Aram , a) Happy retirment birthday! b) I don't know about focus confirmation on the XT, but you're very lucky with your wife too :-D . c) Enjoy the Canon or the Leicanon and keep sharing with us Conclusion : I'm really happy for you. Phil...x Aram Langhans wrote: >Does anybody know if the focus confirmation chipped adapters work with a >Rebel XTi (400D I think?) My wife just bought me a Rebel XTi for my >retirement(33 years)/Birthday(57 years) present. She knew I had been >playing around with some Canon cameras because of the ability to adapt Leica >glass. I even bought an adaptor a few years ago to play with the school's >old Rebel and to play in camear stores when they would let me. Well, I am >finding the XTi able to take nice photos in the two days I have had it, but >I can't focus worth beans with my Leica glass. > >So, do I invest in a focus confirmantion adapter or do I just muddle through >and get a few canon lenses until I see what Leica is up to? Or do I just >scrap the whole bundle because I will never be able to afford the Leica R10? > >Ok, I am really only after the answer to the original question of does the >XTi allow focus confirmation with the chipped adapter. > >Aram > > > > > >>From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx> >>Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: [LRflex] Re: More: Yesterday's LeiCanon experience >>Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:42:37 -0700 >> >>At 31/05/2007, you wrote: >> >> >> >>>OK. Forget the brand, but where for $15 + S/H did you find a focus >>>conformation adaptor? I see none less than $25 with almost that much for >>>S/H. Could I have a web address please? >>> >>>Aram >>> >>> >>Sorry, Aram. Clumsy fingers... $25 + shipping. >> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170106175377 >> >>He has more. >> >>Quality of adapter was OK. Could be better. But works fine. >> >>Cheers! >> >>--- >> >>David Young, >>Logan Lake, CANADA >> >>Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ >>Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt >>Stock Photography at: http://tinyurl.com/2amll4 >> >>------ >>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>Archives are at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. >http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement%20Park&cp=33.832922~-117.915659&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=1118863&encType=1&FORM=MGAC01 > >------ >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/