Originally posted by thibs I agree, having no "K1000D" at the moment they should have kept the K100D for the time being and sell it to compete with D40/rebel Xsi etc.
Pentax may not have the production facilities to maintain the K100D/K100D Super as RaduA has pointed out. More importantly, the market has moved beyond 6.1 megapixels as the entry level.
Here in Singapore, you can't even find a Nikon D40 or D40X because they have been withdrawn and replaced by the D60. If you can find one, it's old unsold stock. Don't know about you folks in the US or Europe but over here, things move very fast here.
Right now there is a consumer electronics fair in Singapore. The company that is selling a lot of camera gear is Sony, despite the fact that Sony lenses and accessories cost an arm and a leg.
Don't know why many here are ga-ga over the Olympus E420 because it is simply NOT selling over here. In fact, I personally know a few people who have regretted buying Olympus and who have switched camp because of shortcomings of the cameras. As for Pentax, the local agent (who was the local agent for Nikon for so many years) is doing a horrible job selling even the K200D, what more the K20D. It is cheaper to buy outside the fair, and they tell you this!!! Can you believe this?