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5D Mark III / EF 85 1.8 - General Portraiture AFMA

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Razor2012:

--- Quote from: neuroanatomist on August 17, 2012, 10:56:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: rumorzmonger on August 17, 2012, 10:48:53 AM ---Of the dozens of Canon EF lenses I've owned and tested since Canon introduced the MA feature, I have yet to find a single lens that has needed *any* MA adjustment.

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Lucky you!  May I ask...how have you confirmed that no adjustment was needed?

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Looks good to me.   ;)

Random Orbits:

--- Quote from: rumorzmonger on August 17, 2012, 10:48:53 AM ---Of the dozens of Canon EF lenses I've owned and tested since Canon introduced the MA feature, I have yet to find a single lens that has needed *any* MA adjustment.

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My adjustments are primarily due to the camera.  All my adjustments are around -10 (typically -8 to -12) for all my lenses.

Max Rebel:

--- Quote from: neuroanatomist on August 17, 2012, 10:56:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: rumorzmonger on August 17, 2012, 10:48:53 AM ---Of the dozens of Canon EF lenses I've owned and tested since Canon introduced the MA feature, I have yet to find a single lens that has needed *any* MA adjustment.

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Lucky you!  May I ask...how have you confirmed that no adjustment was needed?

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I find most Zoom Lenses need adjustments... (Near and Far) I used a LensAlign Target with Ruler but found it to be long and subjective to my analysis, I've since invested in a great program called Reikan Focal which takes the guess work and time out of aligning my lenses.

http://www.reikan.co.uk/focal/

Guessing your alignment is not the way to go... there's a huge difference in clarity and crispness with just +1 .. also when using this software or a LensAlign Target, Canon suggest 50x the focal distance I find 25-30x gives better results. A good rule would also be to test 50x if you shoot far from your subject and 25x if you shoot close to your subject.

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