Even pro-level bodies and lenses can be 'off' right out of the box. Here is why your sharpest shots are still ahead of you.
Your camera and lenses were each adjusted for the best performance when they left the factory, but until you put the lens on the camera, they've never been used together!
And, chances are, each came out the factory quite some time ago. Your cameras and lenses have been used, and that use had made them slightly different to how they were when they were new.
FoCal tunes your lenses to your camera, adjusting for all those tiny differences cause by wear-and-tear, temperature changes or even slight imperfections in your gear.
If you've not calibrated, you don't know what you're missing!
-- adapted F-mount lenses perform better after a FoCal tune, with -- showing a major visual improvement.
Mirrorless isn't perfect: -- Z-mount lenses still require tuning for peak sharpness, with -- showing a major improvement after calibration.
Source: FoCal IQ: Nikon Z-series F-mount / Z-mount
You'll see sharper shots, more in-focus captures and faster autofocus operation!
AF Microadjustment required: -4 units.
AF Fine-tune: -14 units.
AF Fine-tune: -14 units.
AF Fine-tune: -14 units.
Mirrorless autofocus isn't perfect…
Autofocus is performed using the actual Image Sensor in mirrorless cameras, so the biggest need to tune your autofocus is removed. But there's still plenty of things that can affect the autofocus performance:
All of these can be adjusted for by autofocus tuning with Reikan FoCal.
Want to learn more? Take a look at our in-depth Mirrorless Autofocus article.
Let FoCal take the wheel while you focus on the shot.
We've made FoCal as easy as "Connect & Click". Our Guided Setup acts as a virtual technician, ensuring your environment is perfect for accurate results before the calibration even begins.
There's no manual guesswork and no tedious trial and error. Just a simple, automated process that tunes your autofocus to perfection while you watch. Your best glass deserves to be this sharp.
20% OFF Software with code FOCUS20 50% OFF Targets with code TARGET50 Here are a few reasons why you might need to tune your camera and lenses:
Cameras and lenses are manufactured and adjusted before leaving the factory, but when you match your camera and lenses together, they may benefit from tuning.
General use of a camera can cause tiny movements in the sensors and mounts. Big knocks and bumps can make checking and tuning with Reikan FoCal a must.
Over time, motors and gears can wear, making the focus position slightly inaccurate. Lens elements can shift fractionally causing slight focus errors.
Adding anything between the camera and lens increases chances of misalignment between the lens and body. Teleconverted and adapted lenses benefit most from fine tuning.
Hot and cold conditions cause mechanical parts in both your camera and lenses to move fractionally, introducing focus issues.
Checking and adjusting gives you confidence you're getting the very best from from all your expensive kit.
20% OFF Software with code FOCUS20 50% OFF Targets with code TARGET50 Find out more about our suite of camera & lens tools
If you're interested in digging deeper, here are two comprehensive articles on our blog which explain - in a lot of detail - why you need to calibrate mirrorless cameras.
Mirrorless cameras don't need calibrating.
Wrong!
At Reikan, we've been gathering autofocus calibration results for almost 10 years now from users of our FoCal software, which includes data from users of Nikon Z-series mirrorless cameras… and it shows that you'd probably benefit from tuning your mirrorless camera.
This post series guides you, with simple explanations, through all the reasons why you should check your mirrorless camera.
