Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR User manual

Nikon
NIKKOR
AF-S NIKKOR500mmf/5.6E PF EDVR
[I User's Manual
IJI Manuel d'utilisation
ID Manual del usuario
[D Manual do usuario
NIKON CORPORATION
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User's Manual
Beforeusing t hisproduct,pleasecareful lyreadboththeseinstructionsandthecamera
manual
Note : This lens does r.o t support 02-series, D1 -series. D200, 0100, 090. 080. D70 - series .
D60, D50, D40-series, or D3000digital SLR cameras or ti lm SLR cameras
Fo r Your Safety: ___________ __.
Topreventdamagetopropertyorinjurytoyourselfortoothers, r ead " ForYourSafety ·
initsentiretybeforeusingthisproduct.
Keepthesesafetyinstructioosl'klereallcr(lse\Ml0usethsprodt1etwi l readthem
&. WARNING: Fa i lure to observe t he pr ecau t ions mar k ed withthis Icon could
resultlndeathorsever einj u ry.
a:,. CA UTIO N: Fa ilure to obse rv e the precau t ions ma rk ed with t his icon cou ld
resul tininjuryorpropertydamage.
Lt, WARNING
• Do not disassemble or modify th isproduct.
Do not touch Internal parts that become exposed as the result of a fall or
other accident.
Failuretoobservetheseprecautionscouldresultinelectricsh:.>ckorotherinj.Jry .
• Shouldyounoticeanyabriormalitiessuchastheproductproducingsmoke ,heat,or
unusual odors, immediately disconn ec t the camera power source .
Continuedopera tioncould r esu lt infire.burnsorotherinjury.
•Keepdry.
Donothandlewithwethands.
Failuretoobservethesep r ecautionscould resultinfireorel ectricshock
• Do not use this product In the prese n ce of flammable dust or gas such as
propane,gasolineoraerosol s.
Failuretoobservethis precaution could resu~inexplosionorfire
• Donotdirect lyviewthesunorothe r br ightlightso u rce through the lens
or camera.
Failuretoobservethisprecautioncould r esult invisualimpai rment.
• Keepthlsproductouto fr eachofchlldren.
Fai l ure to ooserve this precaution could resu~ in injury or prcx.luct maffunction. In
addition,notethatsmallpartsconstituteachokinghazard.Shouldachildswallowany
part of thi> prcx.luct, seek immediate medical attention.
• Do not handle with bare hands in l oca tions exposed to e1C1re m ely high or
low t empera t ures.
Failuretoobservethis precaution could resu~inburnsorfrostbi te
Lt. CAUTION
• Donotleavethelenspointedatthesunorotherstronglightsources.
u;)htkx::usedt,,,thelensi5a!D.lrceoffireanddamagetothepr00.J(t'sintemalparts.
• Donotleavetheproduct where itwillbeexposed toextremelyhigh t emperatures ,
foranextendedperiodsuchasinanenclosedautomobileorindirec:tsunlight.
Fai lu retoobservethi sprecautioncould resultinfireorproductmalfunction
• Donottransportcamerasorl enses withtripodsorsimilaraccessoriesattached.
Fai l uretoobserveth i sprecautioncould resultininjuryorproductmalfunction.
I Notices for Customers in the U.S.A.
Th i sdevicecomplies'NithpartlSoftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefol i o.,.,;ngtwo
condlticm: (1) this dt"Jice may not cause h;1-mful in t erference, and (2) this device must ac-
cep1 ~ i nterference rece;ved, lndud i ng interference that may cause undesired operation
Federal Communications Commission ( FCC) Radio Fr eq uency Interfere nc e
Sta tement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class Bdi;!ital
device,pu r suanttoPart l SoftheFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereason-
ableprotectionagainstharmful i nterferenceinaresiden t ialinstal~tion.Thisequipment
generates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandused in
accordance wrth the instroctions. may cause harmful interference to radio communica-
tions. However, there is no guarantee that in t erference Will not occur in aparttular instal-
lation. If this equipment does cause harmfu l interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determ i ned by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following mea;ures:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna
• lncreasethesepa rationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
- Connect the equipment i nto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
- Consultthedea leroranexperiencedradio/televisiontechnicianforhelp
CA UTIONS
Modifications
The FCC requires t he use r to be notified that any changes or modification> made to
th isdevicethatarenotexpresslyapprovec!byNikonCorporationmayvoidtheuser's
authoritytooperatetheequi pment
Nikon l nc.,1300WaltWhitmanRoad,
Me!ville. New York 11747-3064, U.S.A
T el.:631-547-4200
I Notice for Customers In Canada
CAN KES-3 B/NMB-3 B
Using the Lens
I Parts of the Lens: Names a nd Functions (Figure 1)
Refertothediagramontheleftedgeofthissheet
(D :~~mount- Usewhenattachingthelenshood
@ Focus r ing
© Foc u sdistance
i ndicator
Rotate to focus manua l ly.
V'f=wthefocusdistance(theapproximatedis-
tancebetweentheimagesensorandthe sub-
ject}. Note that t he focus di stance i ndicator is
------<imendedonlyasaguideandmaynotaccurately
showthedistancetothesubjectandmay,due
@ Foc usd istance ma rk to depth of field or other facto r s, not show oo
whenthecameraisfocusedonadistantobject.
See @
See (J
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@ Le ns mou nt ing ma rk Use when mounting the lens on the camera
® ~~:k~r len_,-_="'_' _.._ _________ +-_
@ CPU co n tacts Usedtothetran;ferdatatoandfromthecamera
_ QJ) --"'~~'--'°'_'~_"_"'"_'"_"_'_, Use when rotating the camera to shoot in land -
®; ~=~~:~ : i~ scape (" wide") or portrait ("tall") orientation
@T ri podcollar r ing
Usewhenattachingatripod See O
® ~ =~ollar moun t- ~:~ i :~ttach the tr i pcd collar to the tripcd col-
@ Memoryse t bu tt on
@ Foc u s-mode sw it ch
@ F ocus l imi t swi t ch
@ Vi b ra t ionreduction
swnch
Savethecurrentfocusposrtion
Choose the focus mode
Choose the autofocus range
•FUllChoosetofocusonsubjectsatanydis-
tancebet~n3m(9.8ft)and00
• oo-8 m: lfyoursubjectwillalwaysbeatdis-
tanceofatleast8m(26.3ft),selectthisoption
forfasterfocusina.
Choose from the following vibration reduction
settings:
• Off :Turnvibrationreductionoff.
• NORMAl Chooseforenhancedvib r ation r educ -
tionwhenphotographingstationarysubjects.
Vibration reduction takes effect when the
shutter-releasebuttonispressedhalfway
•SPORT :Chooseforphotographingathletesand
othersubjec t sthataremovingrapidlyandunp-e-
d ic tably.Vibration reduction takes effect when
theshutter - releasebuttonispressedhalfway.
See (1)
@ Focus f unc t ion
select or
i@ Beepon/offswi tch
@ Lenshood
@ Lens hood loc k mark
@ Tripod co l lar
@ ~i:co l larlock
@ Fr on t Lens(ap
@ Rea r LensCa p
OFo c us
Choose the function performed by t he focus
functionbunon: f ocus lock,memoryrecall,or
AF -ON.
Thebeepon/offswitchcanbeusedtoenable
or mute the beep that sounds during memory
set and recall operations.
Ji: Beepenabled
l~Beepmuted.
Lenshoodsp rotectthelensandblockstraylight
thatwouldotherwisecauseflareorghosting
Use when attaching the lens hood
Press when removing the lens hood.
Use when attaching a tripod to the camera on
whichthelensismounted.
Use when removing the t ripod collar fr om the
tripod collar mounting foot
Use to attach the tripod collar to the tripod collar
mount i ng foot.
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~ Supported focus modes are shown in the following table(for infor-
~ mationoncamerafocusmodes,seethecameramanua0.
(afTll!rafocusmode
t ensfocos - modeswitch
M IA
Autofocus wrth Autofocus with Manual focus
AF manualoverride manualoverride withelectronic
(AF priority) (manual priority) rangefinder
MF Manual focus with electronic rangefinder
A/MandMIAModes
• M/A( manualpriorily ):Autofocuscanbeinstantlyover-riddenbyrotatingthelens
focusring.
• AI M (A Fprio , ily ): Asabove,exceptthatthefocusringmustbe rotatedfartherbe-
fore autofocus is over-ridden . Choose this option to place greater dependence
on autofocus.
Autof«uswith Manu a/O verride
Tousemanualfocus i nautofocusmOOe:
[I) Slide the lens focus-mode swi t ch to AI Mor M/A.
[I] Focus.
When the camera is in au tofocus m ode, au tofocus canbeover-ridden
by rotating the le ns foc us ring whi le t he shutt er-release b utt on is
press ed halfway or an Af - 0N button (e ither th eA F· ON button on the cam -
er a, if any, or if the f ocus function selector is in t he AF-ON position,a lens
focus function button) is pressed. To refoc us usi ng au t ofocus, press the
shutter- release butt on halfway or pr ess t he Af - 0N bu tt on aga i n.
€) The Fo c us Fun ction Buttons and Selector
The function assigned to the focus function buttons can be selected using the
focus function selector.
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fo - 0<
7
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AF-l
Focuslock
MEMORY RECALL Memory recall
A f-ON Lens AF start
The assigned function can be performed by pr essing any of the
four function buttons
Focuslock(Af-l)
When AF·l is selected wi th the focus function selector, focus will lock whi lea focus
function button is pressed. Use focu; lock to recompose shots after focusing or,
ifautofocusisunabletofocusontheselectedsubject.afterfocusingonanother
objectatthesamedistance.
ill Slide the lens focus-mode switch to AI Mor MI A
[I) Sli de the focus function selec tor to AF-t.
[]) t ock focu s.
Focus can be locked by pressing any of the focus functi on bu tt ons
and remains locked whi le the bu tt on is pressed. Focus can also be
lock ed us i ng cameracontr ols .
Memory Recall
Saveandrecallfrequently - usedlensfocuspos iti ons.Beforerecallingasavedfocus
position,setthelenstothefocallengthineffectwhenthepositionwassaved
Saving Focus Positions
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Using Stored F oc us Po s ition s
[I) s11dethebeepon/offswlt chtop.
[II Foc us
(I} Press t he me mory se t bu tt on
This operation ca n be performed in any fo-
cus mode rega r dless of the position of the
focus function selec t or. A beep will sound
if the operation is successf u l. If the opera-
tion fails, the focus di sta n ce indicator will
revolve back and forth some ten ti mes and
the le ns will sou nd a short beep followed
by three long beeps; focus an d pre ss the
memory set but to n again. The stored dis-
tance isnotdeleted if the ca me ra is turned
offorthelensis detached.
ill Slide the focus function selector to M EMORY REC A LL
[I) Recallthestoredfocusdistance.
Pr ess any of the focus function buttons to focus at t he stored dis-
tance. The ca m era will refocus at the stored distan ce even wh en the
shutter- release button is p ressed halfway; normal focus is res t ore d
when the focus function button is released . Keep the focus function
button pr essed unt il the photograph is taken.
No te tha t if the current foca l length differs from that selected whe n
thefocusposition was saved, the focus position will differslightlyfrom
the saved value{a warning beep will sound ift he beep on/off swi t ch is
in the Pposition). Special attention is required at focal lengths longer
t han tha t selected when the focus position was saved.
AFStort(AF-ON)
Whenthefocusfunctionselectorisinthe A F-ON position,youcanpr e;salensfocus
functionbuttontofocususingautofocus.
[I) Slide the lens focus-mode switch to AIM or MI A.
[I) Slide the focus fu nction selector to A F-ON .
11) F ocus.
Pr ess any of the focus function buttons to focus u sing autofocus.
You can also focus u sing ca me ra controls.
■ AssignlngRoltstothefo<usFunctionButtons
Beloremingcamer o <ontrolstoasslg n aro leto the f OOJSflllCtloobutl005,slide th efoc us fu rK!lonselec-
! orto AF·l. forl nf ormatklnonOOttonassig!lmeniseethecarneramanual.
(j Vibration Reduction (V R)
Vibration reduction (VR} reduces blur caused by camera shake, allowing shutter
speeds up to4.0stops slower than 'M)IJldOlherwisebe the case, i ncreasing the
rangeofshutterspeedsavailable.TheeffectsofVRonshutterspeedaremeasured in
NOPMAL mode accord i ng to ca mera and I maging P rOOucts A ssociation (CIPA) stan-
dards; FX-format lenses are measured using FX-format digital camera;, DX-fo r mat
lenses using DX-format cameras. Zoom lenses are measured at ma,:imum zoom
r;iUsingVibr .1ti onRtduction:Nol es
• \Yhenmir-;ivltta t looredU(tloo,p,<essthesh utt ef-reieasebutt o nhalfway a ridw al tfo r thelmage l nthe
vieWlinder t ostl~1ilt'~ore im~ngtheshultl'r -r l'k- a se bu tt on therestofthewaydovrTI
• \Yhenvlbr a tionreductio niSa cUVt,thelmageln t hel'ie'Mindermay j iggleafter t hesh un efiSreleased
ThiSdoesnot l ndica t eamalfurKtion
• SPOR l i5recomrnendedforpanrlr.-,isho t ~a l though NORMAL i5al50suppor ted
• ln NORMAL and SPORT mode~vlbra t ,on~uctionappUesont,- t omotloollla t iSnotpartorap,in(lf
!hewrera ispa n nedhoozootalt,-, forex,ml'ie, l'ib" a tion reructioowll ll> a ~iedool-Jtowr!Lllsh.ie)
• Donottu m thecarneraoff01refl"IOYethelens wh llevlbrat1o nr edU(i.:inls l ne ff ect. l fpo~ t othelens
isrntwh ile vltxation r edU(tionison,the len smay ra ttl ewhensha ken. lhisisnota mal fu:Ktion,and
canbecorrec!edt,,, re. ttachingthelensar.:ltu m ingthecameraon
• H~cameralseq.i~\\oi th aW l t-11flash,vl~ a tionreOJ:tionwl l ll>lisabled\\hletheflashd\arges.
• NORMAL .nl SPORT l'IN"ifilrlleWC!bnC,l'lfmt'blurwhenthecarner a iSmourfedona t ll)(ld. OFF m.r,
~pro:lucebenerresi.r~srisomecasesdtper'dr-;ionthe t)' peri~ar.:lonstoxlr-;icondlloos.
•NORMAL aOO SPOR Ta re r ecommendedlfthecameraismou n lffl on amo~
@ The len sHood
Atta<hlngtheHood
► •: e· ~: ::~;n:h:= ro ~~:ilr:k :: ~;i
I:~Al~n 1he Jen, hood ,m,nang ,m,k Je )
aligned with rhelens hood lock mark (- 0 ).
When attaching or rerroving thehcod, hold it nearthe.r syrrbol on its base ¥'Id avoid
gril)png it too t ightly. Vignetting may occu r if the hood is not correctly attached . The
hood can be reversed ¥'Id rrounted on thelemwhen not in use.
Detaching th e Hood
~
Press the lens hood lock release burton (0 ),
' rorate the hood in the d,rect,on shown b'; rhe
► Q arrow( 8 J,andremo_veitasshown lf) J. ~hen
··-" ~-s: ~~~~t~:=c:~=c:i:~~oor
@Using aTripod
If the lens is mounted on a camera, attach tri pods to the lens tripod collar, not the
camera. Be sure to secure the tr ipod collar lock screw, as otherwise the lens may
unexpectedlysl ipfromthecollar,causinginjury.
Att«hingthe TripodCollar ( Figu rel)
Insert the tripod collar mount i ng foot into the tripod co l lar (0 ) and fully tighten
thetripodcollarlockscrew{8 }.
RototjngtheCamera(FigureJ)
Slightly kx>sen the tripod colla rr ing fastening screw (0 ) and rotate the camera to
" wide " (landscape)or " tall " (portrai t)orientationusingtherotati onindicesasguides
(8 ). T,ghten the tripod collar ring fastening screw (0 )
RemavingtheTripodCol/ar(F/gure4)
Fully l oosen the !riped ccilar lock screw (0 ), depress t he tripod collar lock release
(8 ), and slide the tr i pod collar mounting foot from the tripod collar (9 )
I Depth of Field
Depth of field can be previeWed using the camera's depth-of-field preview feature
I Aperture
Aperture is adjusted using camera cont r ols.The frame rate may dr op at some apertures.
Precautions for Use
• Always support the lens when holding the camera. Failure to observe this precaution
coulddamagethelensmount
• Do not pick up or hold t he lens or camera using only t he lens hoo:l
• KeeptheCPUcontactsclean
• Shouldtherubberlens-mountgasketbedamaged,ceaseuseimmediatelyandtake
thelenstoaNikon-authorizedservicecenterforrepai r.
• Replacethe frontandrearlenscapswhenthelensisnotinuse.
• Topro t ec ttheinteriorofthelens,storertoutofdirectsunlight
• Keepthelensdry.Rus tingoftheinternalmechanismcancause i rreparabledamage.
• Leaving the lens in ex t remely hot locations could damage or warp parts made from
reinforced plastic
• RapidchangesintemperaturemaycausedamagingcoridensatiOninsideandou t side
thelens .Beforetakingthelensfromawarmtoacoldenvironmentorviceversa,place
itin itscaseoraplasticbagtoslowthechangein t emperature.
Lens Care
• Removingdustisnormallysufflcienttocleantheglasssurfacesofthelens.
• Smudges afld fingerprints can be removed from fluorine-coa t ed lens elements us-
ing a so f t. clean co t ton cl oth or lens cleaning ti ssue; clean from the center outwards
using a circular motion. To remove stubborn stains, wipe gent ly us i ng a soft cloth
lightly dampened with a smal l amount of distilled wa t er, et hanol, or lens cleaner. Any
drop-shapedmarksleftfromthisprocessonthewater-andoil -repellentsurfacecan
subsequentlybe removedwithadrycloth.
• When cleaning lens elements that are not fluorine - coated. remove smudges and fin -
gerp r ints using a soft, clean cOlton cloth or lens cleaning tissue ligh t ly dampened With
asmallamountofethanolorlenscleaner.Wipegentlyfromthecenteroutwardsina
circula r m01ion,tak ingcarenottoleavesmearsO(touchthelenswithyour fingers.
• Neveruseorganicso!ventssuchaspaintthinnerorbenzenetocleanthelens.
• Neutral Color (NO fi~ers (available separately) and the l ike can be used to protect the
front lens element.
• lfthelenswillnotbeusedforanextendedperiod,storeltinacooldrylocationtopre~nt
mold and rust. Do not store in direct sunlight or with naphtha or camphor moth balls.
ccessories
I Supplied Accessories
• LC-959Smmsnap-onFrontLensCap
• LF - 4RearLensCap
• HB-848ayonetHoo:l
· CL-MSLensCase
I Compatible Acce ssories
•9Smmscrew-onfilter;
• AF-VAF-STeleconvertersTC-14E
I
/TC-14E II 1 /TC-14E ll11/TC-17E I11/TC-20P/TC-20E 111/
TC - 20Elll
1
1 Autofocus is available only with cameras that offerf/8 support
2Autofocusnotsupported
~-P-ecifications
Typ,
Focallengtb
Maximum aperture
Lens c onstruction
A ngleofview
Focusing
TypeEAF-Slensw ithbuilt-inCPUandFmount
500mm
f/5.6
19e~ments in 11 groups (foch.dilg3EDlenselernertts, 1Pf( ph a,e
F resnel) 1ms element lens elements 'Mth Naoo.(ry,tll cwtilgs. aM a nwme-
coaled front lens eiement)
• Nikon FX-format D-SLR cameras : 5°
• Nikon DX-format D-SLR cameras: 3° 10'
Ni kon l nternal F ocusing0F)Systemwithautofocuscontrolled
by Silent Wave MotO( and separate focus ring for manua l focus
Vibration reduction Lens shift us i ng v oice c oil mo tors (VCMs)
Focusdistanceindicator i-:'::c' :c m7 -- =~~~-------
Minimum focu s distance 3.0 m (9.8ft) from focal plane
Diaphragm blades 9(rollldeddiaphrclgmopenlng)
Di aphragm Automa t ic electronic aperture control
Aperture range j.'. f/ c:c S :_ 6- -" 32 '--,-~~~~~~----
Focu s limitswitch Two positions: FULL (oo-3.0m)and ""-8 m
~~:~a~:anc:mentsize +' ~"',;"":~.i~~;c''m~•:~m,_~a,~im-, - m'd~om-ct~~-x~23~7m~m~[~di5tl~.,~,=om
ameralensmountflange)
' weight Approx . 1460g(3Ib35oz)
Nikonreserves1heri9httochongerheoppe<Jronce,specificolions,andperformanceof1his
product or any lime and without prior notice.
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