How To Use the SIGMA USB Dock to Calibrate and Update Firmware on Your DSLR Lens

If you own a SIGMA Global Vision lens (Art, Sports or Contemporary) for digital SLR cameras and you want to update your firmware, customize settings or calibrate focus, follow along with Tech Rep Aaron Norberg as he walks through the steps needed to keep your lens up-to-date with the Sigma USB Dock and Sigma Optimization Pro software.

Note that DN lenses (made for mirrorless cameras) can be updated through the camera body without a USB dock, although the same software is required.

[knothead]

Have the 150-600 contemporary lens. I also got the dock. This has been an excellent tutorial for my lens. I have viewed it twice already and plan on watching again while taking notes. Thanks.

[sushi]

How about making a video that explains in details on how to adjust focus on the USB dock. USB dock exists for 8 years now and still no one really knows how to adjust focus.

[nathankelm]

Thank you, Aaron, for a clear and easy to understand presentation! I just picked up a dock to tweak some focus issues on my 150-600.

[MB-crxb]

Wow… thank you for your immediate response! I appreciate it!

[Brucelen]

Will the focus adjustment work on a 150-600 C lens on a Nikon Z7ii using a FTZ adaptor?

[andreiter]

I have a Sigma 50-500mm lens I bought back in 2012. I still have it and it works great! I had no idea that I would have to update a firmware. If I do update the firmware on this lens, what can I expect different to happen?

[Steelhorse-enthusiast]

so tried to calibrate mine today no matter what i set it to the focus is the same plus 20 negative 20 focus is the same 🤷🏼‍♂️

[knightwolf]

Thank you very much. This is exctly and all I needed to know about the USB dock. Just being curious what's it about, and you clarify it in notime. And since I'm concidering buying an 150-600 or 60-600, I might buy the dock as well after knowing this :)

[mgavina]

I hope this will fix my focusing issue with my brand new ef 24-70 art lens on my R6. Did a whole volleyball game and every image is soft and out of focus.

[johnnyisahermit]

i updated the firmware on my two art lenses and it made both so soft and off focus its unreal. Such a bummer. Figuring out the calibration stuff is a pain as well. and cannot get them to where they were before.

[Guetender]

I just purchased dock for 150-600C. Apparently already has the 1.03 update. Oh well. Good video

[nosamkennels]

I have a Nikon d780 and just got the 135mm art do I need to do this. I do see it’s struggling to maintain focus on anything moving

[richdabarber]

I like sigma even more, cannon needs this type of stuff

[petepictures]

my sigma doesnt focus on my Nikon D800, cant I use the camera body for Dock ?

[petertown]

I've just bought the dock and used it on my 150-600 and its caused more issues. it wont focus at all at short range and bad at long. Any advice?

[Sertao]

The pentax lens won't focus on the target at the same distance 2 times in a row .

[zubisimba]

How do I adjust at infinity with a focusing target?

[denisbellerose]

I have the Sigma 18-35mm art lens which I really like. When I bought this lens I had a Canon 7D mark2 and with my Sigma dock I had to calibrate my Sigma 18-35mm lens. Now I have a mirrorless Canon R5 and I still use this lens sometimes with my new R5. My question is; Do the adjustments I made directly on the lens with the help of the dock have to be reset to use it with my R5? Several mention that the dock is not useful with a mirrorless camera but if it had been adjusted according to the parameters of my old SLR what happens?

[LilianWhite]

I have a Sigma 100-400mm for Nikon. I have been trying the lens for months and no way to get sharp images. I have tried to update the firmware with the USB dock, but the lens already had the latest firmware. I find the lens customization and calibration horribly complicated. When I buy a lens, I don't want to understand all technical aspects; I just want it to work; I am not an engineer. I'm terribly disapointed by my 100-400mm.

[rjonsen]

How far away would I have to focus when calibrating infinite on a 150-600mm contemporary lens?