Originally posted by landofcourtness I'm so very confused, if the pictures just posted to pentaxrumors is correct... I literally just took out my K-1, just to make sure I wasn't seeing things. This looks identical in every way to the camera I currently have in my hand. Looking over the specs, besides a boost in ISO performance, maybe a slight improvement on Pixel-shift (which I truly didn't ask for)... I fail to spot the key difference. What am I missing??
I don't believe you're missing anything obvious. And I don't consider this to be any different in broad scope to the K-3 vs K-3II refresh (the K-3II also looked identical to the K-3, save for a slightly different prism hump). It's not a completely new model. It's not even a major upgrade. It's a minor, mid-term refresh... and, so far as we know, to be priced accordingly.
I think you were probably expecting the K-2... and I think you're at least a year too early for that. Remember, the K-1 is only two years old...