11.Using bayonet hood HB-42

Attaching the hood

Align the lens hood attachment

Lens hood attachment index

index (

) on the hood (either

Lens hood setting index En

one of the two indexes) with

Lens hood

the lens hood mounting index

mounting index

on the lens, and turn the lens

 

hood clockwise until it click

 

stops to secure.

 

• Make sure that the lens

 

hood mounting index aligns

 

with the lens hood setting

 

index (

).

 

•If the lens hood is not

correctly attached, vignetting can occur.

•To facilitate attachment or removal of the hood, hold it by its base (around the lens hood attachment index) rather than its outer edge.

•To store the lens hood, attach it in the reverse position.

Detaching the hood

While holding the base of the hood (near the lens hood attachment index) rather than its outer edge, turn it counterclockwise to detach.

12. Flash pictures using cameras with a built-in flash

To prevent vignetting, do not use a lens hood.

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AF-S specifications

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