Originally posted by raz 5D Mk2 and 7D are "serious cameras" and have video mode. And they are started to be used ALOT by professionals for professional video work for commercials, video clips, etc.
Also myself, as an amateur(like most of pentaxians) finds this very good. I don't have to carry with me my HD camcorder as well as my DSLR.
Third thing, if it only had 720p or no video at all - be sure this would have a very negative impact in any review or direct "side by side" against competition.
Hopefully it will have 1080p/24fps which seems to be what everyone wants. Canon caught a lot of grief for not including this initially with the 5DII.
Overall though, this is the camera I was hoping for and then some when I moved away from the Pentax brand a couple of years ago (used to have a K20D). Rumors kept appearing about a new dSLR but nothing really materialized so I jumped ship and to be honest was pretty happy with my decision when the K-7 was released.
This camera however seems to be taking a serious stab at addressing the biggest problem I personally had with the Pentax line: autofocus performance. Hopefully they have not just slapped more AF points on, but rather revamped the system to be far better. Looks like the K-5 has serious potential.
And to those complaining about the price, it is up there in specs with the 7D and people are gladly paying 1600 bucks for that.