I think I've been one of the lucky ones. Every Canon body and lens I've had over the last decade has been perfect right out of the box, AFMA settings were never shifted from zero with the single exception of a 135 f/2 which needed + 15 to get good results.
I have a recently acquired 1DX that seems just a bit off with 24-70 f/2.8II, 70-200 f/2.8IIis and 300 f/2.8is. I have an Lens Align MkI target, but my efforts have delivered results that are all over the shop.
Maybe the whole AFMA thing has evolved since I bought Lens Align MkI years ago. What's the best system in 2017 for a relatively impatient, busy shooter who has been used to things just working out of the box?
Reikan FoCal
http://www.reikan.co.uk/focalweb/
Lens Align from Michael Tapes
http://michaeltapesdesign.com/lensalign.html
Neuro's article posted at The Digital Picture a few years ago when Lens Align was king...
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Photography-Tips/af-microadjustment-tips.aspx
and Canon's free AFMA Guidebook (looks a bit flimsy...)
https://www.slrlounge.com/canons-free-autofocus-microadjustment-guidebook/
-pw
I have a recently acquired 1DX that seems just a bit off with 24-70 f/2.8II, 70-200 f/2.8IIis and 300 f/2.8is. I have an Lens Align MkI target, but my efforts have delivered results that are all over the shop.
Maybe the whole AFMA thing has evolved since I bought Lens Align MkI years ago. What's the best system in 2017 for a relatively impatient, busy shooter who has been used to things just working out of the box?
Reikan FoCal
http://www.reikan.co.uk/focalweb/
Lens Align from Michael Tapes
http://michaeltapesdesign.com/lensalign.html
Neuro's article posted at The Digital Picture a few years ago when Lens Align was king...
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Photography-Tips/af-microadjustment-tips.aspx
and Canon's free AFMA Guidebook (looks a bit flimsy...)
https://www.slrlounge.com/canons-free-autofocus-microadjustment-guidebook/
-pw