Originally posted by biz-engineer Ah so , you think the KP is a low cost version suppose to replace the K70, and that a K3 replacement would be a step above?
It term of pure specs it is in between K70 and K3. Basically K70 done right with good enough PDAF.
Sure on sensor/software processing it is better than K3 because it is newer. But that a light body, not the fully pro/heavy body of K3/K5/K7. The max FPS is reduced compared to K3 and only match K5.
There isn't something really new like new AF module with more AF points. This is just a different mix of things we already knew from a photographic point of view.
People having a K3 or K3-II are not going to get that noticable improvement in particular if they know their ways arround raw processing software or don't think the pinacle of photography is to shoot black cats in a tunnel! On some aspect, it is indeed not as good as previous flagship.
Still this doesn't look like a bad camera. By far. It look like it has everything you might ever need if you are not extremely picky. Not a flagship, not the latest/greaterst, but there doesn't seems to be any weakness in it. That a much better offer than a K70/KS2 or K50... If the price is right, that going to be the camera to buy for most people in the market!