Understanding micro focus adjustment and Lens Align

- Modern autofocusing systems are pretty amazing.…If you ever want to really appreciate autofocus,…just switch your lens back to manual…and try shooting that way for a day.…You'll realize, oh wow, I'm really, really dependent…on my camera being able to focus for me.…But autofocus means I can work quickly,…it means I can think about composition and tone…and exposure without having to worry so much about focus.…However, modern cameras are made on assembly lines…in huge quantities.…And so there are manufacturing tolerances…that don't always get met.…

That means that the autofocus system on your camera,…when combined with a particular lens,…might be a little bit off.…This week on The Practicing Photographer,…we're going to look at a certain type of camera…that lets you adjust the autofocus system…inside the camera itself to make up…for any manufacturing tolerances that may have gone askew.…And what I mean by tolerances, is at the factory,…the camera maker allows a certain amount of autofocus drift.…If the autofocus is inaccurate to a tiny little degree,…