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<blockquote data-quote="TwistedThrottle" data-source="post: 737481" data-attributes="member: 46724"><p>Only get one if you have a lens that is compatible with the dock. Check <a href="https://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/cas/product/accessories/usb-dock/#usb-dock" target="_blank">here</a> for lenses that are compatible. </p><p>It is great for updates and also lens calibration. Lens calibration can be a bit overwhelming at first, but not bad once you get the hang of it. After using the dock for both Sigma and Tamron, I am surprised Nikon hasn't come out with a dock yet. Nikon offers exactly 1 focus calibration per lens with in body lens calibration which may be ok for primes (not really though) but not good enough for zooms. With the dock, you have 4 distances to calibrate- close, far and 2 in between. On zooms, you have the 4 distances and also 4 zoom lengths for a combined 16 calibration points, compared to Nikon's 1 calibration point. Needless to say, even with a prime lens, its going to take some time to calibrate using the dock but IMO worth it. Another cool feature is you can customize the buttons on the side of the lens (sometimes) by adjusting how the OS behaves and also speed up or slow down focus speed. I could do this for the 150-600 but not the 18-35.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TwistedThrottle, post: 737481, member: 46724"] Only get one if you have a lens that is compatible with the dock. Check [URL="https://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/cas/product/accessories/usb-dock/#usb-dock"]here[/URL] for lenses that are compatible. It is great for updates and also lens calibration. Lens calibration can be a bit overwhelming at first, but not bad once you get the hang of it. After using the dock for both Sigma and Tamron, I am surprised Nikon hasn't come out with a dock yet. Nikon offers exactly 1 focus calibration per lens with in body lens calibration which may be ok for primes (not really though) but not good enough for zooms. With the dock, you have 4 distances to calibrate- close, far and 2 in between. On zooms, you have the 4 distances and also 4 zoom lengths for a combined 16 calibration points, compared to Nikon's 1 calibration point. Needless to say, even with a prime lens, its going to take some time to calibrate using the dock but IMO worth it. Another cool feature is you can customize the buttons on the side of the lens (sometimes) by adjusting how the OS behaves and also speed up or slow down focus speed. I could do this for the 150-600 but not the 18-35. [/QUOTE]
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