Reikan FoCal Pro Reviewed in Amateur Photographer!
Very exciting to see Reikan FoCal Pro reviewed recently in Amateur Photographer, a well respected photography magazine.
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Why you should AF Fine Tune Nikkor Lenses – Reikan FoCal
Since the introduction of the Nikon D3 way back in 2007, middle to high-end Nikon camera owners have been able to adjust the focus system of their camera to work better with each lens. Reikan FoCal takes the guesswork out of this adjustment by automating the process and using advanced computer analysis to determine the best adjustment …
Why you should calibrate Canon EF Lenses with Reikan FoCal
Since the introduction of the Canon EOS 1D Mark III way back in 2007, middle to high-end camera owners have been able to adjust the focus system of their camera to work better with each lens. Reikan FoCal takes the guesswork out of this adjustment by automating the process and using advanced computer analysis …
Do I need to calibrate autofocus?
We’re often asked whether there really is any point to calibrating your camera autofocus. Obviously we’re going to say a big, fat yes! otherwise FoCal wouldn’t exist, but I wanted to show a few charts to explain the sort of performance you’re likely to get “out the box”. When FoCal is used to calibrate or analyse a …
Bringing Dual Pixel Raw to Reikan FoCal
With the introduction of the EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon opened up some new possibilities for image processing with the introduction of Dual Pixel Raw files. Following on from our previous post on the subject, we’ve been investigating how these files can help with autofocus calibration and general camera analysis. The answer is… quite a …
5D Mark IV “Dual Pixel Raw” – Focus Overlay
Canon’s new 5D Mark IV has been announced and includes a feature that’s got our attention. The Dual Pixel Raw format allows for new types of post capture analysis, it’s early days but so far looks very interesting! Dual Pixel Raw Apart from the usual incremental improvements on the 5D line of cameras, Canon have …
Nikon D500 Automatic AF Fine Tune
With the release of the D5 and D500, Nikon have introduced an “automatic AF Fine Tune” feature into their range of dSLR cameras. We’ve spent a couple of days with our D500 in the Reikan lab running tests to get an idea of how Nikon’s new feature performs. *The D5 and D500 are not yet …
Reikan FoCal Available in USA!
Very exciting news, especially for our US based FoCal users, it’s now possible to buy Reikan FoCal products direct in the USA! New US Based Stockist We have a new stockist, perhaps one of the largest and most well known photography stores in the US, B&H Photo. If you’re already a FoCal user and prefer …
New FoCal YouTube Channel and Videos
We’re excited to share news of the new FoCal YouTube channel along with the first two new FoCal videos. We’ve been working on updates to the website as part of FoCal V2, things to make it easier for those getting started with FoCal and to help experienced users to get the most from using FoCal. …
Which are the most popular Nikon Cameras? – 2012 to 2014
Following on from the “which lenses are most popular” post, this post is about which are the most popular Nikon cameras among FoCal users from May 2012 through to October 2014. The Data Since 2012, users of FoCal have had the opportunity to upload their results data back to our servers. We’re really excited about being able to …