I'm trying to understand the the main reasons for users' enthusiasm since there seems to be several new features people like. I accept the positives people express, but I do also understand the excitement over a new toy (one of life's best experiences
though not necessarily inspiring objectivity). I own the K7 and am wondering . . .
Let's say you only use manual focus, and mostly shoot with a tripod at 100 ISO, some at 400 or under, but never over 800. Is the K5 going to yield much higher IQ than the K7? IOW, autofocus doesn't matter to me, nor anything that doesn't noticeably improve IQ.
One additional fact to throw in is, I just won a Zeiss 35mm F2 lens on Ebay and dream of owning the Zeiss 21mm F2.8 one day. Such lenses (especially the 21mm) seem to produce resolution figures higher than even the K5 sensor can detect. So again, I wonder if the K5 would offer enough over the K7 that it wouldn't be smarter to wait for the next Pentax at 18 or 21 (or whatever) megapixels.