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SP AF 14mm F/2.8 Aspherical [IF] (Model 69E) Thank you for purchasing this Tamron lens. You are now a proud owner of the TAMRON SP AF 14mm F/2.8 ASPHERICAL (IF) (Model 69E), an ultra wide-angle lens featuring excellent optical performance and use- ful in a variety of photographic situations.
NOMENCLATURE Focusing Ring Distance Scale Focusing & aperture index Infrared index Depth-of-field Scale Lens-attachment index Aperture ring Aperture scale AE (Min. aperture) lock button Built-in Hood Gelatin filter holder * 6 is for Canon and Minolta models only * 7~9 are for Nikon and Pentax models only SPECIFICATIONS Focal Length 14mm...
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MOUNTING / REMOVING LENS (Fig. 2) Mounting After removing the rear lens cap, align the lens mount index mark with that of the camera body (on Canon/Minolta/Pentax models) and rotate the lens clockwise until it click-locks. For the Nikon model, align the lens mount index mark with the dot on the camera and rotate counter-clockwise until it click-locks.
CAUTION WHEN OPERATING MINOLTA AND PENTAX MODELS When the focusing ring is set in the manual focus position while the camera is set in the AF mode, the focusing ring rotates as if it were in autofocus mode. Turning of the focus ring in this instance may cause damage to the lens and/or the camera.
INFRARED INDEX (Fig. 4) Special focus adjustment is required when using infrared black and white film with an infrared filter attached to the lens. Set the lens and the camera in manual focus mode and focus normally. Then adjust the focusing scale to the infrared index and attach the infrared filter to begin photographing.
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PRECAUTIONS Generally, an ultra-wide lens is susceptible to optical flare and ghost images due to its ultra-wide angle of view. Check the images carefully through the camera's viewfinder to make sure there is no adverse flare, glare, or ghost image in the frame. An ordinary flash device cannot cover the entire angle of view of this lens.