Originally posted by superdave We are 7 years after the original K-3, this is the largest gap between two models ever. I am sure Pentax could improve many many things to make K-3 and K-3II users happy without necessarely doubling the price of the K-3II.
- K-3 was I think 1299 at release
- Inflation alone is over 10% increase so that is 1450 US in today's money
- K-7, K-5, K-3 were all essentially the same technology just improved in each generation K-new is, well, NEW. Designed from scratch without the constraints of legacy parts and code
- Ricoh misjudged (IMHO) the demand for a true high end APS-C camera when they released the KP. Their research will tell them what price the market will bear for a new flagship
- Pentax in 2013 was trying to walk a value line with good performance slightly below cost of the competition. That is certainly no longer true based on recent lens releases
- Competing 'flagship' APS-C cameras are significantly more expensive
I've no idea what the price will be and will not speculate but expecting it to be the same as the K-3II is I think ignoring reality. This is not 2013 and today's Pentax is not the same as it was then.