Originally posted by ruggiex Because K-3 is probably K-5 II plus more. If I had just bought K-5 II, expecting it to be the flag ship for the typical 12-18 months duration, then K-3 comes out in 6 months costing just a little more in such short time, I definitely would feel burnt. I think it's realistic to expect the K-5 II have the shorter end of flag ship life cycle (like 12 months) because it's an upgrade to K-5, but 6 months is way too short IMO.
Well, April is 8 months and that will likely just be a press release, with the camera arriving in 1-2 months after that. It is fairly obvious that the K-5ii/s was an interim model - it shared the same primary model name, how long would you expect it to stay? Really, if the new model comes out so quickly users should be thankful - look where Nikon have left their APS-C enthusiast users with the d300s! A full 4 years without a replacement. The d7000 came out at the same time as the k-5, 28 months ago and still also hasn't been replaced.