I have upgraded to version 2.3.16.w, but I do not see any changes! At least not for a Nikon user.
I see that the preferences for Canon have setting options, but that doesn't solve my problem with my Nikon!

In my initial post I forgot to mention another test I made with my Tamron lens. Using the single stepping buttons (< and >) I was moving the lens 100 steps one way and then 100 steps the other way.
I did so three times and the focus of the lens ended up at the same spot every time. Then I was using ...

I have downloaded the Helicon Focus trial software (Ver. 2.3.14.w)Beta.
So far I have experimented mostly with the Remote software.
I have a Nikon D5000 with two lenses a Tamron 17-50 and a Nikon 55-200.
I started with my Tamron lens. I saved the near and the far focus planes. But then as I was ...