LensAlign Pro Focus Calibration System with Enumerator

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This product works well but considering the price it is rather cheaply constructed and it should have a buble level to help you level it on a tripod. Also it would be nice to have instructions with the product rather than having to search the internet for them.

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Difficult to use and does not work well with zoom lenses. Unless you are stacked with prime lenses I would not suggest. Even if you are unless you have noticeable focusing problems, I would just send your lens back to the manufacturer...

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After having some serious AF issues with some of my L-series primes, I wanted something easy to use to hopefully solve the issue. I researched online
The LensAlign Pro was the answer to my prayers, and now my lenses are all nice and sharp thanks to it.

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Micro adjustment of Canon 7D was a big plus. 75% of my Canon L lenses were seriously focused in front of the AF point, including my 500mm f4.0 and 85mm f1.2. Because the 7D I acquired was able to make micro adjustments to match lenses, I acquired a LensAlign Pro when I ordered the 7D. The same lenses were off in the same direction on the 40D, but of course the 40D does not allow for micro adjustment. The LensAlign Pro was easy to use. I tested lenses on both bodies to be sure before I started making adjustments. It was clear the LensAlign was providing good reliable readings which gave me the confidence to make the necessary adjustments on a new camera body just before traveling out of state for a significant and rare opportunity for a wildlife photo shoot.

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The LensAlign Pro is built with precision and is easy to use -- provided you watch the videos. I set mine up using two tripods, as recommended.

I have a Canon 1D Mark IV, and a Canon 5D Mark II and calibrated the 1D with the following lenses:
- 50mm f/1.2L, +3
- 24-105mm f/4.0L, +4
- 85mm f/1.8, +0
- 70-200 f/2.8 ISL, +14
- 135mm f/2.0L, +2

Makes a big difference. The 1D MKiv seemed to have had more of a problem than the 5D MKii but the variation as shown by the LensAlign means I was less critical of my 5D MKii photos. I will soon be adjusting the lens combinations with that camera body, too.

The documentation that came with the product is poor. It shouldn't be necessary to go searching for the videos on how to set up the product. The videos do not mention how to calibrate zoom lenses. Should you use the shortest, longest, or mid focal length? I chose a middle position, and then later checked the accuracy with other lengths. Fortunately, they were the same.

I almost marked it down to 4 stars based on the lack of documentation, but it works so well I gave it the 5. The price is justified. I actually tried to create my own setup but could not get reproducible results.

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This is a great system, and it allows for fast, precise micro-adjustment of all my lenses. Within 20-30 minutes I had identified and fixed a consistent backfocusing issue with one lens, and front-focusing in another. Does exactly what it says and does it quite well. My only gripe is the price, but despite that it's worth having around. A $99 retail price would make this a 5-star product.

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Works great. Easy set up and use. My 85 f1.8 that I was ready to sell due to softness is now tack sharp after microadjustment using the LensAlign. Anyone with a DSLR with focus adjustment should get one.

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This is a great photographic equipment. It's simple and reliable.

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[...]I used LensAlign Pro for my three top of the range lens for my D300, 17-55mm f/2.8, 106mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 Nikkor lens. The procedure download from LensAlign had been very helpful. I spent total of 10 hrs performing two cycles of calibration and checking on these three lens. I used tripods, one each for the Lens ALign and the Camera.The key step is the backsighting from the LensAling to the camera lens to get the two align. This step is easy and enable the alignment to be like 90% complete, what remains is slight movement on the camera targeting to the get the red dot centered.I did two cycles because i want to confirm the reproducibility of this process. I became extremely meticulous the second round, taking recorded shot on every +/- 1 increment and examine them at 100% with photo shop on the PC with good resolution screen. This turned out to be the most critical part in terms of determining whether the lens is front of back focus and which fine tune figure is the right one. Getting a number does not mean it is the right one, it has to be repeatable to be certain, otherwise, u may be using the wrong fine tune number without knowing it. All my lens turn out to be positive except one need a -2 adjustment.I did a number of test shots on any chosen object like wall clock and I cant detected any change in the focus quality if the fine tune is less than +/-3, the reason is that it take an proper instrument like LensAlign to detect the difference. With my background in handling instrument as an engineer, the overall experience is that LensAlign is an innovative optical instrument for the right purpose, diligent procesures and patient is required for dependable result, it is not the problem of LensAlign, it is the challenge for anything that has to do with optical experiment. If anyone have a high end DSLR with fine tune features and using good lenses, LensAlign is a good instrument to have. At least, I know my lenses are good and I can only push myself hard on the photography skills.

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Well built... easy to use... repeatable process so you know your lenses are hitting the mark. I tried the different charts and paper methods.... but... this product tops them all.

All but one of my lenses needed front or back focusing adjustments.

Well worth the money spent in my opinion.

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Great tool, works perfectly, repeatable results.

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I had tried various targets for microaligment, without much reproducibility. The Lens Align gives me that, and is very simple to use. You don't even have to view the shots on a computer, just blowing them up on the LED is enough to align a lens. A bit expensive, that's the only con I can see.

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I was quite surprised to see the level of thought and ingenuity that went into the Lens Align Pro. Lots of attention to the details went into this product.

Since I got my d300, almost 2 years ago, I've used various test targets and methods of using the lens fine tune adjustment on the camera. I did the same thing all over again when I added a d700 to my kit. I wasn't real happy with the wasted time and efforts that went into fine tuning lenses for 2 bodies. Too much trial and error.

Lens Align pro changed all of that. I am in the process of recalibrating both bodies with this device. It's so easy to do and the results are much better than what I got with the other methods. Almost all of my fast lenses, f/2 and f/1.4 have now been more precisely calibrated to each body. I'll soon tackle the zooms, to see if I can eek out a little better performance.

It's very gratifying to know that you're getting the best out of your expensive lenses. I'm quite pleased with this product and the results show in my images. This is a must have device for me now. I'll never go back to the old methods of checking a lens for focus issues.

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Using Lens Align Pro I was able to quickly and accurately calibrate each of my lenses to my 50D body. The results are repeatable, and very accurate. Yes, there are other (cheaper) ways to do this... but this product does it best. A great idea!