Microfocus Adjustment?

Beepcake · 19 Jan 2012 at 13:15

I'm on the verge of buying a new camera after an extended hiatus, more than likely the 60D. Now one thing I've seen a few people complain about with the 60D was the removal of the microfocus adjustment, which is something I've never even heard of (used to have a 20D and it didn't "exist" back then to my knowledge).

When I bought my old 24-70L I heard they had front/back focus issues so I tested it with a calibration printout thingy, and all was fine. If all wasn't fine I would have sent it back to be re-calibrated or replaced, simple. Has the quality control/calibration on modern lenses/bodies become so bad that "fixing" it with MFA has become the norm, or is this being rather blown out of proportion?

I can understand being able to rectify slight focus issues in the field being a godsend for pros, but from some threads I've read you'd think it's impossible to focus a lens at all without MFA

Beepcake · 19 Jan 2012 at 13:42

rG-tom said:
Hey Steve Long time no see.

It's being blown out of proportion it just means you'll have to get the lens calibrated if its not right. Things are no better or worse than when you had the 20D

Tom.

Indeed.. been much longer than I thought, but fingers crossed I'll pickup a new camera in the next few weeks - I believe there's a big camera show in Japan at the start of Feb, so just holding on until after that just in case.

At least microfocus adjustment gives me something else to blame for my out of focus shots

Beepcake · 19 Jan 2012 at 14:14

rG-tom said:
Gotta blame something

Have to go for a pint at some point, it has been like 5-6 years!

It was the end of 2007 when I sold all my gear, thinking I'd get another camera in 6-12months .. how time flies

You still living trafford centre way?

Beepcake · 20 Jan 2012 at 09:49

If I was shooting teeny tiny DOF then I'd hope the thing wasn't moving so I'd always AF then take shots either side with MF to be on the safe side.

I do wish Canon would stop "nerfing" their cameras purely in software though, all the extra video stuff the 600D does could be done with a firmware update to the 60.. *grumble*