Tamron 272E manual

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    SP AF 90mm F/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 (Model 272E) Thank y ou for pur chasing this T amron lens as the latest addition t o your photographic equipment. Befor e using your new lens , please read the contents of this Owner's Manual thoroughly to familiarize y ourself with your lens and the pr oper techniques f or creating the highest quality images poss[...]

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    NOMENCLA TURE 1. Lens hood 2. Hood attaching alignment mark 3. Hood attaching bay onet ring 4. F ilter Eff ect Control (FEC) Ring (B01) 5. F ocusing ring 6. F ocus macro magnification scale displa y 7. Distance (macro magnification) scale 8. Distance (macro magnification) index 9. Depth-of-field scale 10. T ripod sock et (B01) 11. T ripod sock et f[...]

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    A T T A CHING LENS T O C AMERA How t o mount the lens Remov e the rear cap of the lens , align the lens attachment mark on the lens barrel with its counterpart on the lens mount of the camera and inser t the lens mount into camera's mount opening . Rotate the lens clockwise until it click-locks. F or Nikon models, align the lens attachment mar[...]

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    FOCUSING (Manual F ocus) (Ref . Fig . 3) Nikon and Canon models 1. Simply mov e the focusing ring backward to the MF position. 2. Rotate the focusing ring manually while looking through the viewfinder until the image in the finder comes into sharp f ocus. Minolta and P entax models 1. Switch the AF/MF selector switch on the camer a body to MF mode [...]

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    LENS APERTURE AND AE MODE (Ref . Figs . 4 & 5) (con’ t) Setting the aper ture on the aper ture ring Set the lens aper ture ring so it is on the smallest f-stop for a Nikon camer a and so it is not on the A mark for a P entax, then set the f-stop y ou want with the indicator . Setting the aper ture on the c amera Set the lens aper ture ring so[...]

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    ABOUT MA CRO PHO T OGRAPHY (Ref . Fig . 12) F rom infinity to the macro z one, y ou can use AF or MF operation. Since the distanc e scale and the magnification scale are imprinted side b y side, y ou can get a general idea of the magnification when shooting a picture. 272E Minimum Focus Distanc e 0.29m Maximum Magnification R atio 1:1 Magnification[...]

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    PREC A UTIONS IN SHOOTING Do not use the lens hood when using the camera's built-in flash. Also , when shooting close- ups, the lens unit ma y obstruct the light of the flash even when not using the lens hood , resulting in vignetting at the bottom part of the image. Thus , we recommend using a special externally mounted flash or flash photogr[...]