On 03/12/07, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: >So what have I learned? > >See separate reply to this email.
I have learned that marking a piece of paper with little notches next to numbers makes my eyes go funny. Or maybe that was the wine... I think question 4 surprised me: ----------------------------------------- 4/ What's the longest length of time you've owned a single DSLR camera? 6 % have owned one for about 6 months 10% have owned one for about 1 year 20% have owned one for about 2 years 32% have owned one for about 3 years 18% have owned one for about 4 years 4 % have owned one for about 5 years 4 % have owned one for about 6 years --------------------------------------------- The median is about 3 years - I somehow thought this might be shorter. I suppose a couple of years ago it would have been. In a couple of years from now? But it was question 6 that caught my eye the most: ------------------------------------------------ 6/ How long have you owned you current DSLR (if more than one, the latest) ? 8 % have had their latest toy for 1 month 2 % have had their latest toy for 2 months 2 % have had their latest toy for 3 months 6 % have had their latest toy for 4 months 1 % have had their latest toy for 5 months 8 % have had their latest toy for 6 months 2 % have had their latest toy for 9 months 52% have had their latest toy for 1 year 14% have had their latest toy for 2 years 2 % have had their latest toy for 3 years 2 % have had their latest toy for 4 years ---------------------------------------------------------- The vast majority have had their latest and greatest for a relatively short length of time. But I suppose with the cost of these things coming down, it's only natural for them to be purchased more readily, whereas only a couple of years ago, the cost might have been just the wrong side of prohibitive. Now they are well within reach of most, and it seems most are buying them. And maybe hanging onto them longer - only 20% said their first DSLR was now obsolete. I thought maybe 50% but hey, we're not as fickle as we used to be... I'm not sure of there's anything to be gained from this, but at least it gave me something to do on My day off. Hey Godders, I've bought a Voigtlander 28mm f 1.9 Ultron lens in 39mm screw. Now **what** could I possibly want with that???? :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
