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The importance of camera and lens calibration has increased in correlation to
the increase in pixel count of camera sensors as well as the camera’s technical
sophistication. Your photographic equipment is not only expensive and highly
sophisticated. It’s performance is extremely delicate. Such is the
sophistication of your DSLR cameras that even brand new lenses straight out of
the box, let alone lenses that have had light knocks and bumps, can need
calibration with your DSLR camera body. WHY DO YOU NEED LENS CALIBRATION? There
are many reasons your photos aren’t sharp….. It could be because you are using a
poor quality UV filter or protection filter. Blog – Focussing with Filters It
could be you have the wrong focus settings on your camera for the genre of
photography you are doing. It could be warping of the lens mount. This can occur
when using very large and heavy zoom lenses without handling and supporting the
camera and lens properly. A knock or a bump on the lens may have put a glass
element out of alignment. This is surprisingly easy to do depending on the build
quality of the lens. An astigmatism test ( commonly known as a ‘stig test’) can
quickly confirm this. We often use it for customers who have recently bought a
used lens and want to make sure of its quality. However, one of the most common
reasons your pictures aren’t pin sharp is because your lens needs calibrating.
Camera and lens calibration can dramatically improve your focussing and thus
your success rate in getting those important shots. Read More on Why calibrate
