Seeing as how SR in lens isn't an option and may never be with Pentax, and SS uses the power zoom contacts for power and the digital channel for control both of which were available on the PZ-1p which also had the aperture simulator I expect that to be a non issue. The actual cost of the parts is probably measured in tens of cents per. unit, and the programming effort in thousands of dollars for the entire firmware release. If it cost more than $20 in the final cost of each camera I would be amazed. I'd be willing to pay $100 extra and buy the camera at release instead of waiting for a price drop.
Perry Pellechia wrote: >The real question is how much would you be willing to pay extra for a >camera that had the feature. If it added less than $100 to the cost >and did not effect other features that I want, i.e., SR and SS motor >lenses, then I would want it. I am not sure I would pay much more >than $100 for full K/M support. I am sure the threshold would be >different for others that have either a lot of K/M lens or had none. > >Perry. > >On 10/9/06, Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>On the offhand chance that Pentax peeks at this list, >>I propose the following question: >> >>How many people here would consider an aperature >>simulator permitting (for K,M, and all other lenses with >>aperature rings) CW metering, open aperature metering >>in manual and AV modes a _highly_ desirable feature on >>the K1D? >> >>Put my name as the first on the list. >> >> >>-Lon >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>PDML@pdml.net >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
