Thanks for posting the results, Lon. If possible, you can add my name to the "aye":s.
Thanks, Lasse ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lon Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 8:13 PM Subject: The danged final survey results, and thanks for all the fish. > 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
