The default it zero, so looking at the image above, I started with a +3. Once you see whether it is front focusing or back focusing, you can go into your camera settings and make the necessary adjustments to make it accurate. It can be a little tough at first, but using the numbers above and below the center line, you should be able to see where it focused and where the sharpest lines are. Hit play and zoom in to see where the focus hits. While looking through the viewfinder, focus on the center line of the focus pyramid, shooting with the lens set at its widest aperture. Keep it turned off through the entire process. Live View uses a different autofocus system, and any adjustments you make won’t be noticeable when using Live View. Make sure that Live View is not on, and only focus using your viewfinder. The take home here is not to stress out about the distance from the pyramid. Either way, there is only one global setting, so once you make an adjustment and get it focusing on point, it “should” be good at any distance. I usually set it up at a distance that I typically shoot from, that way I know it’s accurate at the distance I shoot at the most. To calibrate your lenses, set your camera up on a tripod, or flat surface like a table, and set the focus pyramid on a level surface about 6 feet away. Set Up Your Camera and Calibrator On Stable Surfaces Sure, there are other pricier options, or you could make one with a ruler, but the focus pyramid is what I use, and it gets the job done perfectly. All that’s needed is about 20 minutes and a $25 focus pyramid. None of these are needed to simply calibrate your lenses you don’t even need a ton of time. You don’t need to buy a special calibrating software or even a fancy and expensive calibrating kit. Nothing bad can happen, I promise! You don’t need to send your lens or camera into the local camera shop to be adjusted. The good new is, it’s a very simple process, and it is something that can be turned on or off. Most photographers simply don’t understand how the process works, or think that it’s a risky adjustment that they could screw up. Some were off by a good amount and needed drastic adjusting. Right out of the box, on each camera I own was either slightly front or back focusing. That’s right, each and every lens I own has been micro adjusted in-camera to have an accurate and pinpoint autofocus. I don’t have a single lens, whether Canon or Nikon, that didn’t need at least a slight adjustment. I would bet that if you’ve never checked, chances are your lenses need to be adjusted. Simply assuming that your lenses and camera, or cameras, are accurate when autofocusing is a huge risk. The bottom line is, lenses need to be calibrated to each camera so you can get sharp images and accurate focusing. What most don’t realize is that is rarely the case, resulting in what most consider to be “blurry” images.Ĭalibrating your lenses is actually very simple, and it is very important to help you get the most out of that expensive lens! I know that this is something a lot of you already do, and have your own method of doing it, but I know that there are a lot of you out there that have never calibrated your lenses and don’t know how. I’ve learned that most photographers assume that when they buy a lens, whether brand new or used, that the Auto Focus is going to be accurate when using it. Not only have most not calibrated their lenses, but most simply don’t know how to do so. Almost every time, the answer is surprisingly no. The only time I've ever been able to get it to show up clear is by uploading the full resolution (3434px wide) logo and choosing "original size".Once I explain that the focus is off or missed, I ask if they have calibrated their lenses. Trying to resize it makes it blurry as well. I tried resizing the original to 600px wide, then choosing "original size", the image is displayed larger than 600px wide, and blurry. Even when I create a "logo list" through the theme itself, with the exact same image files, I don't have this problem.įor instance, if I upload and insert a full resolution file, in the sizing options if I put "original size" it will come out huge and clear, but if I put any of the resizing options (which are all square options for some reason, even if the image is not square), like "large: (480x480)" it will resize it but will be blurry. But its whenever I insert an image (usually a simple black and white logo) into either a page or a product description, it always turns out blurry no matter what the resolution. All of my product photos have no problem. This seems to happen regardless of the theme. I'm having an issue with images that I insert into a page being blurry.
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