Originally posted by Qwntm What you say is true, but that's why making the "package" (camera) with the perfect balance of features/performance/price is absolutely critical right now. You can't sell people something they don't need unless you give them a reason to do so. The only professional, 36mp FF sensor for under $2000 USD is a good reason, for example. Pentax can't make enough of them.
K1 was available for 5 year in Nikon closing and this isn't like you can really notice the difference between 24 or 36MP. People don't have bionic eyes. They eyes can't see more than 8MP. A used 5D is less than 500€ and I can get an A7 or D610 for something around 1000€ new.
Yes the K1 has a great price, but this matter only if the feature make a difference for you. The MP/AF etc race look to be as exciting as what hapen in washing machine market.
Pentax sell it well because whatever FF for K-mount with the amount of unsatisfied demand would have sold well. The great specs and price, seal the deal for many that would have hesitated. But is there an exodus from Canikon of people ugrading earling to buy a K1? I honestly don't think so. People in general are not interrested.
Nobody care of what the new washing machine can do really. Who care if it can wash at 120° but only for white linen or if it take 2 minutes less to complete a cycle? That's completely irrelevant. Even if you can make the best consumer oriented washing machine ever for $1000 instead of $2000 who care?
People look when they are out to replace the old and that about it.
The camera market is actually in a far worse situation: more and more people don't ever buy again, they just use their smartphone that get better with each new generation. Now the latest one can zoom and isolate subject from background. It just works. How many year until a smartphone can match a K30 + a 18-55 in practical terms? 5 years for high end, 10 year for the cheap 100€ version?