Lens Allign

[mrgooch]

Can someone share some photos of this product.

[msowsun]

http://images.google.ca/images?gbv=2&hl=en&safe=off&ei=RGpxS-SQKcOXtger-NCWCg&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=lensalign&spell=1&start=0

http://blog.artfx.fr/Home/37/Blog/Fichier/lensalign.jpg.limit.1024x1024.jpg

[roakey]

Can someone share some photos of this product.

Try clicking on this: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=lensalign+images

Roak

Ps. If anyone hasn't seen the "Let Me Google That For You" (http://lmgtfy.com/) site, you really need to click on the link above. :)

[dinny66]

^^^^^^^^^
Really funny! lol

[AutumnJazz]

Wow, this is a real product? How depressing.

[Vanthel]

Wow, this is a real product? How depressing.

How so? It's helped many calibrate their lenses.

[hollis_f]

How so? It's helped many calibrate their lenses.

I guess it's depressing that so many people spend so much money on something they could easily do without. Printing a resolution test chart and mounting it on a piece of card is just as useful and a lot cheaper.

[Forseti]

And even better still http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/cameras/1ds3_af_micoadjustment.html

You've got to give it to Michael (Lens Align), he's a terrific saleperson :-) I wonder if he's tried selling coal to Newcastle yet?

[AutumnJazz]

How so? It's helped many calibrate their lenses.
If your lenses are so screwed up that you have to calibrate them, perhaps they should be sent back to Canon. Is anything you are going to see with a product like the above (real or imagined) anything that is going to adversely impact your photograph? One's time is better spent out shooting, learning, perfecting their craft...not checking the resolution of their lenses.

[Vanthel]

I guess it's depressing that so many people spend so much money on something they could easily do without. Printing a resolution test chart and mounting it on a piece of card is just as useful and a lot cheaper.

And even better still http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/cameras/1ds3_af_micoadjustment.html

You've got to give it to Michael (Lens Align), he's a terrific saleperson :-) I wonder if he's tried selling coal to Newcastle yet?

I'll be honest I didn't know of this method, thanks for the link :)

[Jon]

If your lenses are so screwed up that you have to calibrate them, perhaps they should be sent back to Canon. Is anything you are going to see with a product like the above (real or imagined) anything that is going to adversely impact your photograph? One's time is better spent out shooting, learning, perfecting their craft...not checking the resolution of their lenses.

You misunderstand. These are all used to microadjust the lens to the camera. Your lens and camera may both be within Canon's spec, but collectively front or back focus. That's why Canon's started putting microadjust capabilities in all their cameras.

[tdodd]

You misunderstand. These are all used to microadjust the lens to the camera. Your lens and camera may both be within Canon's spec, but collectively front or back focus. That's why Canon's started putting microadjust capabilities in all their cameras.
Exactly.

This article does a good job of explaining the issues and realities - http://www.lensrentals.com/news/2008.12.22/this-lens-is-soft-and-other-myths.

[Savas K]

You misunderstand. These are all used to microadjust the lens to the camera. Your lens and camera may both be within Canon's spec, but collectively front or back focus. That's why Canon's started putting microadjust capabilities in all their cameras.

That way, Canon can continue with sloppy specs and place the onus on the end user to get it fixed by themselves. Ingenious.

[Jon]

Think what you will. But it's a basic fact that "Interchangeable parts, aren't." Canon's found a way of letting you calibrate your gear instead of sending it in for repair after it's worn in a while.

[tdodd]

That way, Canon can continue with sloppy specs and place the onus on the end user to get it fixed by themselves. Ingenious.
That way Canon can spend a whole lot more time and effort on every single body and lens which will be passed on to the consumer in cost. You can have it if you want but your wallet will pay. So, pay Canon more money or sort it out for yourself if there is a problem. I prefer the latter option.