On Tue, Jan 24, 2012, at 10:23 PM, Moose wrote:
> Take a look at the outside front edge of the adapter. Mos of them seem to
> have a slightly raised edge. On my F adapters,
> this is what caused that sort of jamming. You might try some fine emery
> paper, file, etc. to cut it down in the crucial
> area. I sent my first one back and bought another, cheaper one that
> doesn't bind on my lenses, including one 'E' series.
It's OK. I consider the "binding" a feature, for some reason.
> On my BIG-IS EMF chip, it the programming for max aperture that cures the
> exposure blues. Unfortunately, programming is
> such a pain that I think it's only practical when using a different
> adapter/chip for each regularly used lens. At under
> $20 a pop, that's not impractical.
I will probably try an adapter that uses the DOF button to program.
Thanks for the info on the Big IS chip, as I've got one on the way.
> How your
> individual viewfinder eye works at that apparent
> distance and magnification is something no one else knows. You just have
> to try it. I find MF on the 5D with most lenses
> easy, others don't. Glad you are one of the lucky ones.
Have you ever tried the E-es (manual focusing optimized) screen?
> > Joel ("How do you like me now?") W.
>
> Just fine. Maybe even better? :-)
>
> Moose
Now I'll never be able to make it up to Ken. :(
Joel W.
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