Of Your Lens
FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR LENS 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. WARNING CAUTION WARNING • Never look at the sun through the lens or camera. -
Page 4: Precaution And Lens Maintenance
PRECAUTION AND LENS MAINTENANCE 1. Storage and mildew prevention • Take the lens out of the protective case or camera bag, and store it in a dry, well-ventilated place. • Avoid storing the lens in a poorly ventilated location such as a closet, wardrobe, drawer, vehicle, or where insect repellent or medicine is kept. -
Page 5: Smc Pentax F, Fa And Fa J Lenses
PENTAX F, FA and FA J LENSES Focusing ring Front-ring threads Distance scale 1 5 8 Aperture-A-lock button -mount AF coupler Lens-information contacts The Pentax FA lenses are primarily designed to work with the Pentax autofocus SLR (K or K shooting possible. - Page 6 • When using FA lens with the K-mount Pentax camera having no lens information contacts, be sure to set the lens aperture ring to any f-stop other then A. If set to the "A" position, the lens will automatically be set to the minimum aperture, causing improper exposure.
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Page 7: Mounting And Removing Of Lens
MOUNTING AND REMOVING OF LENS 1. To mount the lens on the camera body Align the red dots on the lens and camera body, and then turn the lens clockwise until it clicks into place. ※After mounting the lens, try to turn the lens counterclockwise to make sure it is locked in place. -
Page 8: Finger Point
FINGER POINT The lens can be mounted on the camera by aligning the finger point with the lens unlock button. • Following Limited lenses have finger point. FA31mm f/1.8AL Limited. FA43mm f/1.9 Limited. FA77mm f/1.8 Limited. APERTURE CONTROL 2 2 16 8 Setting the aperture to "A"(Auto) Turn the aperture ring to align the aperture-A index with the line while depressing the... -
Page 9: Focusing
FOCUSING To set the focus mode Slide the focus mode switch on the camera body to change the focus mode to AF (Autofocus) or MF (Manual focus). • During autofocus, do not touch the focus- ing ring of your lens or you will interfere with proper lens movement. - Page 10 There is a white dot next to the maximum f- number engraved on the lens's aperture ring on many Pentax lenses. This white dot indi- cates an aperture which is darker by one stop (larger number). The illustration below shows the white dot next to f/4.5 is f/5.6.
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Page 11: How To Use Infrared Index
HOW TO USE THE INFRARED INDEX 2 2 16 8 11 8 5.6 When taking infrared pictures with infrared film and either a "R2" or "02" filter, it is neces- sary to adiust the focus because the point of focus is not the same with infrared light as it is with visible light. -
Page 12: Lens Hood
LENS HOOD Make sure to use a proper size lens hood specially designed for your lens. Square Hoods (Clip-on type) PH-SA49 FA50mm f/1.4 & f/1.7 PH-SB49 FA28mm f/2.8AL, FA Sofy28mm f/2.8 Round Hoods (screw-in-type) PH-RA49 FA50mm f/1.4 & f/1.7 RH-RA49 F &... - Page 13 How to Use the Square Hood Attach the square hood to the front of the lens while pressing the knurled tabs on both sides of the hood. • Make sure to keep the top and bottom of the hood parallel with the top and bottom covers of the camera.
- Page 14 How to Use the Built-in Hood To use a lens with a built-in hood, first extend the hood to the fullest position. The 600mm f/4 lens and 250-600mm f/5.6 zoom lenses come in screw-fixed-type. Extend these hoods while rotating them for use. See the lens instruction manual for details.
- Page 15 How to Use the Lens Hood with polarizing filter window 1. Remove the PL filter window cap by sliding it in the direction shown. • The hood is designed for use with a polar- izing filter or circular polarizing filter, and includes a "PL filter window"...
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Page 16: Filter
PL filter window will defeat the effect of the lens hood and prevent the tak- ing of clear, sharp images. • When the Pentax circular polarizing filter 58mm, which has the knurl ring on the back is used with the FA Zoom24-90mm f/3.5-4.5AL (IF) or FA Zoom 28-105mm... - Page 17 FILTERS Size Lens 49mm FA 28mm f/2AL, FA Soft 28mm f/2.8, FA 35mm f/2AL, FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited, FA 50mm f/1.4 & f/1.7, FA 77mm f/1.8, FA Zoom 70-200mm f/4-5.6, F & FA Zoom 35-80mm f/4-5.6, F & FA Zoom 80-200mm f/4.7-5.6, FA Macro 100mm f/3.5 52mm FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF), FA Soft 85mm f/2.8, FA Macro 50mm f/2.8, FA Zoom 28-70mm f/4 AL 58mm...
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Page 18: Zoom Lens
ZOOM LENS * An FA Zoom lens without the power supply con- tacts on its mount does not have the zoom set button and auto zoom switch. Zoom set button Auto zoom switch Aperture index (for longer focal length) Aperture-A lock button Focusing ring 2 8 - 1 0 5 Zoom ring... -
Page 19: Power Zoom Lens
Pentax FA and F zoom lens incorporate two- ring system: it has separate focusing and zooming ring. You can set your desired focal length by turning the zoom ring. It may shift the focusing point slightly by changing the focal length. First, adjust zoom- ing and then adjust focus using Autofocus or focus indicator in the viewfinder. - Page 20 Automatic lens retraction When the power zoom lens is used with K mount cameras, the following functions work when the main switch is turned off. 1. The zoom ring automatically retracts to its shortest length. 2. The focusing ring is set to infinity(∞). With the combination of MZ-S camera, the zoom ring retracts to shortest length only.
- Page 21 A 2216 11 8 5.6 3.5 Using the power zoom Push the zoom ring forward until the word "POWER ZOOM "appears on the ring, and move the zoom ring to right or left to change the focal length. Using the manual zoom Pull the zoom ring back to use as manual zoom ring, the word "POWER ZOOM"...
- Page 22 A 22 16 11 8 5.6 3.5 Manual aperture To set the aperture of the zoom lens manual- ly, align the aperture-A index with the white- bar index. The dot on the left-hand side of the white-bar index serves as an index to align an f-stop other than "A"...
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Page 23: Infrared Index Of The Zoom Lens
Infrared Index of the Zoom Lens When taking infrared photographs with the zoom lens, compensation in focus is neces- sary depending upon the focal length. The distance scale of the zoom lens has infrared indexes for each focal length. Compensate for the focus according to the focal length in use (see page 9.). -
Page 24: Macro Lens
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Page 25: Focus Range Limiter
FA Macro 50mm f/2.8, FA Macro 100mm ★ f/2.8 and FA Macro 200mm f/4ED (IF) lens- es adjust focus from infinity to life-size. FA Macro 100mm f/3.5 lens adjust focus from infinity to 1/2x. Focus-range limiter FA Macro100mm f/2.8 and FA 200mm f/4ED (IF) lenses equipped with the focus-range limiter that control the focusing ranges to adjust Autofocus quickly. - Page 26 • When the focus range-limiter is set to "MANUAL", you can adjust focus manually. • The focus range limiter may not turn where the focus range changes between long and short distances. • Using with the K -mount cameras, manu- al focus will work with the focus-range lim- iter is set to MANUAL in autofocus mode.
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Page 27: Clamp Screw
Clamp Screw FA Macro 50mm f/2.8 and 100mm f/2.8 lens- es are equipped with a clamp screw that is used when focusing manually. With manual close-up photography using the copy stand in any situation or with the lens pointing down , if you turn the clamp screw to the ON posi- tion, rotation of the focusing ring becomes tight. -
Page 28: Tripod Mount
Tripod Mount ★ 200mm f/4 ED (IF) is equipped with the tripod mount. To position the camera vertical- ly or horizontally, loosen the camera position shift lock screw, turn the camera 90° to the right or left as desired, and tighten the lock screw firmly. -
Page 29: Wide-Angle Lens
★ WIDE-ANGLE LENS (FA ★ 24mm f/2 lens has a focusing ring which provides autofocus and manual focus set- tings. Push the focusing ring or pull it towards you to set the autofocus or manual focus mode respectively. When used on the K -mount camera, you can use the manual focus mode by setting the manual mode on the lens even if the aut-... -
Page 30: Telephoto Lens Fa ★ 85Mm F/1.4 (If) Fa ★ 200Mm F/2.8Ed (If), Fa ★ 300Mm F/4.5Ed (If)
★ TELEPHOTO LENS (FA ★ * The illustration depicts the FA f/4.5 lens : when using the FA ★ f/1.4, FA 200mm f/2.8 and FA 200mm f/4, the operation is similar to the ★ 300mm f/4.5. ★ * For FA 300mmf/2.8 and FA lenses, refer to their own manual, too. - Page 31 When the lens is set to manual focus position and the focusing ring is fully rotated to the right or left to manually focus the lens, it will keep rotating as no stoppers are provided at the ∞ (infinity) or shortest distance positions. •...
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Page 32: Precautions When The Flash Is Used
PRECAUTIONS WHEN THE FLASH IS USED Built-in FLASH With the built-in flash in popped-up position, the flash can be used if no warning indication appears when the shutter release button is pressed halfway down. However, some lens- es cause vignetting in the picture corners, even though warning indication does not appear. -
Page 33: Soft Case For Lens
SOFT CASE FOR LENS Code Lens S70-70 FA 20mm f/2.8, FA 28mm f/2.8AL, FA 50mm f/1.4, FA 50mm f/1.7, FA SOFT 28mm f/2.8 S80-80 FA 35mm f/2AL, F Fish-Eye 17-28mm f/3.5-4.5, FA 28-70mm f/4AL, FA 35-80mm f/4-5.6 S80-120 FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF), FA 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6, FA28-90mm f/3.5-5.6, FA 28-105mm f/4-5.6, FA MACRO 50mm f/2.8, FA SOFT 85mm f/2.8, F, FA 80-200mm f/4.7-5.6, FA MACRO 100mm f/3.5 S80-160... -
Page 34: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS ULTRA- 20mm f/2.8 ★ WIDE-ANGLE 24mm f/2AL (IF) WIDE-ANGLE 28mm f/2.8AL 31mm f/1.8AL Limited 35mm f/2AL STANDARD 43mm f/1.9 Limited 50mm f/1.4 50mm f/1.7 MEDIUM- 77mm f/1.8 Limited ★ TELEPHOTO 85mm f/1.4 (IF) FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF) ★ TELEPHOTO 200mm f/2.8ED (IF) ★... - Page 35 Specifications and external dimensions are subject to change without notice. mm × mm × 44 0.12 72.5 × 65.5 0.12 × 40.5 0.13 × 68.5 0.16 × 44.5 0.17 × 27 0.12 × 37 0.15 × 37 0.15 × 48 0.14 ×...
- Page 36 * 2 F Fish-Eye ZOOM 17-28mmf/3.5-4.5 22-32 180 - 90° * 1 FA J ZOOM 18-35mmf/4-5.6AL Zoom FA ZOOM 20-35mmf/4AL FA ZOOM 24-90mmf/3.5-4.5AL (IF) 22-32 ★ ZOOM 28-70mmf/2.8AL FA ZOOM 28-70mmf/4AL FA ZOOM 28-80mmf/3.5-5.6 * 1 FA J ZOOM 28-80mmf/3.5-5.6AL FA ZOOM 28-90mmf/3.5-5.6 FA ZOOM 28-105mmf/3.2-4.5AL (IF) 22-32 FA ZOOM 28-105mmf/4-5.6...
- Page 37 mm × mm × 61 0.07 × 68.5 0.18 69.5 × 68 0.16 × 74.5 0.18 84.5 × 104 0.25 65.5 × 66 0.23 66.5 × 78 0.19 × 67 0.25 66.5 × 67.5 0.28 × 65.5 0.19 72.5 × 95.5 0.33 ×...
- Page 38 SOFT FA SOFT 28mmf/2.8 FA SOFT 85mmf/2.8 75° 28.5° 0.25 0.82 0.50 1.65...
- Page 39 mm × mm 65.6 × 40.3 0.13 × 60 0.25 10.8 * 3 1.4×S 2×S 1.4×L 2×L − ○ ○ × × − ○ ○ × ×...
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Page 40: Compatibility Of Lenses With The Built-In Flash
COMPATIBILETY OF LENSES WITH THE BUILT-IN FLASH [○ = compatible × = incompatible because of vignetting] The F, FA and FA J lenses which are not shown in the following table can be used with the built- in flash. Lens name FA 20mm f/2.8 FA 24mm f/2 AL (IF) ★... - Page 41 Lens name FA 28–200mm f/3.8–5.6 (IF) ★ 80–200mm f/2.8 ED (IF) ★ 250–600mm f/5.6 ED (IF) F FISH EYE 17–28mm f/3.5–4.5 FA MACRO 50mm f/2.8 FA MACRO 100mm f/2.8 ★ MACRO 200mm f/4 ED (IF) * 1 Minimum focal length with the built-in flash. Z-1, Z-5, Z-10 * ist, MZ &...
- Page 42 * 7 Vignetting will occur at focal lengths between 20mm-50mm. With the focal length set at 50mm, it will occur when the camera-to-subject distance is closer than 1m. * 8 Vignetting will occur at focal lengths between 24mm-35mm. With the focal length set at 35mm, it will occur when the camera-to-subject distance is closer than 1m.
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Page 43: Statement Of Fcc Compliance
* 21 Even the Lens warning is blinking with Z-1, Z-5 and Z10, built-in flash can be used if the focus distance is more than 0.7m which is within distance of Minimum Auto flash distance. * 22 Vignetting will occur at focus distance less than 1m. Even the Lens waning is blinking with Z-1, Z-5 and Z10, built-in flash can be used freely at focus distance more than 1m. - Page 44 Julius-Vosseler-Strasse, 104, 22527 Hamburg, GERMANY (European Headquarters) (HQ - http://www.pentaxeurope.com) (Germany - http://www.pentax.de) PENTAX U.K. Limited PENTAX House, Heron Drive, Langley, Slough, Berks SL3 8PN, U.K. (http://www.pentax.co.uk) PENTAX France S.A.S. 12/14, rue Jean Poulmarch, 95106 Argenteuil Cedex, FRANCE PENTAX Benelux B.V.
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