Originally posted by ElJamoquio Yup. I'm a bit disappointed it still has the same sensor every Pentax seems to have. Not a ton of reason for *me* to upgrade.
Yes, and the rest of the lineup is interesting too:
Today, Pentax officially announces a host of new products, proving most of the recently-posted leaks and rumors true! The products being announced today include:
Pentax K-5 II, a successor to the Pentax K-5
Pentax K-5 IIs, a version of the K-5 II without an anti-aliasing filter
Pentax Q10, a successor to the Pentax Q
SMC Pentax-DA 18-270mm F3.5-6.3 ED SDM, a superzoom lens based on Tamron's 18-270mm lens
HD Pentax-DA 560mm F5.6 ED AW DC, a weather-sealed extreme telephoto prime
SMC Pentax-Q 15-45mm F2.8 "06 Telephoto Zoom", a longer zoom lens for the Pentax Q system
Pentax Adapter Q for K-mount lenses, which allows you to use Pentax SLR lenses on your Q
HD Pentax D-FA 645 90mm F2.8 ED AW SR Macro, a stabilized macro lens for the 645D
In addition, Pentax is introducing a new lens coating called HD Coating (HD) which will be replacing their Super Multi Coating (SMC). This coating reduces reflections by more than 50% over the entire visible spectrum, which is claimed to improve color reproduction and greatly reduce flare. Lenses with this coating will be prefixed with "HD" rather than "SMC".