90% is basically the same as 40% ?? gimme a break, please.....thats like almost all vs. mostly no. Much closer to opposite than the same meanings. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cory Papenfuss Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 1:41 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Luminous Landscape: Reichmann tries out a K10D > You claimed 90% originally, not "closer to > 90% than 10%". I dont think its anywhere > near 90%, I bet the first thing many people > do is get rid of the kit lens or buy another > that will do what the kit wont because the > kit lenses are limited capability and buying > SLR/DSLRS is about capabilities. I have > a pet peeve about when people always claim > "somebody else" or "90% of the people" > does this or that, when they don't. > jco > - I never professed to have hard numbers. - I qualified my statements leaving them vague enough with plenty of "I think" and "I'll bet." - I think in terms of orders of magnitude... 90%, 60%, 40%, are basically the same IMO. - I will not attempt to argue with you about something that neither of us have numbers on. I know your opinion cannot be swayed by anyone elses... including when facts might be involved (there are none here, BTW) I was posting more about a trend in consumerism to buy much more capability than they need and ever use rather than an actual number. -Cory -- ************************************************************************ * * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************************************ * -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
