Hi David, I read your ruminations about the 40D with interest. I think that if it has a) supersonic dust removal b) mirror up live view (like the 1D Mk111), and if c) the focus confirmation R>EOS adapters are reasonably accurate I believe you will be a very happy camper! I have owned and used the Canon D60, 1DMk11, Canon 20D and Canon 5D and if the auto focus confirmation adapter had been available I likely would still be shooting the 5D. So my advice (free, unsolicited,) would be to go for it! Cheers Howard PS: And I would buy Rose an OLy or a Lumix to back up your back up. Yes I would. ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/