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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                          Firmware 1.2.5                        Firmware 2.0.0 

Lens-Zoom            Distance     QoF     AFMA             Distance     QoF     AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m     97%     7/8                  3.8m     98%     7/8     

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m     99%     4/6                  9.4m     99%     6

55-250@55                3.5m     99%     -1/0                 3.7m     98%     -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m     98%     5                    9.3m     99%     4

18-200@18                1.8m     99%     0/1                  2.0m     99%     1

18-200@200              11.3m     98%     0/1                 10.9m     99%     1/2

17-55@17                 1.2m     95%     2                    2.0m     97%     0/1

17-55@55                 3.9m     95%     4/7                  4.2m     97%     5/6

10-22@10                 1.2m     99%     -4

10-22@22                 1.7m     99%     -4                   2.0m     98%     -6/-7

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5        2.0.0

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 28, 2012 at 10:13 AM
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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                          Firmware 1.2.5                           Firmware2.0 

Lens-Zoom            Distance     QoF     AFMA             Distance     QoF     AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m     97%     7/8                  3.8m     98%     7/8     

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m     99%     4/6                  9.4m     99%     6

55-250@55                3.5m     99%     -1/0                 3.7m     98%     -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m     98%     5                    9.3m     99%     4

18-200@18                1.8m     99%     0/1                  2.0m     99%     1

18-200@200              11.3m     98%     0/1                 10.9m     99%     1/2

17-55@17                 1.2m     95%     2                    2.0m     97%     0/1

17-55@55                 3.9m     95%     4/7                  4.2m     97%     5/6

10-22@10                 1.2m     99%     -4

10-22@22                 1.7m     99%     -4                   2.0m     98%     -6/-7

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5        2.0.0

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 28, 2012 at 10:13 AM
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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                          Firmware 1.2.5                           Firmware2.0 

Lens-Zoom            Distance     QoF     AFMA             Distance     QoF     AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m     97%     7-8                  3.8m     98%     7/8     

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m     99%     4-6                  9.4m     99%     6

55-250@55                3.5m     99%     -1/0                 3.7m     98%     -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m     98%     5                    9.3m     99%     4

18-200@18                1.8m     99%     0/1                  2.0m     99%     1

18-200@200              11.3m     98%     0/1                 10.9m     99%     1/2

17-55@17                 1.2m     95%     2                    2.0m     97%     0/1

17-55@55                 3.9m     95%     4-7                  4.2m     97%     5/6

10-22@10                 1.2m     99%     -4

10-22@22                 1.7m     99%     -4                   2.0m     98%     -6/-7

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5        2.0.0

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 28, 2012 at 10:12 AM
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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                           Firmware 1.2.5                              Firmware2.0 

Lens-Zoom            Distance     QoF     AFMA             Distance     QoF     AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m     97%     7-8                   3.8m     98%     7/8     

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m     99%     4-6                   9.4m     99%     6

55-250@55                3.5m     99%     -1/0                  3.7m     98%     -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m     98%     5                     9.3m     99%     4

18-200@18                1.8m     99%     0/1                      2.0m     99%     1

18-200@200              11.3m     98%     0/1                     10.9m     99%     1/2

17-55@17                 1.2m     95%     2                        2.0m     97%     0/1

17-55@55                 3.9m     95%     4-7                      4.2m     97%     5/6

10-22@10                 1.2m     99%     -4

10-22@22                 1.7m     99%     -4                       2.0m     98%     -6/-7

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5        2.0.0

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 28, 2012 at 10:11 AM
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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                              Firmware 1.2.5                                 Firmware2.0 

Lens-Zoom             Distance     QoF     AFMA             Distance     QoF     AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m     97%     7-8                      3.8m     98%     7/8     

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m     99%     4-6                      9.4m     99%     6

55-250@55                3.5m     99%     -1/0                     3.7m     98%     -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m     98%     5                        9.3m     99%     4

18-200@18                1.8m     99%     0/1                      2.0m     99%     1

18-200@200              11.3m     98%     0/1                     10.9m     99%     1/2

17-55@17                 1.2m     95%     2                        2.0m     97%     0/1

17-55@55                 3.9m     95%     4-7                      4.2m     97%     5/6

10-22@10                 1.2m     99%     -4

10-22@22                 1.7m     99%     -4                       2.0m     98%     -6/-7

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5        2.0.0

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 28, 2012 at 10:10 AM
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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                              Firmware 1.2.5                                 Firmware2.0 

Lens-Zoom                Distance     QoF     AFMA             Distance     QoF     AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m     97%     7-8                      3.8m     98%     7/8     

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m     99%     4-6                      9.4m     99%     6

55-250@55                3.5m     99%     -1/0                     3.7m     98%     -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m     98%     5                       9.3m     99%     4

18-200@18                1.8m     99%     0/1                     2.0m     99%     1

18-200@200              11.3m     98%     0/1                    10.9m     99%     1/2

17-55@17                 1.2m     95%     2                     2.0m     97%     0/1

17-55@55                 3.9m     95%     4-7                   4.2m     97%     5/6

10-22@10                 1.2m     99%     -4

10-22@22                 1.7m     99%     -4                   2.0m     98%     -6/-7

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5        2.0.0

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 28, 2012 at 10:09 AM
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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                              Firmware 1.2.5                  Firmware2.0 - COMING SOON!

Lens-Zoom                  Distance     QoF     AFMA           Distance     QoF     AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m     97%     7-8                      3.8m     98%     7/8     

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m     99%     4-6                      9.4m     99%     6

55-250@55                3.5m     99%     -1/0                  3.7m     98%     -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m     98%     5                 9.3m     99%     4

18-200@18                1.8m     99%     0/1              2.0m     99%     1

18-200@200              11.3m     98%     0/1              10.9m     99%     1/2

17-55@17                 1.2m     95%     2            2.0m     97%     0/1

17-55@55                 3.9m     95%     4-7           4.2m     97%     5/6

10-22@10                 1.2m     99%     -4

10-22@22                 1.7m     99%     -4           2.0m     98%     -6/-7

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5        2.0.0

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 28, 2012 at 10:07 AM
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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                              Firmware 1.2.5                Firmware2.0 - COMING SOON!

Lens-Zoom                  Distance     QoF     AFMA             Distance     QoF     AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m     97%     7-8                   3.8m     98%     7-8     

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m     99%     4-6                   9.4m     99%     6

55-250@55                3.5m     99%     -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m     98%     5

18-200@18                1.8m     99%     0/1

18-200@200              11.3m     98%     0/1

17-55@17                 1.2m     95%     2

17-55@55                 3.9m     95%     4-7

10-22@10                 1.2m     99%     -4

10-22@22                 1.7m     99%     -4

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5        2.0.0

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 28, 2012 at 10:05 AM
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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                              Firmware 1.2.5                Firmware2.0 - COMING SOON!

Lens-Zoom               Distance     QoF      AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m        97%      7-8         

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m        99%      4-6  

55-250@55                3.5m        99%      -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m        98%      5

18-200@18                1.8m        99%      0/1

18-200@200              11.3m        98%      0/1

17-55@17                 1.2m        95%      2

17-55@55                 3.9m        95%      4-7

10-22@10                 1.2m        99%      -4

10-22@22                 1.7m        99%      -4

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5        2.0.0

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 27, 2012 at 01:09 PM
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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                              Firmware 1.2.5                Firmware2.0 - COMING SOON!

Lens-Zoom               Distance     QoF      AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m        97%      7-8         

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m        99%      4-6  

55-250@55                3.5m        99%      -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m        98%      5

18-200@18                1.8m        99%      0/1

18-200@200              11.3m        98%      0/1

17-55@17                 1.2m        95%      2

17-55@55                 3.9m        95%      4-7

10-22@10                 1.2m        99%      -4

10-22@22                 1.7m        99%      -4

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5         2.0.0

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 27, 2012 at 01:09 PM
Alek Komarnits
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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                              Firmware 1.2.5                Firmware2.0 - COMING SOON!

Lens-Zoom               Distance     QoF      AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m        97%      7-8         

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m        99%      4-6  

55-250@55                3.5m        99%      -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m        98%      5

18-200@18                1.8m        99%      0/1

18-200@200              11.3m        98%      0/1

17-55@17                 1.2m        95%      2

17-55@55                 3.9m        95%      4-7

10-22@10                 1.2m        99%      -4

10-22@22                 1.7m        99%      -4

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5   Firmware 2.0.0

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 27, 2012 at 01:08 PM
Alek Komarnits
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7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                              Firmware 1.2.5                Firmware2.0 - COMING SOON!

Lens-Zoom               Distance     QoF      AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m        97%      7-8         

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m        99%      4-6  

55-250@55                3.5m        99%      -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m        98%      5

18-200@18                1.8m        99%      0/1

18-200@200              11.3m        98%      0/1

17-55@17                 1.2m        95%      2

17-55@55                 3.9m        95%      4-7

10-22@10                 1.2m        99%      -4

10-22@22                 1.7m        99%      -4

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too! [RESULTS POSTED]
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s      32f/13s

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s      22f/15s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s      32f/13s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s      22f/15s





Aug 27, 2012 at 01:08 PM
Alek Komarnits
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off
7D AF-MA Firmware 2.x with Reikan Focal SW


So I finally took the plunge and bought a (PRO) copy of Reikan\'s FOCAL AutoFocus Microadjust (AFMA) software - pretty nifty package especially for a gadget guy like me.

I\'ve used various other techniques (such as the Moire approach) to calibrate my 7D\'s and lens. And since I haven\'t upgrade my 7D\'s to firmware 2.x, I thought it would be interesting to get some repeatable numbers using the FOCAL software with 1.x, and then see how/if they change with 2.x as others have reported. ANY SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BEFORE I UPGRADE TO Firmware 2.x? I\'ll update this post when I have those numbers.
Canon 7D #1 - serial number 02710102xxx - i.e. a very early one.

                              Firmware 1.2.5                Firmware2.0 - COMING SOON!

Lens-Zoom               Distance     QoF      AFMA   

70-200F2.8v2@70          3.6m        97%      7-8         

70-200F2.8v2@200        10.0m        99%      4-6  

55-250@55                3.5m        99%      -1/0

55-250@250               9.8m        98%      5

18-200@18                1.8m        99%      0/1

18-200@200              11.3m        98%      0/1

17-55@17                 1.2m        95%      2

17-55@55                 3.9m        95%      4-7

10-22@10                 1.2m        99%      -4

10-22@22                 1.7m        99%      -4

QoF: Quality of Focus as expressed in percentage from 10 shots using FOCAL Software
AFMA: Recommended micro-adjust setting - saw very slight variance between runs

BTW, I was puzzled initially why at the end of my testing that the camera would take \"long exposures\" ... but what happened was Custom Function III.13 - Mirror Lockup was enabled. Just an FYI in case happens to anyone else.




Canon says Firmware 2.x improves the buffer depth ... so lets test that too!
Frames shot in 5 second burst and total time to write to Compact Flash Card - more info
                                 Firmware 1.2.5

Lexar 600X-16GB Rawonly 	        28f/12s 	

Lexar 600X-16GB RAW+JPEG		20f/11s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAWonly        28f/12s

PhotoFast 533X Plus-16GB RAW+JPEG       20f/11s





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