Quote Originally Posted by bob williams View Post
HD, Don't give up yet---I just rec'd an email from Reikan that is asking me to run another set of tests and record the results so he can analyze. The problem may be something I am doing wrong or something wrong with my Lens/camera---as soon as I get a chance to run the tests and hand them off to Reikan---I'll update you and let all know what the problem is.
HD and ALL, I uploaded and installed the newest version of FoCal (1.1.0.40)---this version seemed to work much better.

My testing parameters:

1. Canon 7D/EF 500L 4.0 IS
2. Target was set up inside my house at a measured distance of 28 feet (the software estimated this at 10 Meters)---when the weather improves, I will set up outside and run the test at the recommended 25 meters.
3. The software did validate the large target and provided "satisfactory testing environment" results
4. I ran 15 runs and only rec'd the "inconsistent results" message on four of those runs and it only occurred once on each one of those as opposed to 5 or 6 times on earlier tests
My test results were as follows:

on 6 runs, the software recommended +2
on 4 runs, the software recommended +1
on 4 runs, the software recommended +3
on 1 run, the software recommended 0 (zero)

The software seemed to give me more consistent results if I zeroed the AFMA between runs which is where I got the +3's (four in a row)

Overall, I am much happier with the new version of the software and confidant of my settings--I chose to stick with the +3 AFMA. I will also be sending the test log to Reikan for evaluation. The new version made a huge of difference. Hopefully someone else can test it with a long lens and echo my impressions.