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Calibrating Sigma 35 1.4 art using dock for 6 ft to infinity focusing

 
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Oct 07, 2014 21:01 |  #1

Don't know if it's my lens, though most likely it's me the user but can someone give me a few pointers on calibrating for 6 ft to infinity? I was able to calibrate the short distances with +2 and shots are spot on but is having a very hard time calibrating for the longer distance shots. What are some steps to take?


Thanks in advance, any tips/pointers are greatly appreciated.




  
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Oct 07, 2014 21:13 |  #2

Put back everything to zero first. Then get infinity focus nailed down before anything else. Then get your min. focus distance. Then the third point, then the second. The second one was tricky on mine.

To confirm, shoot at those distance on something real world and see if you are happy with the sharpness. Tweek if you have to.


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Oct 15, 2014 20:28 |  #3

snake0ape wrote in post #17200440 (external link)
Put back everything to zero first. Then get infinity focus nailed down before anything else. Then get your min. focus distance. Then the third point, then the second. The second one was tricky on mine.

To confirm, shoot at those distance on something real world and see if you are happy with the sharpness. Tweek if you have to.

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What are the settings for your lens?




  
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Oct 15, 2014 20:32 |  #4

Eel Noob wrote in post #17215238 (external link)
What are the settings for your lens?

I'm just guessing, but I'd bet if we did a survey, the answers would vary enough that a single answer would do you no comparative good.


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Oct 24, 2014 16:02 |  #5

PineBomb wrote in post #17215244 (external link)
I'm just guessing, but I'd bet if we did a survey, the answers would vary enough that a single answer would do you no comparative good.


Of course I know that. Was asking to see if settings for all the focus distances were the same or different for his.




  
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