I try my very best to avoid making statements that I can’t back up, so I’m going to do just that for the following one: “You are almost certainly not getting the sharpest shots from your DSLR – and it’s not your fault!” What if I then told you there’s an easy fix? Read on …
Update 16th Oct 2020: Nikon have released new firmware which fixes the issue described in this blog post. The fixed versions are Z 6/Z 7 version 3.12 and Z 50 version 2.02 (download links below). With the release of the latest firmware for their Z cameras, it seems that Nikon have partially removed AF Fine-Tune …
There’s a new feature on the Nikon D780 we’re really excited about at FoCal HQ! No, it’s not higher ISOs, improved battery life, USB charging or the other advancements talked about in the many existing reviews.
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll be aware of the release of Nikon’s first full-frame mirrorless cameras – the Nikon Z6 and Nikon Z7. Our Nikon Z7 arrived at FoCal HQ last Thursday in the form of the “24-70 + FTZ Kit”. The documentation isn’t available from Nikon yet to control the camera …
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 …
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 …
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When FoCal was first launched, it supported the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and 7D and could run a complete calibration with absolutely no user interaction. We added further Canon cameras, and then when we added support for Nikon cameras we hit a stumbling block which meant that the software couldn’t control one particular setting. With …
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 …
We’ve just launched the first version of our Camera/Lens Information tool which takes our database of uploaded FoCal results and lets you easily visualise the combined results of various FoCal tests from thousands of FoCal users! You can find the tool on the front page of the website in the new Online Tools menu option, …