Originally posted by normhead That's been directly contradicted by Pentax execs.
Everything ws pushed back by the new sensor fo the 645z. The K-1 also came late.
The flagship will use the same battery, and have two memory card slots, and should be pretty much next in line here. Everything else has been updated since the K-3.
That’s been my understanding as well. The unprecedented acceptance of the 645z (the
pre-order was rumored twice the initial planned production for the entire run) set back the entire company’s product design and production schedule 12-15 months. K-1 was similar, though not so extreme.
I find it hard to believe they would sacrifice the APSc Unit volume by omitting a flagship body in favor of FF. My opinion is the effects of unexpected success are still being felt with APSc flagship delay, and recall what happened with D FA*50, which sold out the entire pre-order production run.
Pentax is conservative in production planning, and who can blame them after Q and K-01.