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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 737538" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>Unfortunately, no. The calibration settings are written to the lens firmware directly via the dock and there is no option to save the configuration anywhere but to the lens itself. The best thing I can think of would be to keep a written record of the specific settings you want for each camera but you'd still need to connect the dock to the lens to switch the settings from camera X to camera Y, or vice versa. </p><p></p><p>That being said, I think the dock is pretty much an essential item. Some of my dock compatible lenses needed significant adjustment, some very little (I'm including Tamron lenses when I say this) but even small adjustments seem to add up. My Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art was really, really good out of the box but after careful calibration it legitimately made me say, "Wow...". When you consider a dock not only allows you to calibrate the auto-focus far more precisely, but can also adjust optical stabilization behavior AND apply firmware updates, I can't really see a reason for not having one. If you only have one compatible lens I can see how the cost might give you pause, though. I have been known to lend mine on occasion so for a trusted poster here in a tight spot that's another possibility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 737538, member: 13090"] Unfortunately, no. The calibration settings are written to the lens firmware directly via the dock and there is no option to save the configuration anywhere but to the lens itself. The best thing I can think of would be to keep a written record of the specific settings you want for each camera but you'd still need to connect the dock to the lens to switch the settings from camera X to camera Y, or vice versa. That being said, I think the dock is pretty much an essential item. Some of my dock compatible lenses needed significant adjustment, some very little (I'm including Tamron lenses when I say this) but even small adjustments seem to add up. My Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art was really, really good out of the box but after careful calibration it legitimately made me say, "Wow...". When you consider a dock not only allows you to calibrate the auto-focus far more precisely, but can also adjust optical stabilization behavior AND apply firmware updates, I can't really see a reason for not having one. If you only have one compatible lens I can see how the cost might give you pause, though. I have been known to lend mine on occasion so for a trusted poster here in a tight spot that's another possibility. [/QUOTE]
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