Aram, A local Canon SLR technician showed me how to remove and replace a mirror in the 1Ds. He said he would charge about 1/2 hour to replace with a customer pre-cut mirror. Because I have fear from the reactions of some thin-skinned members, this is the last thing that I will say about this subject. Reason? I am a Leica man and have never owned a Canon SLR. Jerry Aram Langhans wrote: > By masking I assume you are not talking about attaching masking tape to the > mirror itself. Wouldn't removing the masking tape remove the silver from > the front surface mirror? A new mirror might be my best option, assuming of > course it doesn't cost about half as much as a DMR. > > Still a pipe dream right now. Having worked many years with a preset lens > years ago when I was first starting out, I know I am spoiled with auto > diaphragm lenses. > > Aram > > >From: M7 <photo-m7@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [LRflex] Re: Canon 5D and mirror trimming. > >Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 15:34:08 -0700 > > > >I used a Dremel tool with a disc cutter attachment. It cut the > >(plastic) mirror like butter. Straight cut across the front. Be sure to > >read the archives in Fredmiranda.com first. It has lots of experienced > >writeup. Most important is masking as well as you can. A lot of plastic > >dust gets sprayed when cutting. > > > >John > > > > > >On May 26, 2006, at 2:40 PM, Aram Langhans wrote: > > > > > OK. How does one go about shaving the mirror? Is it glass? Plastic? > > > Does > > > one use a small grinder? A knife? > > > > > > Just pondering the possibilities. D5 has some appeal. Lighter than > > > DMR/R8. > > > Full frame. Pretty good viewfinder. (NOT R8 standard and not auto > > > diaphram operation). > > > > > > Aram > > > > > > 31:46 -0700 > > >> > > >> You can add to that list the 21-35mm lens. It's my most used lens, and > > >> I did the "Mancuso surgery" on my 5D specifically to get this lens to > > >> work with the camera. The mirror needed 1mm shaved off the outer edge > > >> to clear the lens. > > >> > > >> John Gong > > >> > > >> > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's > > > FREE! > > > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > ------ > > > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > > > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > > > Archives are at: > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > > > > >------ > >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > >Archives are at: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don?t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.0.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.3/350 - Release Date: 05/28/2006 ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/