JCO, please don't act up again. The list, and probably Pentax, understands your position...
Here's pretty much what I will send to Pentax USA and Pentax Japan: Recently I conducted a survey on a popular mail list related to Pentax camera products. Two thirds of the respondents, who represent a small percentage of the total members on the list, responded. It's worth noting that two thirds of those who did respond think it's worthwhile to use newer lenses and older lenses - even those without an "A" setting - in the old fashioned way. Voters are listed by the names they use on that list. -------------------------- On the offhand chance that Pentax peeks at this list, I propose the following survey question: Would you consider an aperture sensor permitting (for K,M, and all other lenses with aperture rings) CW metering, open aperture metering in manual and Av modes a _highly_ desirable feature on a flagship "K1D" DLSR body? Note the emphasis on the word "highly" Your answer should be aye, don't care, or nay. Aye: Total 33 ============= Adam Maas Antti-Pekka Virjonen Bob Sullivan Bob W. Boris Liberman Brendan MacRae Cory Papenfuss Dario Bonazza Frank Theriault Gabriel Cain George Sinos Gonz J. C. O'Connell J. Munro Jan van Wijk Jens Bladt Jim Apilado Jim King Kostas Kavoussanakis Lon Williamson Marnie aka Doe Mike Wilson P. J. Alling Rob Studdert Ryan Brooks Scott Loveless Shel Belinkoff Stanley Halpin Thibouille Tim Osleby (via private email) Tom C. Vince MacBournie William Robb Don't Care: 5 ============= Dag T doesn't care, 1 M lens, no K lenses Dave Savage doesn't care John Francis: No, not at $100 more Paul Stenquist - originally "aye" vote, then waffled. Perry Pellechia, maybe... depends on cost. Nay: 6 ====== Bill Owens - no, buisness decision Godfrey DiGiorgi Juan Buler Lawrence Kwan Lucas Rijinders - but wouldn't buy a flagship body. Mark Roberts Nonsensical responses: ====================== Cotty (there will be no K1D) Christian (there will be no K1D) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
