Originally posted by rei_vilo I currently own and use a K-5 and I can't see the differences and improvements brought by the K-30.
The K-30 seems to be a derivative of the K-5 with boosted protection against rain. I hope it features some improvements over the K-5.
Personally, I don't like the curvaceous design, nor I liked the bulky K-01.
We should wait for the new line-up to assess the consistency of the new Pentax dSLR range.
The K-30 price tag is close to the K-5 price, after discounts and cash-backs.
Well, the K5 is at the end of its cycle, while the K30 is just launching. Look for discounts off the initial offering price down the road.
The thing that people don't seem to understand is that this isn't the K5 replacement. The closest thing it comes to is a K200 replacement -- a mid level camera with weather sealing, a little limited buffer size and more limited controls, but also considerably cheaper. Remember that at launch, the K5 was 1500 dollars. It is only now, nearly two years later that it has dropped into the sub-1000 dollar range.
I do wish they had made HDMI and an external mic options on it -- feels like those are the biggest omissions right now, although it isn't that hard to get an external recorder and sync things after the fact, I guess.