> There always will be tolerances to make things, no matter what Canon
will
> do. And why would Canon make your camera (much) more expensive, so
this
> tolerance would be less (but never zero), when this has no influence
on the
> use of it?
I don't know if this really has much to do with tolerances. After
exchanging a few mails with Jonathan Kwok, I came to the conclusion that
the off-centered focusing points might well be poor quality control. I
used the angle finder B and the close-up loupe, both with adapters,
with my EOS 5 and never experienced the problems mentioned with the
angle finder C. I've never used any other system except Canon, but my
friends who use other camera systems have never complained about such
problems. Maybe they also exist, but it seems, to a lesser extent.
Regarding tolerances, I've worked with them for a few years in a metal
machining facility. I know that the smaller they are the harder and more
expensive it is to acheive them. However, if something like the new
focusing system of the EOS 3 and 1V required these small tolerances to
work properly, Canon should have thought of it before making the
cameras. It seems that they didin't foresee these problems. For me it is
not acceptable to make a camera that has flaws that disturb the user
even though the camera works well. Its a bit like having a car with a
square weel. It works just like any other car, but the driver is
disturbed by it. Anyway, that's my opinion.
Regards
Hugo Lopes
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