Nikon 10-24mm-f-35-45G-ED-AF-S-DX-Zoom-Nikko: ■ Major features ■ Focusing, zooming, and depth of field
■ Major features ■ Focusing, zooming, and depth of field: Nikon 10-24mm-f-35-45G-ED-AF-S-DX-Zoom-Nikko
Table of contents
- Notes on Safety Operations CAUTION
- ■ Nomenclature
- ■ Major features ■ Focusing, zooming, and depth of field
- ■ Setting the aperture ■ Focusing (Fig. A) ■ Variable maximum apertures
- ■ The built-in flash and vignetting ■ Using the lens hood
- ■ Lens care ■ Standard accessories ■ Optional accessory
- ■ Specifications
- ■ Notes on using wide- or super wide-angle AF NIKKOR lenses
Thank you for purchasing the AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED lens. DX NIKKOR lenses are specially designed
for use with Nikon digital-SLR (Nikon DX-format) cameras, such as the D300 and D90. When mounted on Nikon DX-
format cameras, the lens picture angle is equivalent to approximately 1.5× the focal length in 35mm format. Before
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using this lens, please read these instructions and refer to your camera’s User’s Manual.
■ Major features
■ Focusing, zooming, and depth of
• This lens employs a Silent Wave Motor to drive the
field
focusing mechanism, making autofocusing smooth,
Before focusing, rotate the zoom ring 5 to adjust the
silent and almost instantaneous. The focus mode
focal length until the desired composition is framed.
switch d is provided for simple selection of
If your camera has a depth-of-field preview (stop-
down) button or lever, depth of field can be previewed
autofocus (A) or manual focus (M) operation.
through the camera viewfinder.
• More accurate exposure control is possible when this
• This lens is equipped with the Internal Focusing (IF)
is mounted on a Nikon camera with 3D color matrix
system. As the shooting distance decreases, the focal
metering capability, because subject distance
length also decreases.
information is transferred from the lens to the camera.
• The distance scale does not indicate the precise
• Superior optical performance and rendering
distance between the subject and the camera. Values
characteristics are maximized with the use of three
are approximate and should be used only as a general
aspherical lens elements and two extra-low
guide. When shooting distant landscapes, depth of
dispersion (ED) glass elements, which ensure
field may influence operation so that the camera may
correction of chromatic aberration. In addition, the
focus at a position that is closer than infinity.
rounded aperture produces soft and pleasing blur
characteristics in portions of pictures that are out-of-
focus.
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