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H system CF lens adapter
Instructions on use of the H-system CF adapter:
1. Attaching the Adapter:
the CF lens adapter should
be attached to the camera body first and then the lens
to the adapter.
2. Removing the Adapter:
after exposure, you can
remove the adapter from the camera without re-cock-
ing the lens, but you cannot remove a lens from the
adapter without re-cocking the lens. remove a lens
from the adapter by pressing the lens adapter catch
on the adapter and rotating the lens in an anti-clock-
wise direction. remove the adapter from the camera
body as you would a lens by pressing the lens release
button on the camera and rotating the adapter in an
anti-clockwise direction.
3. Use of Converters and Extension Tubes:
Converters
and extension tubes are attached and removed in the
conventional manner. they should be attached to the
adapter first. When detaching, however, remove the
lens first and then the converter/extension tube. If
you remove the lens and converter/extension tube
together as a unit and then separate them, there is a
possibility that the shutter in the lens will be tripped.
Note:
Only converters and extension tubes from the
V-system can be used.
4. Lens Choice and H1 Display:
attachment of the CF
adapter or adapter/lens combination automatically
causes the camera to display the lens/converter
choice screen on the grip lCd. the grip screen is scrol-
lable or partly so, depending on lens type. there are
two possible screens, My lenses and all lenses. the
My lenses screen will provide access to a list you have
already created consisting of the lenses you use, while
all lenses will provide access to all lenses available.
When a C/CF/CFi type lens is attached, all ‘C’ type
lenses are available on the list. to simplify operation
when a CFe lens is attached, only the CFe lenses that
share the same common widest aperture appear on
the list of lens options. this feature functions by way
of the databus connections and therefore will not work
if the converter/extension tubes have no databus con-
nectors. Whether the choice of lenses is manual as in C/
CF/CFi type lenses or semi-automatic with CFe lenses, a
choice must still be made regarding a converter at least,
and then saved. Failure to set the correct lens may cause
errors in light metering.
5. Creating and Using a ‘My Lenses’ Setting:
If you reg-
ularly use the same lenses, you might want to speed
up lens choice when changing lenses by creating a per-
sonal ‘My lenses’ list that matches your equipment. this
method helps to avoid errors in lens choice and the list
can be added to at any time.
6. Focusing:
although the auto-focus function is not avail-
able with V-system lenses, the H focus confirmation aid
led’s in the viewfinder display function as normal with
exception of lenses or lens-converter combination slower
than f/6.7. this function remains customizable and the
operation is identical as with all HC lenses.
7. Light Metering:
For all types of lenses, choice remains
between metering methods in the camera – average,
center weighted and spot – as well as exposure compen-
sation. light metering is made at full aperture and the
shutter & f/stop settings must be read from the grip or
viewfinder lCd and manually transferred to the ‘C’ type
lens. the aperture on the CFe lenses may be pre-set and
this setting will transfer to the H1 by way of the databus
connections. the full range of shutter speeds on the C
type lenses, from 1s – 1/500s, including B and t mode,
remain available.
8. Exposure:
When the exposure button is pressed (or
the remote release or the self timer), the conventional
sequence of events takes place. However, after expo-
sure, the shutter in the lens remains closed and so there
is no image in the viewfinder. If you forget to re-cock the
shutter, the camera operation is blocked and the mes-
sage ‘Cock the lens’ appears on the grip lCd and in
the viewfinder lCd alongside a red warning triangle. the
standard screen returns again on the grip lCd when the
lens has been cocked.
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: 2004-10-29 - V1.0
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