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a Safety Precautions This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is a Safety Precautions subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any • Do not look at the sun or a bright light source interference received, including interference that may cause through the lens or camera. Doing so could result undesired operation. in loss of vision. Looking at the sun directly through Do not make any changes or
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Precautions for Shooting with a Fisheye Lens • If dirt or dust adheres to the surface of the front lens element, it can easily appear in images due to the lens’s short focal length. In order to avoid this, please remove dirt or dust from the surface of the front lens element by using a commercially available air dust blower. • Since this lens has an extremely wide angle of view, light from bright light sources, such as the sun, can easily enter the image area. Please do not look at bright light
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Nomenclature Distance scale (→ 9) Zoom ring (→ 6) Hood mount (→ 10) Zoom Limiter (→ 7) Gelatin filter holder (→ 12) Focusing ring (→ 6) Contacts (→ 5) Focus mode switch (→ 6) “C” / “H” Indicator (→ 7) Lens mount index (→ 5) For detailed information, reference page numbers are provided in parentheses (→ **). ENG-4
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1. Mounting and Detaching the Lens See your camera’s instructions for instructions on The lens mount has a rubber ring for enhanced mounting and detaching the lens. water- and dust-resistance. The rubber ring may cause slight abrasions around the camera's lens mount, but this will not cause any problems. If the rubber ring becomes worn, it is replaceable by a Canon Service Center at cost. Please be careful when laying the lens sideways a while the lens hood and the lens cap are • After detaching
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2. Setting the Focus 3. Zooming Mode To shoot in autofocus (AF) mode, set the focus To zoom, turn the zoom ring. mode switch to AF. To use only manual focusing (MF), set the focus Be sure to finish zooming before focusing. Changing the zoom ring after focusing can affect mode switch to MF, and focus by turning the the focus. focusing ring. The focusing ring always works, regardless of the focus mode. After autofocusing in ONE SHOT AF mode, focus manually by pressing the shutter button halfway an
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Zooming “C” and “H” Markings Zoom Limiter Adjacent to the zoom ring, the “C” and “H” The zoom limiter function allows for wide-angle markings serve as guides to indicate the wide- photos to be created when focus is set at infinity angle zoom position where focus is set at infinity without vignetting when using an EOS digital at which photos can be created without camera installed with an APS-C image sensor by vignetting when using EOS digital cameras limiting the zoom range. installed with APS-C
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Zooming Description of Fisheye Lens Based Photography The various images below show the different relationships between the fisheye lens’s 180 degree angle of view and the size of each image sensor related to focal length. Approx. 15mm Approx. 12mm Focal Length: 8mm Approx. 10mm Full Frame APS-C APS-H Full Frame Circular Fisheye Diagonal Fisheye Diagonal Fisheye Diagonal Fisheye * The circle corresponding with each focal length indicates a 180 degree angle of view in the imaging area. * Vignet
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4. Infinity Compensation Mark 5. Infrared Index Infinity compensation mark Distance index To compensate for shifting of the infinity focus The infrared index corrects the focus setting when using monochrome infrared film. Focus on the subject point that results from changes in temperature. The infinity position at normal temperature is the manually, then adjust the distance setting by moving the focusing ring to the corresponding infrared index mark. point at which the vertical line of the L mar
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6. Hood The EW-77 hood can keep unwanted light out of the lens, and also protects the front of the lens from rain, snow, and dust. Button Attaching Removing To attach the hood, align the hood’s attachment To remove the hood, hold down the button on the position mark with the red dot on the front of the side and turn the hood in the direction of the lens, then turn the hood as shown by the arrow arrow until the position mark on the hood aligns until the lens' red dot is aligned with the hood's wi
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Hood Vignetting will not occur while shooting in the following zoom ranges when using the lens hood. Please detach the lens hood when shooting outside of these ranges. • Full Format: Only at the telephoto end • APS-H: From the telephoto end to the “H” marking • APS-C: From the telephoto end to the “C” marking (range when using the zoom limiter) •Part of the picture may be blocked if the hood is not attached properly. • When attaching or detaching the hood, grasp the base of the hood to turn it.
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7. Lens Cap 8. Filter (Sold separately) There is a gelatin filter holder at the rear of the Recessed Section lens. Cut the gelatin filter to fit within the white While the lens hood (included) is attached to the frames. Then insert the gelatin filter into the filter lens, Lens Cap 8-15 can be attached to the lens holder. hood by pressing the buttons located on the upper and lower sides of the lens cap and aligning its recessed parts with the convex parts found in the lens hood. ENG-12
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Specifications Focal Length/Aperture 8 – 15 mm f/4 Lens Construction 11 groups, 14 elements Minimum Aperture f/22 Angle of View Diagonal: 180° – 175° 30’ Vertical: 180° – 91° 46’ Horizontal: 180° – 142° Min. Focusing Distance 0.15 m / 0.5 ft. Max. Magnification 0.34x (center of image, telephoto end) Max. Diameter and Length 78.5 × 83.0 mm / 3.1 × 3.3 inch Weight approx. 540 g / 19.0 oz. Hood EW-77 Lens Cap Lens Cap 8-15 Case LP1219 • The lens length is measured from the mount surface to the fron
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CT1-8571-001 0611Ni © CANON INC. 2011
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EF8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The Canon EF8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM lens is 6. Manual focusing is available after the subject a high-performance fisheye zoom lens designed comes into focus in autofocus mode (ONE for use with Canon EOS cameras. SHOT AF). 7. A truly round aperture hole results in a nicer Features background blur. 1. Designed for use with three different image 8. Equipped with a zoom limiter function which sensor sizes. restricts the zoom range. 2. Aspherical and UD lens
