Copy from EOS1V board: Like already said, also my 1.4x extender front cap got broken and before my fix it was very loose. I just yesterday evening removed the stoppers which prevent the front cap from rotating more than normally. So now if I turn far enough clockwise (tighten) it will rotate until it gets off. It is still stiff enough so that it shouldn't rotate by itself. At least it keeps the position now much better than it did with two broken and one ok "ear". Definitely good enough and much better than earlier. The only possible drawback (albeit more or less theoretical to me) is that if I turn the cap far enough (more than necessary) it will turn the lens-present switch. Normally if the extender is attached in the camera body without a lens this switch is not activated and the camera will not try to communicate with the lens. But if the front cap activates this switch then it is possible that the camera locks up and gives the "bc" indication when communication with the lens fails. Since I usually remove both caps off the extender before attaching it this won't become a problem but the possibility is good to remember at least. I used a minidrill with a small cutting wheel to remove the end of each tree grooves in the extender plastic front cap. It is possible that the ears break more if some cutters are used since the plastic may be hard and thus easy to break. I don't know if my fix has some other risks (e.g. the ears might break totally after the fix has been made) but I don't believe it harms the extender. So I just wanted to say that if you do this do it on your own risk. regards Vesa _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
