Originally posted by Mistral75 I suspect this is not specific to France but many Pentaxians here are cheap: they want the K-New's specifications to match and even surpass those of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II and the Nikon D500 but they don't want to pay more than 999 for such a camera whereas the Canon was launched at 1,799 and the Nikon at 2,299.
When reality kicks in, they whine or shout.
Pentax enjoyed an "excellent value for money" type of image which is probably why many customers came on board. I remember K10D and k-x effects for instance.
It does not necessarily mean they are French or cheap in general but more cash conscious than some Canikon clients.
Pentax now tries to get a chunk of this value gap, KP's pricing being a good example of this increasing margin move ; imo introduction price did hurt the latter's adoption and marketers should pay more attention to client's elasticity for this new APSC launch.