Here are quotes from the other forum in Japan posted by an anonymous who is naming himself a sales rep of Pentax.
Even though he has never leaked anything clear, only abstract ones, it’s been always turned out true once new models were launched in the past.
Excuse my awful translation…hope it makes sense...
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PENTAX K-5 Part69
(supplements in brackets)
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#771 by "Sales Rep of Pentax" 05/23/2012(Wed) 13:24
*Pentax still have something to be done with APS-C.
*All models should be launched as of this autumn.
*(K-5's) replacement outperform 60D & D7000, and will catches up with 7D & 300D. (no mention what in terms of)
*Both resolving power & high ISO capability outperform K-5. (He doesn’t say “pixel”, literally resolving power)
*Nothing detailed for Y2013 has been determined yet.
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#167 & #170 by "Sales Rep of Pentax" 05/17/2012(Thu) 03:45
*2 more models are upcoming.
*K-5 will be discontinued after K30 launched.
*K-5 price will go up (=> in Japan market)
*18 colors (=> no indication which model but assuming K30 in that context)
*The next one is the low price one which has been longed and expected. it will be with unperverted evolution.
*A compact one is upcoming.
*BTW I'm just a sales rep (responding to questions from others "You are actually working for development team, right?")
*K-5 replacement has unperverted evolutions also known as "brush up”. It doesn’t have what you guys are concerning about.
*The last one's image will have obvious difference which assaults into C&N's area. You will immediately see the difference.
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