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with the lens facing away from you) until it clicks into
place (Fig. B).
Be sure that the lens hood mounting index is aligned
with the lens hood setting index ( ) 3.
If the lens hood is not correctly attached, vignetting
may occur.
To facilitate attachment or removal of the hood, hold it
by the base (near the lens hood attachment index)
rather than its outer edge.
Detaching the hood
Hold the lens hood by the base (near the lens hood
attachme nt ind ex) an d tur n cloc kwis e, as v iewe d when
holdin g t he c am era wi th t he len s f aci ng awa y f rom yo u,
to detach.
Focusing, zooming, and depth of field
Before focusing, rotate the
zoom ring 5 to adjust the
focal length until the desired
composition is framed.
If your camera has a depth-of-
field preview (stop-down)
button or lever, depth of field
can be previewed through
the camera viewfinder. For more information, refer to
your camera's User's Manual.
• This lens is equipped with the Inter nal Focusing (IF)
system. As this focusing system differs from non-IF
lenses, focal length at closer distances decreases
slightly.
Focusing (Fig. A)
Autofocus mode
Set the camera focus mode to AF-A, AF-S or AF-C and
set the A-M mode switch a on the lens to A. Press the
shutter-release button halfway to focus and completely
to shoot.
Manual focus mode
Set the A-M mode switch
a
on the lens to
M
. Rotate
the focus ring
8
manua lly to fo cus . S ho oti ng is po ssi bl e
when camera focus mode is set to either AF or M.
Manual focusing is possible even when the lens A-M
mode switch is set to A.
Set the camera’s focus mode to AF-S, and press the
shutter-release button halfway to initiate autofocus. Next,
while pressing the shutter-release button halfway,
manually rotate the lens focus ring 8 to fine-tune focus.
Note: Do not attempt to rotate the focus ring while
autofocus is operating. If autofocus stops
operating, release and press the shutter-release
button halfway again.
Lens A-M
mode switch
a
Camera focus mode
AF-A/AF-C AF-S M
AAutofocus
Autofocus
(manual focus)
—
M Manual focus (focus assist is available)