LensAlign Pro Plus (LensAlign Pro with Long Ruler Kit)
Hi Gang,
First some housekeeping...
- Thanks so much to all of our customers. Those of you who have already purchased LensAlign, as well as those of you who have been waiting patiently for the Long Ruler Kit (and of course our WhiBal customers). Your overwhelming endorsement of LensAlign has caused us numerous logistical problems, which has caused the Long Ruler Kit, as well as our documentation to be behind schedule. But good problems for a small company to have in this tough economy. So again, a sincere thanks for hanging in there.
- Because of your support I have been able to hire my long time friend and associate, Steve Krampf, in the position of Marketing Manager. Steve has a long history of his own design and marketing accomplishments, and it is great that we we can be working together again. Steve contributions to the team will be first felt in the expanding documentation and education area.
- We have been granted an official US trade mark for LensAlign, so LensAlign™ now becomes LensAlign®
- We have posted a new PRO Setup & Alignment Guide. This will continue to be updated over the next weeks.
And now without further ado.....the announcements of the day.
As of May 18th (or so) the following changes will become effective.
- The Long Ruler Kit (LRK) will begin to ship.
- LensAlign Pro will have a new feature called The Enumerator. All LensAlign Pro units shipped after this date will include this new important functionality. See below for upgrades.
- Introductory Pricing on all LensAlign products will come to an end (it had to happen sometime...)
- LensAlign Pro will be able to be purchased as LensAlign PRO Plus which includes LensAlign Pro *plus* the Long Ruler Kit at reduced pricing as compared to buying them separately. This special pricing will be offered to all LensAlign Pro customers. who have or will purchase before May 18, by way of a special discounted price on the LRK if purchased before May 18.
Click here for the official Press Release and Pricing
Click here for a first look at Imaging-Resource
So what does this mean for current and future LensAlign Owners?
It means some great stuff. First of all LensAlign Pro just got improved with the addition of the Enumerator. This is like a display panel that let's you set the test distance and the AF Adjustment that the camera is set to when you took the picture. So the test shot becomes self-documenting. Cool! It comes with LensAlign Pro starting May 18th. And you can get one for your existing Pro by placing an order for one and just paying a processing fee of $4.95. Good deal.
And then of course is the Long Ruler Kit itself. Also available on May 18th for $100 (ouch!). Sounds expensive but it was actually quite an engineering task. What we did was to ensure that the ruler was stiff enough (it is almost 4 feet long!), yet able to be light, and easy to carry and store. It actually is built in 2-pieces (if you can believe that) and goes together in a flash. And yet is really rigid. Quite amazing actually. Very slick. For those of you who have a Pro already the LRK is only $70 upgrade + shipping, and for those of you purchasing a Pro in the future (or today) it is also only $70. So if you need it or think you will need it, get it with your Pro (we call it Pro Plus) and it is only $70 on top of Pro.
Also in the Long Ruler Kit (otherwise it would not be a kit) is the Large Focus Target. Twice the size of the original, which is required for shooting at long distances (like 50-100 feet) so that the camera AF does not lock onto something other than the focus target.
You probably have a bunch of questions, so please post them over in the LensAlign Discussion Forum. I have started a specific thread for all of your questions and comments.
More info tomorrow, and also the Buy links to Pre-Order your Long Ruler Kits and Enumerators. (BTW, if you order the Long Ruler Kit, we can include your enumerator for free without the processing fee).
Thanks for your patience, support and understanding...
MT