Originally posted by Supernaut That would be something.
I'm convinced that HOYA is clever enough to realize that gaining market share and new pentaxians needs a camera offer (tech/prize) that stands out. K-7 with a new 16Mp sensor would not imo. Sensor + blazing AF would.
Regarding the price...
Anyone who knows how much the K-7 was in Yen when new? I guess they have VAT so a direct translation to US$ is not the best way to calculate.
K7 was 130.000 yens new. So Ogl prices sounds correct to me.
And to keep Kx sensor for Kr new body sounds also reasonable, so a bigger difference between both models to justify the high price difference.
I would believe Ogl on this one, even if he didn't yet told us where he get these informations.
On my side, my biggest question is: where is this mirrorless camera Citybank was talking about?!?
(even if I really don't care about this model, I believe it is the most important next camera for the survival/growth of Pentax)
PS: VAT in Japan is 5%, so forgot about it.