Tamron 06B User manual

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TAmRon-sp

3S0mmF/S.6

SOOmmF/8

CF

TELE

MACRO

CATADIOPTRIC

LENS

OWNER'S

MANUAL

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1

111'

AOAPTALL-2

MOUNT

SYSTEM

Welcome . . .

..

to the ever·

expanding world

of

Tamron

Thank

you

for

selecting

the

Tamron

SP

catadioptric

lens. Be-

fore

using

your

new

Tamron

lens,

take

a

few

minu

tes and

carefully

read this in

struction

manual.

This

way,

you

will b

eco

me

fully

ac-

quainted

with

the

features

and

proper

m

ethod

of

operating

your

lens in

the

norm

al and

macro

modes.

This

will

enab

le

you

to

obtain

the

best

possible resutls.

With

prop

er

handlin

g and

care,

your

Tamron

lens will

provide

you

with

many years

of

enjoy

able

and

trouble-free

operation.

1.

DESCRIPTION OF PARTSAND SPECIFICATIONS

Focusing ring

Macro magnification

scale (w/2X tele-

converterl

Macro magnification

scale

Distance

scale---

.....

Distance scale index

Mount index

for

all

Nikon cameras, Nikkomat

FT3 and

other

cameras

3

Model

068

Focal

Length.

Aperture

:

C

onst

ruc

ti

on:

Angle

of

Vi

ew:

C

oating:

Lens Accessory Size:

Mi

nim

um

Focus

from

Film

Plane:

Maximum

Magnification

( Iw/2X tele-converter:

F

ocus

in

g

Ring

Rotation

:

Leng

th

(at

infi

ni

ty)

'

Diameter:

Weigh

t:

Lens

Hood

Filter:

Optional

Accessories:

350mm

F/5.6

7 el

ements

in

4

groups

7

°3

0'

BBAR

mult

i-l

aye

r

coat

ing

30.5mm

rear,

sc

rew-

in

(82mm

front)

1.1m (4

3.3

in

,)

1 : 2.5

11

: 1.251

74.5mm

(2.9 i

n.l

86mm

(3.

4in

. )

535g

I1

8,90z.

1

Detachabl

e,

screw·in

A rear

normal

f

ilter

is

supp

lied

with

y

our

lens

Rear

filter

set available consisting of

ND4X,

Y52,

056,

and

ABO

.

ND2X

and

81

B also

avail able separately.

F

lat

-field

2X

tele-co

nverter,

tele-view

adapto

r,

82mm

"Normal"

filt

er.

Focusing ring

Macro magnification

scale

(w/2X

tele-

convE!rter)

Macro magnification

scale

Distance scale

---

....

Tripod

mounting

ring fastening screw

Distance scale

index

Mounting

index

(in red)

for

Nikkomat

FT,

FTN,

EL

and

FLW

Mount

index

for

all

Nikon

cameras,

Nikkomat

FT3 and

other

cameras

Focal

Length

:

500mm

Aperture:

FIB

Construction:

7

elements

in

4

groups

Angle

of

View

:

SO

Coating: BBAR multi·l

ayer

coating

Lens Accessory Size:

30.5mm

rear,

sc

r

ew

-

in

!82mm

fron

tl

Minimum

Focus

from

Film

Plane: 1.7 m

(66

.9

in)

Maximum

Magni

fication

(

)w12X

tele-converter

: 1 : 3 (1 :

1.5

)

Focusing

Ring

Rotati

on.

Length

(at

infinity);

87

mm

134

In)

Diameter

:

84

rnm

(33

In)

Weight:

576

9 (

20.2

ounce)

Lens Hood

Detachab

le, scr

ew

-

in

Filter

:

Optional

Accessories: A rear

no

r

ma

l

filler

is

supplied

wit

h

your

tens.

Rear

filter

set

available

consisting

of

ND4X,

YS2.

056,

and

R60

.

ND2X

and

818

also

available separately,

Flat·

field

2X

tel

e-converter,

tele-

view

adapt

or,

82mm

"Norma

l"

filt

er

.

4

2.

PRINCIPAL FEATURES

(1) Continuous Focusing -CF

Continuous

focusing

from

infinity

to

th

e

minimum

ob

j

ec

t

dist

an

ce

of

1.1 meters

If

or

350mm

F5.61 or 1.7 meters

If

or

500mm

FS)

is

permitted.

Th

e m

ax

im

um

ma

cro

magnification

ratio

at

the

mini

·

mum

o

bj

ect

distan

ce

of

1.1 meters is

1:2.5

(f

or

350mm

F5.61

or

1

:3

(f

or

500mm

F8

at the mini

mum

object

distance

of

1.7 meters).

121

Tolo·

Macro

Capability

Y

our

new

mirror

lens features a

"t

ele-

macro"

capab

ility

which

permits

photo

-

graphing

an

ob

j

ect

in m

ac

ro mode

as

cl

ose

as

1.1 meters I

for

350

mm

F5.61or

1.7 meters

Ifor

500mm

FB

I.

The

lens has opened

up

new

hor

izo

ns

for

macro

photography

which

have been

almost

impossible in

the

past;

you

can

photograph

objects

which

we

re

normally

restri

cted,

distance wise, such

as

insects.

timid

anima

l

s,

accessori

es

in a

show

win-

dow,

birds in a cage, etc. in macro

mode

without

closely approaching

the

ob

ject.

(3)

Constant

F·

Number

A

convent

ional

fixed

focal length lens

requires

troub

lesome

F/stop

calcul

ations

depending

on

the

object

distance.

Tamron's

innovative

focusing system

allows

you

to

maintain a

constant

light

transmission

while

focusing so

that

the

F-number

does

not

change

at

any

focus

sett

in

gs

from

infinity

to

close

up

(

macro

),

Therefore,

you

can

obta

in

optimum

exposure

time

without

any

cor

r

ection

even in

auto

flash

photo-

graphy.

which

so far,

required

obta

ining

a

cor

rected

va

lue

by

means

of

guide

numbers.

In

add

iti

on,

wi

th

the

tel

e-

macro

capab

ility

of

the

T

amron

mirror

lens

permitting

the

use

of

an

auto

flash

at

the

m

ini

mum

distance

of

1

.1

meters

(f

or

350mm

F5.6)

or

1.7 meters,

(for

500mm

FB), high-speed

macro

photo-

graphy

utilizing

an

auto

fl

ash

is

possible.

(4) Silver-Evaporated Reflex Mirrors

In

order

to

increase fight transmission

eff

ici

ency,

your

new

Tamron

mirror

lens

in

corporates

special silver-evaporated re-

flex

mirrors

rather

than

the

conventional

mirrors

whose

su

rfaces are coated

with

al

umi

n

um.

With

two

r

eflex

mirrors,

the

total

reflection

percentage

within

a lens

h

avin.Q

a

lumin

um

-coated

mirrors

be-

comes 60% or l

ess.

However,

Tamron

h

as

succeeded in

obta

inin

g a r

ef

l

ection

per

-

ce

nt

age

as

high

as

80%

or

more

with

the

sil

ver

-evaporated

reflex

mirrors.

Th

e

special sil

ve

r evaporati

on

which

is

ap-

plied

to

the

reflex

mirrors

is

extremely

dur

able.

The

degree

of

durability

ex·

ceeds the

requirements

conta

ined in

the

MIL

standard

by

more

than

th

ree

times

thanks

to

Tamron's

original

coat

ing

t

echnique

employing

a

combination

of

a single

layer

of

meta

l

lic

coating

and

two

layers

of

high

molecu

lar

fi

lm

s.

(5) Unique and Convenient Outer

Design

In designing

the

outer

appearance

of

the

lens, emphasis was

put

on

the

maximum

handling

convenience

by

concentrating

all

the

necessary in

formation

in one

place

where

it

can be easily read.

Most

of

Tamron

lenses,

including

your

new

lens,

are

marked

with

the

maximum

macro

magn

ifi

cation

scale

to

be

applied

when

Tamron's

SP

2X

tele-converter

is used.

6

7

PRINCIPAL

FEATURES

(61

Expanded

Vistas

of

Photography

By

Employing

An

SP

2X

High-

Performance

T.'.~onvert8r

Tamron's

SP

2X

tere-

converter

is

a high-

performance

converter

in

the

Adaptall

system. It was

specially

developed

for

exclusive

use

with

the

telephoto

and

zoom

lenses

in

the

SP

and

Adaptall-2

series.

The

combina

tion

of

the

tere-

converter

and

your

Tamron

mirror

lens

greatly

expands

the

conventional

range

of

photography

as

follows

:

SP

500

mm

(

Model

556

)

SP

2X

Tel

e-

conv

e

rt

er

Ad

a

pt

all

mount

a.

The

combination

of

the tel

e-

converter

and

the

lens

permits

ex-

panding

the range

of

the

macro

mag-

nification

ratio

from

1:2.5

to

1:1.

25

Ifor

350mm

F5

.

61

or

1.3

to

1:1.5

Ifor

500mm

FBI

which

is

almost

life-

size.

b.

The

tere-

converter

and lens

combine

to

make

a very

compact

700mm

(for

350mml

or

1000mm

1500mm

l

ul

tr

a

telephoto

that

is

convenient

to

carry

around

.

171

Adaptall

Custom

Mount

System

Via

Tamron's

exc

lusive

Adapta!!

custom

mount

system,

your

new

lens can

be

used

with

virtually

any

popula

r single

lens

reflex

camera.

Camera

Mount

Lens

3.

INSTALLING

AN[)

REMOVING THE

TAM

RON

ADAPTALL

CUSTOM MOUNT

i.

Align

the

green

dot

on

th

e

custom

mount

with

the

matching

gr

een

dot

on

the

lens

barrel

and

turn

the

mount

c

lockwise

until

the

mount

is

locked

(

clicks

)

int

o the

proper

position

.

2.

Move

th

e

meter

coupl

ing lever

9"

provided

on

the

custom

mount

so th

at

it engages in the sl

ot

provided

on

the

lens and

now

the

aperture

of

the lens w

ill

coup

le

to

the

exposu

re

con

tr

ol mechanism

of

your

camera.

Th

e

method

of

insta

lling

custom

mounts

for

Canon

FD.

Minolla

and

Nikon

is

th

e same

as

described

in

Steps

1

and

2.

however,

the

custom

mount

for

Canon

FD,

Minolla

and

Nikon

have

two

coupl

ing levers

9 .

Therefore.

when

the

mount

is

installed,

engage

the

two

coupli

"ng

levers in

the

corresponding

slot~

• on

both

sides

of

the

lens.

Note

1. When

Fitting

Th

e Cust

om

Mount

For

Nikon

with

500mm

Mirror

Lens.

A I

With

All Ni

kon

Cameras

and

The

Nikkormat

FT3

:

For

use

with

Nikon

came

ra

s and the

Nikkormat

FT3

land also all

other

brand SLRs) the rear ring

of

the

SP500mm

is

set

during

manufacture

with

the

two

green

dots

aligned

together.

Ther

e

fore

with

the

above

cameras

be

sure

to

use

the lens in

this

position.

With

AI

system cameras

push the exposure

meter

coupling

lever

on

the camera

upwards

to pre-

vent

the lens

from

cross-coup

li

ng

to

the meter.

This

allows the lens

to

be

used in the

stop-down

metering

mode

in

the same manner

as

a

Nikon

lens.

(Picture © on

INSTALLING

AND

REMOVING THE

TAM

RON

ADAPTALL

CUSTOM MOUNT

BI

With

Nikkormat

FT,

FTN,

EL

and

ELW: .

As

exp

lained

on

the label

affixed

on

the

re

ar cap

of

the

lens, slacken

th

e

red screw

on

the

rear

ring

wi

th

the

sc

rewdriver

supplied,

and

turn

the

ring

clockwise

all the-way

until

it

stops.

Th

en

retighten

the

screw.

Th

is

allows

the

lens

to

be used in

the

stop-

down

metering

mode

in

th

e same

manner

as

a Ni

kon

le

ns

.

(P

icture@

)

Note

2. When

Fitting

Th

e

Custom

M

ount

For

Nikon

w

ith

350mm

Mirror

Lens:

9

'----

Al

With

Nikon

Photomic

and

Nikon

Ph

otomic

S:

Slacken

the

red screw on

the

rear ring

with

the screwdriver supp

li

ed

and u

se

the

le

ns

at

this

position.

B)

For

all

other

Nikon

and

Nikkormat

cameras,

use

the lens

as

it

is.

(No

ad

ju

stnient

is necessary)

3.

Your

Tamron

lens

which

is

now

fitted

with

an

Adaptall

custom

mount

can be secured to

your

camera

in

the

sa

me

manner

as

the camera

manufacturer's

le

ns

es.

4.

Removing

the Cu

stom

Mount:

An

L-shaped

mount

release lever is

provided

dir

ect

ly

oppos

ite the aper-

tur

e

indicator

window

which,

when

depressed.releases

th

e

mount.

Th

ere-

fore,

whi

le keeping

the

L-shaped

mount

rel

ease

lever depressed,

turn

the

custom

mount

counterc

l

oc

kwi

se

until

it

stops and then li

ft

the

mount

off

th

e lens.

4.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

(1)

Correct

Method

of

Handling

a

Long

Telephoto

Lens

and

Using

It

with

aTripod.

Compared

with

tele

photo

lenses

no

rmal-

ly used

(i

.e.

135

to

3

00mm

). the angle

of

view

of

your

lens is

considerably

nar-

rower,

which

can p

oss

ibly

cause "camera

shake"

problem

s when

the

shutter

is

re

leased.

The

r

efore,

taking

tids

i

nto

can·

sideration,

follow

the

recommendations

as

described

be

l

ow

when

you

use

the

lens.

a.

Hand

·

Hold

Photography

Ho

ld

th

e

fo

cus

ing

ring

of

th

e lens

with

your

l

eft

hand.

Draw

the

camera near

and

hold

it

firmly

against

your

face w

ith

l

eft

hand. If you wear glasses,

fix

th

e

viewfinder

frame secure

ly

against

th

e

glasses

.

Th

e slowest

shutte

r speed

which

per

mit

s

hand

·

held

shots is

normally

ca

n·

sidered

to

be 1

/focal

length

of

the

lens.

Th

er

efore,

wi

th

your

lens. it is recom-

mended

that

you

use

·a

sh

utt

er

speed

of

1

/500

second

or

faster, however, de-

pending

upon

the

exte

nt

of

your

prof

i·

ciency

in hand-

held

photography

w

ith

a

long

telephoto

lens,

shutter

speeds

sl

owe

r than

1/500

second

may

also

be

used.

b. Wi

th

Tripod

:

It is

recommended

to u

se

heavy

dut

y

tripod

when

using a long

telephoto

lens.

Also

use

cable rel

ease

for

s

hutter

relea

s-

ing.

(2)

Focusing

I.

While

l

oo

kin

g

through

your

c&me

ra

's

viewf

inder,

tu

rn

the

focusing ring

until

you

see

a sharp image.

If

your

camera

accepts

different

focusing screens,

then

it

is

advisable to use a matte-fresnel

sc

reen.

This

type

of

screen

is

normally

recommended

for

ultra-telephoto

l

enses

and

it

wi

ll

make

focusing

eas

ier.

Note

: Since

your

mirr

or le

ns

is

an

ultr

a·

tel

ephoto

lens, the

position

of

the

dis

·

tan

ce

sca

le

ind

ex and

infinity

mark

are

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