Tamron Adaptall-2 User manual

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Perhaps the greatest single advantage of single-       to-edge. Reason: innovative Tamron optical de-      proof and always ready to help prevent image-
lens reflex photography is the ability it gives        signs based on extensive computer-analysis tech-      degrading   f lare. A convenient depth-of-field
you to use interchangeable  lenses easily and       nology and new rare-earth optical glass types.          scale shows you the exact range of sharp focus
accurately  . . . for better pictures.                                                             at every aperture - without time-consuming                                               FOctS. You'll find it fast and easy. Reason:       calculations. You'll find that each Tamron lens
Wide-Angle  lenses, for panoramic landscape and      Tamron's oversize, heavily-textured Focusing       offers extra-close focusing without cumbersome
interior shots, too... Telephoto lenses, to bring      Ring and the brilliant, crystal-clear image pos-       accessories or attachments. Even the distinctive
faraway subiects closer and give you beautifully-        sible only through superior optical design.              styling of each lens (created by the noted U.S.
                                                                                                                        industrial designer, Paul R. Maguire) makes  it anatural 'candid'shots again and again. And                                                                 Select Aperture. The control ring's next to yourZoom lenses, offering the creative freedom of                                                   welcome addition to your SLR system from the                                                  camera; easy to find and operate because of its'more than a hundred individual focal lengths at                                                                                                                                     fi rst.. ...                                                       slip-proof design. Choose full or intermediateyour command.....                                                         apertures; Tamron's positive click stops make it                                                                                     Yet the most important advantage of Tamron                                                  a snap.Tamron F-System Automatic SLR lenses are                                                   F-System lenses is    better pictures. Each                                                                                                                                    -crafted with one overriding purpose in mind;      Shoot! The instant you press the shutter release,     Tamron lens is precision-coated to optimize
better pictures through superior optical and      your Tamron lens automatically closes down to      image contrast and light transmission at every
mechanical design. The moment you hold the       the selected aperture, and the picture is taken...       aperture. And each lens type is subjected to
lens in your hand, you'll be pleasantly amazed      then, the lens automatically re-opens to the       rigid laboratory tests applying the four basic
at the compact, streamlined construction and      widest aperture for brightest viewing and      parameters of photographic optics: resolution,
remarkably    li ght weight...features you'll welcome        focusing.                                       modulation transfer function analysis (MTF),
when your camera'sat your eye, trained on your                                                          evenness of illumination, and actual light trans-
subject. The lens is factory-mounted  for your     Tamron F-system lenses incorporate many im-       mission, with stringent quality controls through-
individual SLR model and attaches to your       portant 'extra'features for faster, more accurate      out every stage of the manufacturing process.
camera exactly like your 'normal' lens, with full      use. Focusing and Aperture Rings are clad in      Result: beautifully-sharp  pictures again and
cross-coupling to all your camera's automatic       slipproof rubber material - easy to find, yet        again...the hallmark of every Tamron lens.
controls. Look through your viewf inder, and.....       nearly impossible to confuse even when your
                                                   camera's at eye-level.r Each telephoto and zoom      Welcome...to the Tamron world of single-lens
Frame. The image you see is brilliant from edge-        lens incorporates a built-in /ens hood that's loss-       reflex photography.

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      faster with zoom and telephoto lenses. Addi-      Usihg Depth-of-Field Scale on Wide-Angle and      Use your wide-angle, telephoto, and zoom lenses
       tionally, try to 'brace' your camera (by resting       Tefephoto Lenses. Example: Shootingat  t l1 1, all       creatively. Try a series of shots of one scene or
     your elbows on a nearby table, for example)       objects within the minimum and maximum dis-       ;ubiect, each made with a different lens. This
      so that the camera is held very steady when you      tance indicated by the Depth-of-Field Scale      series of pictures will present the subject in
      take the picture.                                   markers for f 111 will be sharply recorded on the     varying perspective and from different view-
                                                                                                                                            f if m. lf shooting at t 15.6, all objects within the       points, and will def initely prove more interesting
      Depth-of-Field Control. At every lens opening,     minimum and maximum distances indicated by      than a succession of pictures taken with the same
     same objects in front of, and in back of, the       the 5.6 marks will be sharp...and so on.                 lens.
      subjectare recorded sharply. This zone of sharp-
      ness is caf fed depth-of-field. Your depth-of-field                                                Shoot from higher or lower viewpoints. When
          is greatest (more things in focus) at smallest lens                                                         taking pictures of children, get down to their
      openings ff lB,  I | 1 1, f l'l 6l  ; conversely, the depth-                                                                      level -  literally! Kneel down, so your camera's      of-field is smallest (fewer things in focus) at                                                   at eye-level with the subject. Result: a more
      widest lens openin gs ft 12.8,  t | 4, t 15.61 .  I n normal       Using Depth-of  - Field Preview (not on all lenses).       interesting, natural-lookin g photograph.
      picture taking, the depth-of-field  is of relatively     Move the Preview Lever to 'M'position, and the
        little importance as the subject will be equally       lens closes down to the opening at which the     Try to get people in your pictures. A picture of
      sharp in most instances. However, when you do       picture will actually be exposed. Will that tele-      a winding country road will be good; a picture
                                                                                                                         same road may      - or do not - want background and foreground     phone pole in the background (or fence in the      of someone walking down that      recorded sharply, your Tamron lens makes it      foreground) be clearly visibte? At the 'taking'      weff be - great! In all kinds of pictures, people      easy:                                          (closeddown) aperture, you can see iust by     add interest and impact...
                                                        looking through the viewfinder. Naturally, the
                         (    Cr.eru lo Subject Distance                           viewfinder darkenswhen the lens is closed down;      Every time you raise your camera - and Tamron                                                                                                         you                                                                                                                                                                         of                                                                                                                          have the potential                                                                                                           your eye,                                                                  thus,                                                                           this                                                                    technique                                                                                                                 is most                                                                                             useful                                                                                                            in brightly-lit                                                                                                              lens -  to                                                                                                                                       photograph.                                                                                                                                                    great                                                                                                                                                             Subiects?                                                                                                                                  a genuinely                                                              scenes.                                                 Remember                                                                                          a smaller       creating                                                                                                selecting                                                                by                                                                                 that,
                                                         fens opening, more depth-of-field will resulU     The world is full of them.
                                                   with a larger lens opening, /egs depth-of-field   F                                                will exist.                                     The rest is up to you........

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