Originally posted by monochrome As much of the K3 work as possible will be reused - but - Winder is correct about the SR, shutter and VF, then add the sensor and buffer for large files.
IMHO the camera will be priced at B&H/Adorama bewtween the D610 ($2000 body-only) and D800E ($2,999 body-only) with better features than the price would indicate, so the value will lie in features / dollar like the K3 - so $2,399 or $2,499.
Following your reasoning it would lead to an average equivalent price of 2400 EUR in europe. With the logic of pentax being better value for less money, this FF should bring same or better perf as D800E for a price that is twice as much as K3. I am sure that pentax can achieve that but I am puzzled about customer base and people really willing to invest that much into a body, FF glass being not cheap...
I still believe a FF success will depend on this acceptable price difference vs K3 making it easy for upper pentax clients to "leave" APSC for good. Success = 1/(Pff-Pk3)^n assuming prices are different...
1500 EUR sounds good to me even if most people here believe it is unrealistic. Maybe just a better D610 for less money?
No idea yet whether I would buy one whatever price point so I am quite "neutral"