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Pentax SMC -FA Operating Manual

Pentax SMC -FA Operating Manual

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PENTAX
PENTAX 50
SMC PENTAX-FA
INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES
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  • Page 1 SMC PENTAX-FA PENTAX INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES OPERATING MANUAL Congratulations on purchasing the Pentax lens. This booklet contains instructions need to make most your Pentax-FA lenses. So always keep handy whenever have questions about handling care your lens, read very carefully, together...
  • Page 2 CONTENTS PRECAUTION LENS 0 MACRO LENS •Magnification MAINTENANCE 0 SMC PENTAX F and FA LENSES •Clamp screw • Mount compatibility •Focus range limiter TELEPHOTO 85mm 0 LENS INTERCHANGING (IF). 200mm f/2.8ED(lF). 0 FOCUSING 0 APERTURE CONTROL • 300mm f/4.5ED(lF))••••••••••••••• •Note on 00 (infinity)
  • Page 3 PRECAUTION LENS MAINTENANCE cause mildew. so avoid storing the lens place where temperature humidity are high. Keep your lens in as dry a place as possible. •If you do not expect to use the lens for an extended period. store it in the case With a desiccant is recommended...
  • Page 4 PENTAX F and FA LENSES Front-ring threads Pentax FA lenses are primarily signed to work with the Pentax autofocus Focusing ring Distance scale SLR (KAF2-or KAF-mount camera). making autofocus shooting possible. When Pentax FA Zoom lenses are used on Pentax KAF2-mount camera.
  • Page 5 • When using the FA zoom lens on the Camera/Lens Mount Compatibility KAFrmount Pentax Pentax camera/lens mount compatibility camera autofocus shooting, focusing ring chart is shown below. automatically returns to the 00 position KAF2-mount after the power is turned off.
  • Page 6 LENS ATTACHMENT REMOVAL I .TO mount lens on the camera, line 2. To remove lens. turn lens up the indexes on the lens counterclockwise while pressing camera (see @ and (S) ) and turn the lens-release button on the camera body. lens clockwise until...
  • Page 7 FOCUSING PENTAX 50 22 16 11 To set the autofocus mode on your KAF2- focusing ring Confirming or KAF-mount camera. slide focus lever signals O J through viewfinder. autofocus position. • When using FA lens with the non-KAF2-or Operating Manual of your camera.
  • Page 8 APERTURE CONTROL 15 a 15 8 2216 22 '6 PENTAX AJ221611d 56428214 16 11 6 5.64 When using the Z / PZ series cameras To set the aperture to "A" (Auto), align except Z-IO / PZ-IO. the approximate aperture-A index...
  • Page 9 Pentax lenses. This white f-stops. Some lenses have indicates an aperture which is darker intermediate click f-stop on the aperture...
  • Page 10 TO USE THE INFRARED INDEX PENTAX PENTAX A'?216 1 18 5.6 4 2.8 21.4 1611 8 5.54 28 214 •Turn the focusing ring in the MANUAL When taking infrared pictures with infrared film either a "R2"or "02" filter. focus mode only.
  • Page 11 LENS HOOD Square Hoods Lens 49mm spring-type(PH-SB) 28mm f/2.8AL. Soft28mmf/2.8 Make sure to use a proper 49mm spring-type(PH-SA) 50mm f/ 1.4 & f/ 1.7 size lens hood specially Round Hoods Lens designed for your lens. 50rnm f/ 1.4 & t 1.7 49mm screw-in.
  • Page 12 How to use the Square Hood 1.Attach the square hood to the front 2.Make sure to keep the top and bottom the lens while pressing the knurled tabs of the hood parallel with the top on both sides of the hood. bottom covers of the camera.
  • Page 13 to Use the Round Hood • However, when hood is in use round hood screws into front any lenses. do not use the built-in flash the lens. on your camera because the flash light • The lens hood 24 mm f / 2. 85 mm is blocked by the hood.
  • Page 14 A filter. when attached to your lens. the lens. Make sure to use the proper size becomes part optical system. Pentax filter specially designed your Handle it as carefully as you do the lens. Avoid using filters in combination. lens.
  • Page 15 Zoom 28-70mm f/2.8AL Zoom 20mm f/2.8 F or FA Zoom 1 00-300mmf/4.5-5.6 S90-100 24mmf/2 S90-160 Zoom 28-200mmf/3.8-5.6AL e num SMC Pentax FA lens FAO300mmf/4.5ED(lF) on the case FAO200mmf/2.éÉD(lF) Sl 00-160 35-340 FW60Ömmf/4EÖ(iÉ) Sin. Trunk case FA' Zoom 28-70mm f,'28AL Zoom...
  • Page 16 ZOOM LENS * FA* Zoom 80—200mm f / 2. BED (IF) and Zoom 250—600mm f / 5.6 ED(IF) lens. refer to their Focusing ring manual, too. Zoom set button Auto zoom switch coco¯ Auto ZOOmring Aperture index Aperture index (for shorter focal * An Zoom...
  • Page 17 Pentax FA zoom lens is -two-touch" type ; When combined with KAF2-mount cameras. it has separate focusing and zoomimg Zoom lens features following rings. capabilities. Set the desired focal length by turning the power zoom ring. Changing focal (1)lmage Size Tracking...
  • Page 18 • When FA zoom lens is used on the When combined with non-KAF2-mount KAF2-mount Pentax camera, Zoom lens features cameras. following functions work when the main following capability. • As Power Zoom function does switch is turned off. (1) When...
  • Page 19 POWER ZOOM A 2216 11 35635 A 2216 11 85635 POWER ZOOM RING TO use the lens as a power zoom when To set the focal length manually by mounted on the KAF2-mount camera. push turning power zoom ring, pull the the power zoom ring forward until the...
  • Page 20 POWER ZOOM PCMR ZOOM A 22 11 85635 A ?2161 .635 Aperture • To set the aperture to A (Auto) align To set the aperture of the zoom lens. align aperture-A index with white-bar the aperture-A index with the white-bar index.
  • Page 21 20 ft PENTAX70-200 With lenses having indexes only for the Infrared Index of the Zoom Lens longest and shortest focal length. such as When taking infrared photographs with FA Zoom 70-200mm, obtain the compensation the zoom lens. compensation in focus value intermediate focal...
  • Page 22 MACRO LENS Clamp screw Focus-range limiter...
  • Page 23 Pentax 50mm f/2.8 and 100mm f/ 2.8 FA Macro lenses focus from infinity down life size (1 X) . The FA 100mm f/ 2.8 lens is equipped with focus range limiter. You can control the focusing range by using the focus range limiter ;...
  • Page 24 Clamp Screw Macro 50mm 100mm lenses equipped with a clamp screw that is used when focusing manually. With manual close-up photography using copy stand in any situation or with lens pointing down, if you turn clamp screw to the ON position. rotation Of the CLAMp...
  • Page 25 • When magnification scale is set near 4 (1 /4X) . the focus range limiter knob may not turn. • With KAF2-mount camera. when focus-range limiter is set at MANUAL (MF position) . manual focus is possible *LIMIT even if the autofocus mode is set on the camera.
  • Page 26 TELEPHOTO LENS (FA* 300mmf/4.5ED(lF)) 300 mm f/ 4.5 lens has a focusing ring which provides autofocus and manual focus settings. Push the focusing ring or pull it towards you to set the autofocus manual focus mode respectively. When used KAF2-mount camera, manual focus mode is set by setting the manual...
  • Page 27 (infinity) or shortest distance positions. • When the focusing ring on the lens is PENTAX 300 autofocus position. focusing ring is locked. • When...
  • Page 28 WIDE-ANGLE LENS (FA* 24mmf/2(1F)) • When lens is set manual focus PENTAX 24 position and the focusing ring is fully rotated to the right or left to manually focus the lens. it will keep rotating no stoppers are provided at the...
  • Page 29 SPECIAL LENS HOOD Special lens Hood • The lens hood for the 24mm f/ 2 lens comes in bayonet type (PH-RBB67). attach the hood to the lens. align the hood and the lens front. then turn hood clockwise to lock it in place. To remove it, reverse the above procedure.
  • Page 30 The lens hood for the 300mm f/ 2.8 lens lens hood 28üOmm lens The lens hood for the 300mm f/2.8 lens 80-200mm lens comes in screw-in type (MH-RAI 12). lens hood 28—70mm lens •Always attach the hood to avoid internal 80-200 lens come...
  • Page 31 Turn the hood clockwise to lock it in place. PENTAX DEDICATED EXTERNAL FLASH When 28—70 mm f / 2.8 AL lens attached.
  • Page 32 COMPATIBILITY OF F AND FA LENSES WITH THE BUILT-IN FLASH compatible X = incompatible becauseof vignetting] Compatibility Lens name SF and Z/PZ series cameras MZ/ZX series cameras 20mm f/2.8 24rnm f/2 AL (IF) 28mm f/2.8 43mm f/ 1.9 Limited 50mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.7 85mrn f/ I .4(lF) 135mrn f/2.8(lF)
  • Page 33 Compatibility Lens name MZ/ZX series cameras SF and Z/PZ series cameras Fish-Eye Zoom 17•28mm 5•4.5 Zoom 28-70mm f/2.8 AL Zoom 28-70mm f/4 AL Zoom 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom 28-105mrn f/4-5.6 Zoom 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6AL (IF) Zoom 35-80mm f/ 4-5 6 Zoom 70-200mm f/4-5.6 Zoom 80-200mrn f/2.8...
  • Page 34 SPECIFICATIONS Groups- Dia- Angle Type Lens phragm of view elements SMC Pentax-FA 20mmf/2.8 UL TRA- WIDE-ANGLE SMC Pentax-FA* 24mmf/2AL(1F) 9-11 F.A. WIDE-ANGLE Pentax-FA 28mmf/2.8AL Pentax-FA 43mmf/l.9 Limited F.A. SMC Pentax-FA 50mmf/1.4 STANDARD Pentax-FA 50mmf/1.7 F.A. SMC Pentax-FA 85mmf/1.4 MEDIUM- 28.5...
  • Page 35 SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT CHANGE TIME WITHOUT NOTIFICATION OR ANY OBLIGATION ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER. Minimum Maximum Minimum Max. Dia. Filter Weight focus dist. Magnification aperture length stze mm x mm 0.25 0.12 0.12 72.5 x 65.5 14.3 0.13 40.5 0.45 0.12 0.45...
  • Page 36 Groups- Dia- Angle Type Lens elements phragm of view • SMC Pentax-F Fish Eye ZOOM 17-28mmf/3.5-4.5 180-900 F.A. SMC Pentax-FA* ZOOM 28-70mmf/2.8AL 75-34.50 F.A. 11-14 75-34.50 Pentax-FA ZOOM 28-70mmf/4AL 75-30.50 Pentax-FA ZOOM 28-80mmf/3.5-5.6 F.A. 75-23.50 Pentax-FA ZOOM 28-105mmf/4-5.6 11-13 ZOOM 28-200mmf/3.8-5.6AL(1F)
  • Page 37 Minimum Max. Dia. Filter Minimum Maximum Weight Magnification focus dist. length aperture size mm x mm 0.45 0.07 22-32 0.43 0.25 84.5X 28.2 0.23 0.19 22-38 66.5 x 78 0.43 0.33 22-32 72.5X 95.5 18.2 0.52 0.21 22-32 i 6.4 0.25 22•32 0.25...
  • Page 38 WARRANTY POLICY Pentax lenses purchased through PROCEDURE DURING 12-MONTH authorized bona fide photographic WARRANTY PERIOD distribution channels are guaranteed against Pentax lens which proves defective defects material workmanship duning 12-month warranty period should period twelve months from date be returned...
  • Page 39 OF FCC COMPLIANCE This device complies with Part 15 Of the Country. Notwithstanding this. your Pentax Rules. Operation is subject to the following camera lens retutned manufacturer : (1) This device may not cause harm- conditions will be serviced free...
  • Page 40 A»hi Op•.ial C o. LW IAPAN (Internet: ,'/vvrw.pontax.eo.jp/) Pent" Europe ?JFLC.RJM ( Internet!// www.pentax.do/) U.K.Limited HemaOnve.I•ngky. Slough Miium & Zaventem. B ELO'UM SWITZERLAND rent'S artemet: "wwwventax.eom/) Drive. This Class B digital apparatus meets all require- ments Canadian Interference-Ceusing Equipment Regulations.