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feature with 3 party lenses!” because they didn’t want to confuse people
with the whole story (like I just did).

TIP: Those of you who are curious can see the published Lens ID table used for
AF Microadjust for yourself: http://bit.ly/1g57RRp . Rightly or wrongly, Sony
doesn't look past the decimal point when consulting this table. For example,
lens ID# 24 is the Minolta 24-105....but lens ID# 24.5 is the Sigma 18-200. So if
you own both those lenses, you'll have a conflict.

6.29 LENS COMP.

Menu Position MENU  6  Lens Comp.: [3 variables]

What it Does Allows your camera to digitally correct 3 types of common
lens ailments for lenses that it knows about (most apply to .jpgs only)
Recommended Setting AUTO on all three variables

Constraints Only works for lenses it knows about.

There are two ways to get exceptional image quality: 1) start with the
highest-quality, most-expensive lenses available, or 2) start with slightly
cheaper lenses and use computers to compensate for their known
deficiencies.

In the past this was the domain of high-end photo workflow software, but
now it’s baked into your camera which makes things considerably easier
for you. These features can perform these computerized lens correction
algorithms for three of the most common types of lens deficiencies:
Vignetting in the corners (“Shading”), Chromatic Aberration (“Chro.
Aber.”), and either Pincushion or Barrel distortion (“Distortion”).
As of this writing the camera knows about all currently produced Sony
lenses, and Sony will add data for future lenses via future firmware updates.
The effects are applied to .jpgs only (with the sole exception of the