Originally posted by NotaxPen I didn't buy into the Pentax system because I thought it was cheap.
On the contrary, My K-5 was by FAR the most expensive camera body I have ever owned.
I bought it from a semi-local dealer and paid more than the Amazon/B&H/Adorama, etc. price many are complaining about.
I'm also not a longtime Pentax diehard. The only other Pentax camera I had ever owned (been a photographer since 1979) is my 645n which I bought used about two years ago.
Anyway, $1499 is not the real price they are selling for, so some of you need to pay better attention.
Well put! I can't help but note that some people complaining about the price increases are relatively new posters here. Let's not be paranoid and cry "troll" too hastily, but simply note, as NotaxPen and others have (and I'm reiterating) that the MSRPs aren't necessarily going to translate into actual selling prices.
When it comes lens values, I also see people complaining that several aren't worth the new MSRPs. Now that's a value judgment for the individual to make, because, while some might rely on pixel-peeping, others make their assessments on the whole lens IQ. I can't help thinking back to the hi-fi scene in the 1970s and 1980s, when the cheaper Japanese producers marketed on test numbers that looked good on paper (turntable "wow" and "flutter", for example) but overall couldn't match the audio quality of their European rivals when it came to listening.
I think some here are jumping up and down too early - let's see how things pan out before panicking too much.