August 5, 2005

I was just wondering if the live focus feature in the Canon 20Da is a hardware change like the different IR filter is or if is purely software... you would think it would be software. You can download the [20Da firmware](http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos20da/eos20da_firmware-j.html) but it appears to be in Japanese. **UPDATE** It won't work because the mirror on the 20Da is semitransparent, allowing simultaneous viewing through the eyepiece and the LCD.

She posted twice today on her [website](http://peneloper.com/)... once about the [horrible service](http://peneloper.com/log_archive/penelope-log-15-Shady_Dealership.html) she got from the Carson Saturn dealership and then about the [good experience](http://peneloper.com/log_archive/penelope-log-16-Champion_Mechanics.html) she had with the mechanic she and her family have used for years.