Originally posted by Class A @Mistral75
What makes the KP costlier to manufacture than the K-70?
Is it something about the inner construction?
I must admit that I don't know the two cameras too well.
I mainly know that the KP's grip(s) wouldn't work for me.
I’m not sure how all of this related to the overall production cost of the KP, but there are a lot of differences in the specifications that imply it has different components to the K-70.
- The sensor doesn’t have phase detect pixels, is bit cleaner and allows the camera to go up to a higher max ISO
- The body is magnesium alloy vs. plastic
- The processor is called “Prime IV” vs. “Prime MII” so there is presumably some difference
- The sensor shift mechanism is 5-axis up to 5 stops vs. 4.5 stops and no mention of 5-axis
- The focusing sensor is 27 point vs. 11 point
- The metering sensor is 86,000 pixels vs. 77 segment
- The shutter/mirror mechanism is good for 7 fps vs. 6 fps and the KP is much quieter (also the KP is tested to 100,000)
- The sensor has the DRII system, rather than the method of just shaking the sensor using SR on shut-down used by the cheaper models
- It has a connection for a battery grip while the K-70 does not
So it seems to me that there is a lot to suggest that the higher-end components in the KP would make it more expensive to produce. It has more in common with the K-3 than the K-70.