Boris Bergmann
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Where can I download the software for my older Spyder3 calibrator?
For the use on compatible hardware and software, you can still download the last versions of Spyder3 software from our website here: https://datacolor.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4405423328914-Sp...
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Can I use my old Spyder3 on my new computer system?
The Spyder3Express, the Spyder3Pro and the Spyder3Elite are no longer supported. The Spyder3 was developed and launched 2007.They will not be compatible with Windows 10 nor on Windows 11 and nor on...
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I found my old Spyder2, can I use it on my new computer?
The Spyder2, the Spyder2PRO and the Spyder2EXPRESS are no longer supported. The Spyder2 was developed and launched in 2004.They will not be compatible with Windows 7 and newer nor MacOS X 10.7 Lion...
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Can I calibrate my smartphone’s camera with Spyder LensCal?
No, but you can check its autofocus, and its depth of focus by shooting the SpyderLensCal target with it, and reviewing the results on your smartphone. Typically the depth of field of a camera phon...
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I use Lightroom. It includes a tool for lens profiling. Does this conflict with Spyder LensCal, or make it unnecessary to use Spyder LensCal?
Lightroom’s lens profiling function, like a number of pre-existing plug-in tools, provides lens distortion correction, chromatic aberration correction, and vignetting correction. Or in simple terms...
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I am a mountaineer and photographer, and have always wondered if my autofocus was as accurate at high elevations as it is at sea level. Can I use Spyder LensCal to check, and ideally correct, this?
Yes, if you feel that less dense air causes differential in your autofocus, you could certainly check that with Spyder LensCal, by shooting the target both at sea-level, then again at high altitude...
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Should I calibrate my lenses for indoor lighting, outdoor lighting, or both?
Cameras only allow one correction setting per lens, so “both” is not an option. Fortunately, lighting conditions do not effect the autofocus compensation, so shooting SpyderLensCal under any lighti...
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I lead photo safaris in Africa and elsewhere. My equipment sees a lot of use, some abuse, and a great deal of thermal cycling. Is it still worth my while to use Spyder LensCal?
You’ll be ahead of the game to have calibrated each of your lenses to your body with Spyder LensCal. But you will be even better off if you recalibrate with Spyder LensCal on a recurring schedule, ...
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Will filters and add-on lenses invalidate my Spyder LensCal lens calibrations?
Filters should not be a problem, but if an add-on component changes the focal plane of your lens, then you will be limited to calibrating the lens either for use with the add-on, or without it, or ...
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Can I calibrate my fisheye lens with Spyder LensCal?
Fisheye lenses are challenging to calibrate, as they tend to have a very deep depth of focus. If you can reduce the depth of focus sufficiently for the angled ruler on Spyder LensCal to distinguish...