Originally posted by aleonx3 No, I don't want to get into argument about what Pentax should do or not do because I don't know. But your assumption that Pentax should make articulating screen for high end FF/APS-C models just because 1) other brands have, 2) easier for you (as enthusiasts) want convenience, sounds very like much like personal preference which is perfectly fine. Most professionals, and event photographers don't use Liveview as much and therefore don't care too much nor want to pay for articulating screen. Again, I am not against entry-level models having that feature which is aimed at people like yourself (sorry, I can only based on what you used it for).
I'm not saying what they should or should not do - my point is that both should be OPTIONS. Again you are assuming just because most pros don't use live view and therefore don't care for articulated screen (an unqualified statement btw), doesn't mean that they are also against having these *OPTIONS* available.
20 years ago none of this is even possible, heck 10 years ago none of this is possible. I've used pros and have seen plenty of them with their face on the ground squished against a camera to get a quick shot of something low to the ground. Hoping to get the right shot. If you like to do that - great - more power to you - 10 years ago this is the only way to do it without additional gear. Well, not any more - flip out the screen, use live view, touch screen focus, focus peaking, easy zooming. Be more comfortable, be more productive! Make the technology work for you.
Not all pros use all the options - in fact most pros only use a very specific set of features as they care more about having an efficient post workflow than anything else. However I don't know any pros who would be against having more options at their disposal. They'd rather having more options at their disposal and choose which one they want to use than not having any options at all. that's my point.