Lens Calibration, is it worth it?

I am wondering how much, if any difference, will I notice if I calibrate my lens with a method like LensAlign or FoCal.

Is it worth doing?

Elmer

I calibrate all my lenses. There is a noticeable difference especially with Macro or Super Tele as you have thin DOF in both instances. I use Focal, but look up the free technique called Dot Tune. There's a Youtube video on it, takes about 5 mins per lens. I calibrate on what I think my working distance would be, rather than the 25-50x focal length.

S.

This makes sense to me for work with a flat port, but for lenses that will be used with a dome (e.g. wide angle lenses), shouldn't the calibration be done where the virtual image is created? ~3x dome radius?

I went with FoCal and calibrated two bodies each with 4 lens. Did the zoom lens at three different focal lengths and found all the lens to be "right on".

I now have peace of mind that the lens are calibrated. Thank you Uncle Nikon for having close tolerances.

Elmer