Referendum: "What we really need from a 35mm camera?" results
 

Answers:

60

Last update:

 01 Aug., 2000
Countries
Russia 62%
U.S. 8%
Belarus 3%
Hungary 3%
Thailand 3%
U.K. 3%
Ukraine 3%
Other 15%
% of readers who's select this point of view
-"Novice camera"
- "Advanced Amateur"
- "Pro camera"
Lens and bayonet

Bayonet type:

Mechanical 31 14 15 %
With electro conductors 61 63 41 %
"Advanced " 8 23 44 %
Auto Focus applicable illumination range:

Lower (EV):

-6 or less 17 19 30 %
-3 61 56 52 %
0 22 25 19 %

Upper (EV):

+18 22 13 0 %
+20 61 75 70 %
+22 or more 17 13 30 %

Width of Range (EV):

18 EV or less 6 3 0 %
20~25 EV 67 88 70 %
more than 25EV 28 9 30 %

AF points:

less than 3 67 20 22 %
3~5 31 66 32 %
more than 5 3 14 46 %
Exposure control

Expo sensors:

less than 3 39 14 16 %
3~5 34 30 24 %
more than 5 26 57 61 %
Metering range (EV):

Lower (EV):

-6 or less 0 6 16 %
-3 40 31 56 %
0 60 63 28 %

Upper (EV):

+18 45 28 8 %
+20 40 59 56 %
+22 è áîëåå 15 13 36 %

Width of Range(EV):

18 EV or less 40 22 4 %
20~25 EV 55 69 80 %
more than 25EV 5 9 16 %

Expocompensation range:

not needed 61 7 6 %
±1.5 9 16 6 %
±3.0 30 77 87 %
Shutter

Faster shutter speed:

1/10000 or less 0 0 6 %
1/6000~1/9000 0 0 0 %
1/2000~1/8000 81 98 94 %
slower than 1/2000 19 2 0 %

Slower (auto) shutter speed:

less than 30 sec. 23 2 0 %
1 min.~30 sec. 69 78 68 %
more than 1 min. 8 20 32 %

Flash sync speed:

slower than 1/100 42 9 6 %
1/100~1/250 58 73 16 %
faster than 1/250 0 18 78 %
Flash (RTF)

Guide number:

less than 10 0 5 0 %
10~20 100 86 70 %
more than 20 0 8 30 %

AF assist:

not needed 50 30 21 %
dedicated lamp 31 44 48 %
strobo-flash 19 26 31 %
Film handling:
slower than 2 fps. 67 14 6 %
2~4 fps 33 80 21 %
faster than 4 fps 0 7 74 %
Additional functions
MLU 35 67 94 %
DOF Preview 70 98 100 %
Interchangeable viewfinders 10 24 75 %
Interchangeable focusing screens 15 33 78 %
"Picture" modes 65 21 16 %
Date imprinting 55 29 31 %
Expo data imprinting 35 71 81 %
What price would we pay (average):

Novice camera

$298
Advanced amateur $486
"Pro" body $994