We’re delighted to announce the release of Reikan FoCal 1.9.1 for Windows and Mac, bringing Canon EOS 70D support and some minor bug fixes.
Reikan FoCal 1.9.1 Release with 70D support (Windows & Mac)
FoCal 1.9.1 with 70D support is almost here!
Final testing is happening now for FoCal 1.9.1 which will support the Canon EOS 70D and we’re expecting this to be released by the end of this week. FoCal 1.9.1 is an interim release and is similar to FoCal 1.9.0, just with added 70D support. We’re working very hard on FoCal 2 which will bring …
A Quick Update on FoCal
We’ve been a bit too quiet on the Website, Facebook and Twitter recently, but that will change very shortly! At Reikan, we’ve been working hard on some really exciting new developments which have been tough going but are nearly ready to preview.
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM A: A quick look with FoCal
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll have heard of the new Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM A lens that’s now available. This is a really exciting lens as it’s the first to have a such a wide fixed aperture of f/1.8 across the whole zoom range. We had an opportunity to do a …
Reikan FoCal 1.9 Released for Windows and Mac
We’re delighted to announce the release of Reikan FoCal 1.9 for Windows and Mac, bringing with it a whole host of improvements! What does FoCal 1.9 bring? The main focus of FoCal 1.9 has been to address reliability and stability issues with the software. As FoCal has grown from version 1.0, a lot of functionality …
Quantifying Lens Focus Shift with Reikan FoCal
Focus Shift is a phenomenon which affects certain lenses and causes the point of focus to shift with a change in aperture. This post takes a look at why that matters, and some results from development testing of Reikan FoCal which allows the effect of focus shift to be quantified. Why does Focus Shift matter? …
Second FoCal 1.9 Beta Available for Windows and Mac
We’re pleased to announce the second beta release of FoCal 1.9 for both Windows and Mac. The headline feature of this release is support for the Nikon D7100, but it also brings several fixes over the first beta. Updates and Fixes This version incorporates all the fixes in the first beta detailed on this page, …
FoCal 1.9 Beta Available for Windows and Mac
We’re pleased to announce the first beta release of FoCal 1.9 for both Windows and Mac. Updates and Fixes It’s been a long time coming because it’s been a huge amount of work, but we got there in the end! The focus of FoCal 1.9 has been on stability, reliability and consistency across both Windows …
Nikon Firmware Bug ( doesn’t affect ANY automatic FoCal Testing)
During the development of FoCal 1.9, we’ve found a bug in the firmware of all Nikon cameras we’ve tested with which will affect the procedure used for running the FoCal Manual Mode test and other situations where the AF Fine Tune value in the image metadata is of importance. **PLEASE NOTE THIS DOES NOT AFFECT …
Calibrating at Both Ends of a Zoom Lens
This is just a quick post to show early development of a new feature in FoCal – the ability to test at both ends of a zoom lens and have the results interpreted for the best single result (or best dual results for cameras capable of accepting these): FoCal 1.9 is mainly focused on stability …