#Reikan focal software#
#Reikan focal series#

Is it worth it for the $$? I think so, it depends on your level of patience, be prepared to spend time making notes and dealing with finding workaroundsВ to get results,В especially if you have a mixture of different bodies and lenses. I used Reikan Focal with my old canon 6D, 35mm f2 and a bunch of tamron lenses. I think they need to spend more time improving the interface, it feels very dated. I almost always had to do 2-3 tests and take the average.Дo I love the software? No.В It's flaky and it's very easy to make it crash or freeze on a Mac. I got very mixed results from both wide and teleВ lenses.

#Reikan focal series#

Nikon D series lenses are a mixed bag with the Focal software.Calibrating the Sigma Art lenses using the Sigma USB dock first gave me improved results on at least 2 lenses on my second round of testing with Focal.

#Reikan focal software#

If I had existing AF fine tune values set on the camera, the tests were not as accurate, setting the AF tune values to -0- improved results with the camera bodies with ALL lenses. Reikan FoCal is a software tool that takes control of your camera, guides you through the setup and fully calibrates your camera autofocus with minimal interaction from you. I found the Focal software gave me more accurate results on the D8XX bodies if I made sure to lock in the AF on the target correctlyВ with the AF correction set to -0- before I started the tests.Mixed results with Sigma Art lenses - most of them got a below average 'fit' rating during calibration, two of the lenses (50mm and 85mm) both said they needed greater than -20 calibrations, but I found theyВ were very accurate (focusing on an eyeball at f1.4) in the -18 to -20 correction range. Pretty good with all G lenses, make sure to calibrate zooms at the widest focal length. Pretty good with D lenses except for the 105mm and 135mm DC lenses, calibrate AF on those by hand if needed. Pretty good with all Sigma Art lenses, 24mm to 135mm tested. Pretty good with D lenses except for the 105mm and 135mm DC lenses, calibrate AF on those by hand if needed. Reikan FoCal gives you sharper shots from your DSLR Calibrate the focus of your camera and lens with the click of a button.

Forget about it with D lenses - use the target and your eyes to set the needed AF adjustment, the AF tests consistently failed with Focal using D lenses.