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You

will find information on using lens

in

this manual. Notes on

use

can

be

foundin"Precautions before using"ona separate sheet. Be sure

to

read both documents before using the

lens.

This

lens is designed for

Sonya

cameras.

Notesonuse

• When

you

carry the camerawith the lens attached. make suretohold both the

camera and the lens steadily.

• Do not hold

by

the part ofthe lens that protrudes when zooming.

Precautions

for

flash use

• When using a

built~in

camera flash. make suretoremove the lens hood and

shoot

from

at least1m(3.3

feet)

away

from

yOUf

subject. With certain ofleosl

flash

combinations. the lens may partially block the light ofthe flash. resulting

in

a shadowat the bottom of the picture.

Vignetting

• When

you

use lens. the corners ofthe screen betomedarker than the center. To

reduce this phenomena (calledvignetting),

dose

the aperturebyI to 2 stops.

mNames

of

parts

I Focusing ring 2 Zoom ring

3 Zoom lock switch 4

Lens

contacts

5 Lens hood index 6 Distance scale

7 Distance index 8 Focal-length scale 9...Focal-length index

IO

Focusing

mode

switch11...

Mounting

index

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Attaching/detaching

the

lens

To

attach

the

lens (See illustration

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1

Remove

the

rear

and front

lens

caps

and

the

camera

body

cap.

•

You

can attach/detach the front lens capintwo

ways,

(1)

and

(2).

When

you attach/detach the lens cap

with the lens hood attached, use method (2).

2 Align the orange index on the

lens

barrel with the orange

index

on

the

camera

(mounting index), then insert the

lens

intothe

camera

mount and rotate it clockwise until it

locks.

•Donot press the lens release button on the camera when mounting the lens.

•

Do

not mount the lens at an angle.

To

remove

the

lens (See illustration

1!J-[2],)

While pressing and

holding

the

lens release

buttononthe

camera,

rotate

the

lens counterclockwise untilitstops, then detach

the

lens.

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Attaching lens

hood

It

is

recommended that

you

use

alens hood to reduce

flare

and ensure

maximum

image

quality.

Align

the

red

lineonthe

lens

hood

with the

red

lineonthe

lens

(Lens

hood index). Turn

the

hood clockwise

until

the

red lineonthe

lens

meets

the

red

dotonthe

hood

anditclicks

into

place.

• When using a built-in cameraflash. make sure to remove the lens hood to avoid
blockage ofthe

fl

ash

light

• Attach the lens hood properly. Otherwise, the lens hood

may

interfere with the

desired effect or

may

appear in pictures.

•

When

storing,

turn

over

the

lens

hood

and

place it

onto

the lens backwards.

I!lZooming

Rotate

the

zooming

ring

to the

desired

focal

length.

Zoom

Ioc:k

This prevents the lens barrel from extending due to the

weight

ofthe lens

while itiscarried.

Slide

the

worn lock switch to

lock.Tounlock, slide the zoom lock switch

back.

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Focusing

When

using

auto

focus, the

camera

adjusts

the

focus automatically.

• While the camera is focusing automatically, do not touch the rotating focusing

ring.

• Thecamera'sdirect manual focus function cannot be

used

with this

lens.

(Some

cameras

do

not

have

the direct manual

focus

function. If your camera

has

this

function. this restriction

is

explainedinthe section on focusing. in your camera's

instruction manual.)

•

You

cannot switch between AF/MF mode with the

AF/MF

button on the

camera. (Depending on the camera. the

AF/MF button

may

not exist.Ifyour

camera has this function. this restriction

is

explained in the section on focusing,

in

your camera's instruction manual.)
In MF (Manual Focus) mode, rotate the focusing ring while looking through
the viewfinder to focus. (See illustration

(I.)

• The

focus

signalinthe viewfinder indicates the current degree offocusing.

To switchAF(Auto Focus)/MF (Manual Focus) mode

You can switch betweenAF(automatic focus)

and

MF (manual focus) with

the focusing mode switch

on

the lens. Make sure to set the focusing mode

switch (lever)

on

the camera to

AF.

• Make suretoset the focusing mode switch toMFfor manual

focus.

Do not

rotate the focusing ring without settingto

MF.

Rotating the focusing ring

forcibly without switching to

MF

may damage the focusing ring.

• For

Lens

model 28-75mm

F2.8

SAM.

the focusing ring rotates theopposite

way

than on standard a

lenses.

To

shoota subjectatinfinite distance inMFmode

The infinity position prOvides for some adjustment to compensate for focus
shift caused by change in temperature.

To

shoot a subjectatinfinite distance

in MF mode, use the viewfinder

and

set focus.

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focal

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Cameras equipped with an

APS-C

sized image sensor.

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The value ofangleofview1is

based on 35mm-format cameras, and that of angle of

view2is

based on Digital Single

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Reflex

Cameras eqUipped with an

APS-C

sized

image sensor.

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Minimum

focusisthe shortest distance from the image sensortothe subject.

• This lens

is

equipped with a distance encoder. The distance encoder

allows

more accurate measurement (ADI)byusing a

flash

for

ADI.

• Depending on the lens mechanism•.the

focal

length

may

change with any change of

the

shooting distance. The

focal

length assumes the lens is focused at infinity.

Included items
Lens

(I).

Front lens cap

(I),

Rear lens cap (1). Lens hood

(I).

Setofprinted documentation

Design

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specifications are subjecttochange without notice.

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