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Key Features
- Test Your Camera's Autofocus
The SpyderLensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid from Datacolor is a focus test chart, designed for use with select DSLRs that support autofocus adjustment. The chart allows you to test the autofocus accuracy of your camera, making it easy to fine-tune it for optimum performance.
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nikon d500?
nikon d500?
The D500 has AF adjustment which can work along with this product.
Date published: 2020-03-18
Will it work with the BMCC6k full frame?
Will it work with the BMCC6k full frame?
The Datacolor SpyderLensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid is designed for use with DSLR's and may not be good for all the needs of cinema video lens calibration.
Date published: 2024-06-04
Can this product be used with the Nikon D500 and ...
Can this product be used with the Nikon D500 and D7100 bodies, and Nikkor 200-500mm lens and Sigma 18-35mm Art Lenses? Thank you
Yes, both your setups can be used with this device as long each camera has micro focus adjust.
Date published: 2020-01-14
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Does this require any additional software?
No additional software is required.
Date published: 2021-05-05
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I have Canon 5D MkII. I've never fine-tuned my focus. I read the product description, but don't understand how this works. Could you explain? And how would you rate this compared to LensAlign MkII Focus Calibration System?Thank you!
Testing and fine tuning AF accuracy is a way to insure tac sharp images, especially important with todays high resolution optics and sensors. This feature is found in the more advanced and pro model digital cameras. Canon calls theirs AF Microadjustment and on the 5DmkII it can be accessed in Custom Function C.Fn III-8. Mentioned on page 200 of the instruction manual. The 5D mkIII is not a custom function but is under the AF menu.Both the SpyderLensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid from Datacolor & MkII Focus Calibration System from LensAlign use a detailed focusing target plus a ruler to see correct fall off. The LensAlign includes True Parallel Alignment which is the basis that provides visual verification of perfect camera positioning during AF calibration. The orientation of your camera is essential for accurate analysis and adjustment of the camera's auto-focus systems.For more information on Canons AF Microadjustment: http://bhpho.to/1g0Ighg
Date published: 2018-08-28
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Can I use this product to adjust focus on the Nikon d800?
Yes the Datacolor SpyderLensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid is also compatible with the D800.
Date published: 2020-04-25
I have eos R it will work with it
I have eos R it will work with it
Yes it will , micro adjustment
Date published: 2021-02-10
In the B&H video, Chris Gampat states that he ...
In the B&H video, Chris Gampat states that he recommends NOT calibrating zoom lenses and that you send them in for factory adjustments. On the Datacolr website, the instructions say you can calibrate zoom lenses by setting the zoom to it's farthest focal length. Since this is a discrepancy with Chris's video, please clarify CAN you calibrate a zoom lens with this system? Yes or No!
Some zoom lenses and some cameras can be calibrated just fine. However, if you have a lens which requires different calibration settings at different focal lengths, and you camera only accommodates one calibration setting, then you will need to send the lens to the mfg to be calibrated before you can do the autofocus micro adjustment calibration in-camera.
For instance, my old Tamron 70-200mm lens had been dropped a few times. On most of my bodies, at 70mm, I needed to adjust the MF adjustment to -5, at 135mm it needed 0 calibration, and at 200mm it needed to be +10. My old canon 7D only has one MF adjustment setting per lens.
I sent the lens to Tamron, and when it came back I was able to adjust it perfectly on the 7D. However, that same lens (before sending to Tamron) could be calibrated on my 5D Mark IV. By setting the 70mm setting to -5 and the 200mm setting to +10, the calibration settings worked throughout the entire focal range.
Date published: 2020-08-24