Originally posted by Larrymc The [KP] form factor does not appeal to me in the least, add to that the lack of dual card slots and the slow frame rate plus the battery from the K-30, K-50 series makes it a nonstarter for me.
Don't forget the top LCD (or GPS for K-3 II owners). For me, going K-3 -> KP would be a weird "side-grade", not a true upgrade, IMHO. Thus the song I linked to above about the statement that a K-3 successor might still be pretty far away: "Don't bring me down".
The worst, IMHO, is not so much about what's there or what's changed, but what
didn't change. By now I would have hoped a camera at the K-70's level would have inherited the K-3's AF module and the top level APS-C camera would have something newer. I don't need D500 level AF, and AF is actually fairly low in my priorities list, but still... By now I would have hoped that video specs would at least have moved a
little - like 1080p @ 60fps. Again, I don't mind that video not be a top priority, but it shouldn't be at a standstill for years and years, spec-wise. And I agree that offering
less buffer and FPS in the KP than what's in the K-3 makes no sense (especially if you're not planning for a K-3 successor quickly). It's not like the people for whom fps & buffer are important will buy a K-1 instead - it doesn't even match the K-3's fps shooting 15MP APS-C frames.
My K-3 recently hit 50k shutter actuations. I could buy a new body right about now, though it's perhaps not a bad thing that I not spend a thing on a new body and just keep shooting my K-3... But no current Pentax body offers me a very significant upgrade, IMHO. The K-70, the KP and even the K-1 all have a definite appeal, but none is as clear a winner against the competition as the K-3 was when I purchased it. And
each one of those bodies has significant
drawbacks vrs the K-3 or K-3 II. In fact, if I buy a new (or new to me) Pentax body soon, it's most likely to be a K-3 II. But I picked the K-3 above the X-T1 (amongst others), now looking at K-3 II vrs X-T20 or X-T2, it's a very significantly different equation. Things have moved a ton in m4/3s too. And in Sony land.
That doesn't mean I wouldn't still pick Pentax. But I wish they weren't moving at what seems like less than half the pace of the rest of the field...
Sorry for ranting a bit. Maybe the K-1 Mark II will be a pleasant surprise...