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Datacolor SpyderLensCal SLC100

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Fast, easy solution for all your interchangeable lenses and recent DSLR bodies. Provides razor sharp auto-focusing, using modern DSLR autofocus micro-adjustment technology
Compact, lightweight and durable - It includes an integrated level and tripod mount, making this the most convenient way to adjust your own camera gear
Save time and hassle - No need to send your equipment in for service. Now you can check or calibrate your own lenses
Accurate and repeatable calibration For all your lenses and listed DSLR bodies
Supports autofocus adjustments in these camera models: Canon (50D, 70D, 1Dc, 1DMkIV, 1DsMkIII, 1Dx, 5DMkII, 5DMkIII, 5DS, 5DS R, 6D, 7DMkII, 80D, 1DX Mark II); Nikon (D3, D300, D300s, D3s, D3x, D4, D4s, D7000, D7100, D7200, D600, D610, D700, D750, D800, D800E, D810, D500, D5, D810A, Df); Sony (A77, A850, A900, A6000, A77 MKII, SLT-99); Olympus (E-5, E-30, E-620, E-M1); Pentax (K5-IIs, K5-II, K-x, K-7D, K-5, K-20D, K-30, K-3, K-3 II, K-200D, K-2000/K-m, 645D, 645Z, K-1, K-50, K-70)

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This is a well made product and intelligently designed. I received this in the mail today ... This is a well made product and intelligently designed. I received this in the mail today and have already used it to calibrate two lenses. Unlike some of the competition, this is made from a robust plastic that doesn't sag or warp. It folds flat and is easily portable with the rest of my camera equipment. It can be put on a flat surface or attached to a tripod using the built in brass threaded insert. It has a built in level that helps with setting up. Well worth the money spent as this will last a long, long time. At this point, I have no complaints at all... I will update again when I get all of my lenses calibrated for the different camera bodies. Buy with confidence. 5Wouldn't buy again. I've owned the lens align system but lost it during a cross country move. Picked this up for my new Nikon and Sigma Art lenses.Personally there is no comparison. This small folding chart could be useful in a pinch but lacks features that are critical for accuracy. The lens Align system has two panels and by looking through the first and aligning your camera dead square is painless. This one has no method for squaring up what so ever. While in the end I was able to get the lens calibrated, the results with this were no better than what I could have found by simply focusing on a flat object. In fact, I was able to get better results doing this with my 35mm than using this product.Spend a little more and get the Lens Align. 3Does a good job. I knew my lenses were not focusing correctly and I tried the manual approach of printing out focus test charts from the web and trying to do the 45degree angle thing with a tripod, it didn't work as well. This takes all the hassle of the manual process and makes the calibration easier to accomplish.I'd agree with a lot of the reviewers that this is an overpriced piece of kit for the what you get but I think in the long run it will pay for itself. The parts are a bit flimsy and the ruler arm needs to sit right with the notch holding up the vertical part. The bubble level helps keep things square and the metal threaded hole makes it easy to mount this on a light stand or small tripod.Every lens I owned needed a bit of adjustment. It was easier using this tool for lenses with lower F-Stops (i.e. 1.4 and 2.8.) where the short in-focus range is more pronounced wide open. You'll need to calibrate twice for zoom lenses; once for the wide and then for the tele end of the focal range. My Canon 24-105 and 16-35 had micro-adjustment settings for both ends of the focal length.I noticed that it was harder deciding which lines around the zero mark on the ruler were in focus for the higher F-Stop lenses. In reality it may not make a difference since the subject would have also been in focus.Dropped a star due to the cost. 4Works well, but could have been great. It works as a target very well. However, I think it would be better if it had a flip up mirror to make sure you are square to the target. It would cost a little more, but it would be a 5 star product.To make sure you use it right, you need to buy a small mirror (3"x 5")and tape it so that the mirror flips over the top of the target. Flip it down to make sure you see yourself in your camera screen/prism. You then flip it back over and do whatever test you were planning on doing. 4Great calibrating tool. This thing works much better than the folded paper charts that you have to assemble. I can calibrate my lenses with this one on top of any table, and always get accurate reference. The only thing is that this is a very simply item, there's nothing high tech about it, and for what it is, it could be sold cheaper and still be profitable to the company.If you're struggling with lens calibration, this chart will definitely help a lot. This is a must have for any Tamron G2 lens owner with the tap in console, as they require fine tune calibration 90% of the times. After good calibration, they're spectacular, but not before. 5Great Calibration Tool I bought this to use with my Tamron lenses that work with Tamron's Tap-In unit. For the shorter focal length lenses it made it easy to snap the images, adjust the lens through the Tamron software and retest. Could I have made something with a ruler and smoother materials for a lot less, yes, but this was just convenient and quick. Now I don't see how this would work for longer focal lengths as you need to be a good distance away and actually seeing the ruler demarcations becomes a bit challenging after zooming in within LightRoom. Great tool overall though. It is plastic, but folds flat and can fit into my camera bags easy enough. 5Easy to use For your focus calibration results to be valid you need to align your camera precisely with the target when you make your tests. The built-in level on this target makes that easy to do. You place the target on a tripod and level the target. Then you place your camera on another tripod at an appropriate distance from the target, level the camera, then use the center column of that tripod to center the target vertically in the camera's viewfinder. Then you can use the parallax between the target's focus scale on the right and the main part of the target to properly align the camera by moving it on its tripod to the right or left as necessary to eliminate any parallax, -that way the camera is pointing straight at the target in both the horizontal and vertical directions. All this is much easier to do that it sounds, and you can accurately line things up quickly.The whole unit folds up flat easily for storage, although you have to practice unfolding it a couple of times before you get the hang of it.The only complaint that I have about the SpyderLensCal is that the main part of the target has only those big squares from which to judge how accurate your camera's focus is. While this provides a good object for your camera's autofocus sensor to lock on to, it would be easier to judge, by eye, the accuracy of that focus in the resulting photos if that part of the target if it contained some finer details such as resolution bars. I might stick one of those "USAF 1951" bar charts on that part of the target in order to provide that kind of reference. But even if you don't do something like that you can make fine judgments about focus by looking at the fine lines on the numbered focus scale on the right side. 4Worth it vs the paper foldable or DIY stuff So happy I bought this vs struggling with DIY printed stuff. I also tried the "pyramid" and was not happy with it's quality considering its cost. While the Datacolor is not exactly cheap in price, the lack of frustration over now having a decent tool to use is worth it for me.This Datacolor is sturdy when in use, yet compact when folded for storage. I placed mine on a kitchen table, then placed my cameras on a tripod with lens at same level as center of Datacolor tool. I used a self timer mode to shoot each photo rather than risk camera movement from depressing the shutter myself. From there, it is just a matter of zooming in on photos taken and comparing results vs what a calibrated lens/camera combo should be (as listed in instructions and all over interent). Then make focus adjustments per your camera instructions. I was surprised at how far mine were off and this solved a good many of my out of focus issues. I mostly photograph action sports at high shutter speeds with a very small focus point, at f/2.8 on a 70-200 Tamron or Canon zoom. 5Great tool to use for lens or camera calibration Great tool to use for lens or camera calibration! I used this to calibrate my 35mm 1.4 Art and 50mm1.4 Art Sigma lenses since they have several available points of adjustment at varying distances when using the Sigma USB dock. Just an FYI: Depending on the type (prime or zoom) and focal length of the lens, the numbers are too small to see past a certain distance. For instance, I was not able to see the numbers on the ruler clearly past about 13-14 feet on a Sigma 50mm 1.4 Art lens even on a large 4K monitor. That's not the fault of this item but rather the lens; however, something to keep in mind as I do shoot past 14 feet with a 50mm lens and was hoping to calibrate the infinity setting on the lens at 15+ feet but can't pull out the detail since the numbers are too small. I was able to calibrate clearly at 12 feet and that seems to be working well. 5Super Simple way to calibrate your lenses... maybe to Simple. Super Simple way to calibrate your lenses...If I got to choose one word to describe the SpyderLensCal SLC100 is Simplicity... (maybe to much simplicity..).The device itself fully constructed with plastic, except for the tripod mount ofcourse, and is the same plastic seen in other Datacolor products, like the Colorchecker Pasport. Its a nice and solid plastic, but the whole thing feels prety weak. The paint job on the target itself its some kind of decal with a nice Mate finish, so reflections are not a problem to use, but the instructions are.Well, lets say that there are no instructions at all. The box itself doesnt contain any text or description and the instruction book pack with the Spyderlenscal its Crap.So let me recomend you to use the Focus Calibration Guide of The Digital Picture.com to learn how to use it, before you buy it.http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Photography-Tips/AF-Microadjustment-Tips.aspxBut it works fine, after a few hours of calibrating my 2 Canon 6D with diferent lenses...Got 4 stars, 'cause its built quality is fair enough and the lack of instructions. 4

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