Originally posted by whafrog Actually, the one revolutionary thing is allowing K1-i users to upgrade.
That is certainly true. I don't believe I have ever heard of any camera company doing that.
I am astonished (though after all my years here I should not be) at all the negative comments about an evolutionary upgrade to a successful model. All Pentax users should be jumping for joy whether they are interested in this camera or the upgrade or not.
There is nothing revolutionary about the camera nor should there be or could their be. A DSLR is OLD and MATURE technology. Nothing is going to happen that revolutionizes a design that has been in place for a very long time. Evolutionary changes, things that improve a bit here and there are what we will see and should be welcomed.
Sometimes I think the current generations are so used to rapid change that we expect it all the time. The Pentax K1000 was produced from 1976 to 1997. 21 years virtually unchanged. And we complain when there is not a "new camera of the month"?