Originally posted by Pentikonian Before jumping the fence because the grass is greener on the other side, you might want to remember that all manufacturers have issues with line-up and quality.
There are Nikon users threatening a jump to Canon.
There are Canon users threatening a jump to Nikon.
You cannot compare Canon/Nikon with Pentax; the situation is totally different.
Canon/Nikon have the lion share of the DSLR market, they can have the occasional hiccups, and nobody would remember.
They can sell anything just by slapping their logo on top.
OTOH, Pentax has been squeezed out of the top five, leapfrogged by Sony, Olympus & Panasonic.
They really need to rejuvenate their line up. I can't remember anytime before that not a single Pentax model made it into the top 50 BCNRanking monthly sales chart (August 2012)!
Even the newly released K-30 only ranks 73th, on the second month of its release, traditionally still within the honeymoon period.
K-5 only ranks 133th despite its deep discount. The top selling Pentax was the Q at #62.
Just a few years ago, Pentax was #3 with at least one model in the top 10 most of the time.
I believe that at least in Japan, Pentax is paying the price for not entering the large sensor mirrorless market, which now accounts for over 50% of DSLR market share in Japan.
And no, the K-01 does not count.
If there are no new cameras other than K-5 II, 2013 is going to be a very difficult year for Pentax.