> > From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >So what have I learned?
> I think question 4 surprised me: > 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... Not really suprising, as Pentax recently released something that was universally acclaimed to be an excellent product. Prevaricators and gadget freaks alike had a first class excuse to jump aboard. Ask again, a year after the next issue. That will provide an interesting comparison. > > 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. Where, IMHO, it might have been improved as a survey is where you asked if the camera met expectations. If you had explored what peoples' expectations were, some useful information might have emerged. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- 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.
