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Vivitar 500MR F/6.3 Instruction Manual
Vivitar 500MR F/6.3 Instruction Manual

Vivitar 500MR F/6.3 Instruction Manual

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Summary of Contents for Vivitar 500MR F/6.3

  • Page 1 500mm Mirror Lens INSTRUCTION MANUAL V-500MR...
  • Page 3: Limited Five Year Warranty

    Vivitar warrants this quality product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of five years f rom the d ate of purchase. During the period, Vivitar will repair or replace the product at no charge for parts or labor.
  • Page 4: Technical Support

    When service is complete, the product will be returned to you shipping prepaid. In the event the product is deemed to be not faulty or the defect is a result in wear and tear, Vivitar may levy a handling charge for the from country and State to State thereof.
  • Page 5 500mm Mirror Lens Focus Ring Distance Scale Index for Distance Macro Ratio...
  • Page 6: Speci Cations

    Speci cations Rear-mounted screw-in 30.5mm Filter Size 5.6' (1.7 m) Minimum Focus Distance Magni cation Not Applicable Zoom/Focus Control Angle of View 5 Degrees Groups/Elements Multicoated Lens Coating 3.4" (8.6 cm) Length 3.0" (7.6 cm) Maximum Diameter Weight 0.79 lb (360 g)
  • Page 7 Your new Catadioptric or Re ex mirror lens is a highly developed, computer designed product which uses the merits of both re ex optics and refraction optics. This gives you very sharp picture quality with less color aberration, which is considered the most harmful factor in the eld of telephoto photography. 1.
  • Page 8 NOTE: In order to compensate focusing when normal positioning may be altered due to extreme temperature change, the focusing ring has been designed to allow rotation beyond the xed marks of the distance scale. To avoid mistakes, always focus while looking through the view nder. NOTE: No adjustments in focusing are necessary when taking infrared photography as required with normal lenses.
  • Page 9 Y52 (Yellow): This lter is used when taking black and white pictures. It also makes a blue background darker. It is quite e ective when taking shots of clouds on a blue horizon. 056 (Orange): This lter makes blue or green color lines darker and yellow or red color lines lighter than they seem to the human eye.
  • Page 10 6. Exposure or Aperture Adjustments with TTL Cameras Since the aperture of the re ex lens cannot be changed, the exposure is controlled entirely by the shutter speed being used. The speed dial is set according to your TTL reading. Cameras with automatic aperture and shutter priority will automatically set the right speed with their auto exposure mechanisms, with the exception of a few models which require manual function.
  • Page 11 Filter UItilization Chart (Exposure Adjustment) Under Daylight Under Tungsten Light Kind of Filter Color Exposure Shutter Stop Down Exposure Shutter Stop Down Normal Clear No Adjustment No Adjustment Yellow Orange ND2X Gray ND4X Gray ND6X Gray...
  • Page 12 NOTE: Generally, if a 1/2 shutter speed adjustment is indicated to negative lm, a full stop should be taken. When a reversal lm is being used, disregard the half-stop setting and use a normal shutter speed. 8. Depth of Field The area in acceptable sharpness in front of, and behind the subject in focus is called the depth of eld.
  • Page 13 9. Cleaning and Maintenance Tips A. The lens should always be capped when not in use. Only wipe with cleaning papers or cloth speci cally made for optics. B. Accumulated dust should be blown o with a syringe or blower brush speci cally designed for this purpose.

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