In a message dated 10/25/2007 10:40:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Focus-confirmation LEDs are what I ASSuMEd she was talking about
-Charles ============ Huh, focus confirmation in the viewfinder. I can't speak on this, really, because I am now realizing I don't known exactly when it happens and when it doesn't. Anyway, on the Canon 300D the 7 auto focus points are drawn on the view finder screen. With a Katseye replacement screen for it and the XT, XTi, those auto focus points will no longer flash. Evidentially somehow some of the wiring is in the viewfinder screen itself. Not wiring, per se, I guess, but something that connects to something else in the camera. On the Canon 40D, that I looked at recently, it's different because they offer replacement screens for it, which means they have moved some the connections off the viewfinder itself, and confirmation of auto focus is only reflected in the viewfinder. Truthfully mainly when I notice this with the 300D is when I move an autofocus point, say I want it to be off center, one on the side. It may just be confirming where the point is. Not having picked up a K10D and looked through its viewfinder, I can't say anything about that. But in the K100D, there is a flash on the screen for confirmation of auto focus as well in some situations. Although in it's case, the auto focus points are not drawn on the screen. This is something one who mainly manual focuses may not be familiar with. And I am probably describing it all wrong. However, on the KatsEye page they are up front and above board about the auto focus points not flashing on their replacement screens for the above Canon cameras. I am really wishing someone else here would jump in instead of me and describe it more accurately and better. But considering the Canon usage on this list, not likely. :-) Anyway, it's not in the LCD it's in the viewfinder itself. HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-) --------------------------------------------- Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
