Originally posted by sviro I was considering also the third option but then decided that it doesn't matter if one shoots in tungsten light much or not, for the poll it only matters if one has the FF issue or not. So if one does not shoot in tungsten at all he just skips this poll
I think the 3rd option would have been good (too late now) because some might really not know if they have the problem. It also relates to a possible lack of urgency from pentax with a fix since they might be considering what % of total units sold will be effected by the problem. Many units might "have" the problem but it might not raise its ugly head because they seldom or never shoot under tungsten.
I'm not saying that's the case with Pentax since I can't tell what has gone on behind closed doors. I really think much is speculation for now until we actually here it from a number of reliable sources that there won't or can't be a "fix" (not just the interpretation of one tech's email) or we wait for at least a few more months and hear nothing.
Best positive news I can go on is a post in another forum that says word from a reliable source is that they were working on a firmware fix that was held up due to the earthquake. Another post in the same thread mentions someone dealing with a Japanese pump company and when they would usually get a reply within a few days it now takes weeks and the company doesn't even know whether many of its employees are alive or not.
For those effected that use Tungsten this is a major issue. For those not effected that shoot under Tungsten I'd say they are lucky. For those who don't shoot under Tunsgten it's a non-issue but still might be a problem with the camera - we don't know. Total not-effected should be combination of the last 2 in practice.
So, there is guarded optimism but everything is speculative at this stage.