Is your lens back- or front-focusing? Don’t despair, you can calibrate the lens without expensive and complicated tools. Here is how to calibrate lens autofocus.
Karl Taylor posted a short video where he explains well how to proceed to calibrate your lens. He says:
Have you ever noticed your lens isn’t always pin-sharp when using autofocus? This lens autofocus problem can happen because lenses can drift over time. You want your autofocus to be pin-sharp – I demonstrate how to simply calibrate your lens autofocus without needing to buy a lens calibration tool or calibration chart.
All you need to accomplish it is:
A piece of whiteboard
A standard ruler
A pen or pencil
The lens for calibrating
Your camera with tripod
And here is the 5 minutes video explaining how to calibrate your lens:
Fujifilm launched the Fujifilm X100V, and it’s a damn good looking camera with a fixed lens. It looks like a Leica (the black one, below) while having a fraction of the cost. Man, do I like the design of this camera. Canon, can’t you make something that looks as good?
Key features:
26.1MP APS-C X-Trans BSI CMOS 4 Sensor
X-Processor 4 Image Processor
Fujinon 23mm f/2 Lens
Hybrid 0.52x OVF with 3.69m-Dot OLED EVF
You can pre-order the Fujifilm X100V for $1,399 at B&H Photo and Adorama.
– New evolution of the X100 Series, the origin of premium compact digital cameras – Sophisticated design that exudes functional beauty – The newly-developed high-performance lens for premium image quality – The world’s only viewfinder that switches between optical and electronic options in pursuit of the photography style of “shooting through the viewfinder”
Tokyo, February 5, 2020 — FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) is pleased to announce the launch of the premium compact digital camera “FUJIFILM X100V” (hereinafter “X100V”) in late February 2020. The X100V features a newly-developed high-performance lens on its camera body, designed with functional beauty and sophistication. It is equipped with the latest image sensor and image processing engine to deliver premium-quality images with the company’s signature color-reproduction technology. In addition the evolved version of the Advanced Hybrid Viewfinder offers inter-switchable optical and electronic options, in pursuit of the photography style of “shooting through the viewfinder.”
Fujifilm pioneered a new market segment of premium compact digital cameras in 2011 with the launch of the FUJIFILM X100, the inaugural model of the X100 Series. The X100 Series has established a distinctive market position as premium compact digital cameras. It has won great acclaim from users around the world for its sophisticated exterior design, facilitating intuitive operability, and advanced image quality based on Fujifilm’s signature color reproduction technology that has been refined over 80 years.
The X100V is the fifth-generation model of the X100 Series. While maintaining the Series’ popular design in principle, the new model uses aluminum for the top and bottom plates of the camera body, applying advanced metal processing technology. It has achieved sharp looks to the edges while keeping the surfaces smooth. The use of a tilting rear LCD monitor and dials on the top plate enables intuitive operations and gives the camera body design sophistication exuding functional beauty. A high-performance lens with ultra resolution has been newly developed for this model. The back-illuminated 26.1MP “X-Trans™ CMOS 4”* sensor and the “X-Processor 4” high-speed image processing engine are combined with Fujifilm’s unique color reproduction technology to produce premium-quality stills and videos in “memory colors,” i.e. vivid colors exactly as you remember. The X100V equips the Advanced Hybrid Viewfinder, the world’s only** viewfinder that can be switched between optical viewfinder (OVF) and electronic viewfinder (EVF). The EVF uses a newly developed organic electroluminescent (EL) panel with capability of high-resolution, high luminance, high contrast to provide enhanced immersiveness in photography shooting experience.
The X100V is a digital camera that integrates excellent design and operability, perfected with attention to detail, with functions that achieve outstanding image quality. It will give photographic pleasure and a sense of joy to own such excellent camera to a wide range of users including professional photographers and photography enthusiasts.
Guess it will take some more time before the “mirrorless revolution” conquers big sport events. That’s still a domain of professional DSLRs, and it will remain for the foreseeable future.
Canon Professional Digital Imaging Solutions Have Dominating Performance At The Big Game In Miami
New Canon EOS-1D X Mark III and 8K UHD Broadcast Lenses Make Their Big Game Debut
MELVILLE, NY, February 4, 2020 – On February 2nd, Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging solutions, was proud to see a majority1 of professional photographers in the Miami stadium capturing the Big Game between Kansas City and San Francisco with Canon cameras and lenses – including Canon’s brand new flagship DSLR, the EOS-1D X Mark III. The sidelines were filled with Canon’s iconic white barrels from the opening kickoff to the final whistle. In addition to the sports photographers using Canon camera systems throughout the stadium, an extensive array of more than 50 Canon broadcast lenses, which included HD, 4K UHD and even recently announced 8K UHD, were used to help deliver the live telecast to over 100 million viewers.
“No singular sporting event brings Americans together more than the Big Game, the competition and pageantry of the spectacle is ingrained in American culture,” said Kazuto Ogawa, president and chief operating officer, Canon U.S.A., Inc. “The large stage provides sports photographers and broadcasters with the opportunity to capture career defining moments that can change their lives. Canon is proud to help support these photographers on this important assignment, while also helping to broadcast every inch and angle of the game for viewers to enjoy at home.”
Not the newest Canon DSLR but still capable and already with Dual Pixel AF. Refurbished gear from the Canon Store comes with 1 year Canon USA warranty.
There are many more deals to discover at the Canon Store:
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