15JpEnDeFrEsSeRuNlItCkChKrwith the lens facing away from you) until it clicks intoplace (Fig. B).Be sure that the lens hood mounting index is alignedwith the lens hood setting index ( ) 3.If the lens hood is not correctly attached, vignettingmay occur.To facilitate attachment or removal of the hood, hold itby the base (near the lens hood attachment index)rather than its outer edge.Detaching the hoodHold the lens hood by the base (near the lens hoodattachment index) and turn clockwise, as viewed whenholding the camera with the lens facing away from you,to detach.Focusing, zooming, and depth of fieldBefore focusing, rotate thezoom ring 5 to adjust thefocal length until the desiredcomposition is framed.If your camera has a depth-of-field preview (stop-down)button or lever, depth of fieldcan be previewed throughthe camera viewfinder. For more information, refer toyour camera's User's Manual.• This lens is equipped with the Internal Focusing (IF)system. As this focusing system differs from non-IFlenses, focal length at closer distances decreasesslightly.Focusing (Fig. A)Autofocus modeSet the camera focus mode to AF-A, AF-S or AF-C andset the A-M mode switch a on the lens to A. Press theshutter-release button halfway to focus and completelyto shoot.Manual focus modeSet the A-M mode switch a on the lens to M. Rotatethe focus ring 8 manually to focus. Shooting is possiblewhen camera focus mode is set to either AF or M.Manual focusing is possible even when the lens A-Mmode switch is set to A.Set the camera’s focus mode to AF-S, and press theshutter-release button halfway to initiate autofocus. Next,while pressing the shutter-release button halfway,manually rotate the lens focus ring 8 to fine-tune focus.Note: Do not attempt to rotate the focus ring whileautofocus is operating. If autofocus stopsoperating, release and press the shutter-releasebutton halfway again.Lens A-Mmode switch aCamera focus modeAF-A/AF-C AF-S MA Autofocus Autofocus(manual focus) —M Manual focus (focus assist is available)