As a jaded Sony owner, I saw BestBuy dump the A700 two summers ago, which spawned much speculation -- and that cam has
still not been updated. If Pentax indeed swaps over in the autumn, it will be nice to be in a place where cause & effect can be measured!
In any case, I'm one of those who took the TriState/ebay deal last week, $745 net of cashback (it's still on as of 8pm tonight, 4 left at $808 w/ free US shipping). I missed the truck this evening, will pick up & examine
carefully @ lunchtime tomorrow. This is the A700 that Sony should have made, I seldom shoot above iso1000 so the maligned Samsung sensor will serve me for years to come.