Originally posted by Serkevan It can. An F1 car running circles around a high-end commercial car is irrelevant if the user doesn't want to go faster than a bike. If you never use AF.C, or if you don't run into the buffer/framerate limits, the K-new won't have compelling improvements.
Failure to get this point is common on this site.
Judging from other apsc releases the K-new is unlikely to have anything but minor IQ improvements over the K-7/KP. Improvements will be in other areas. We know about the viewfinder and quite a few suspect that words like 'dynamism' suggest a deep buffer and perhaps some improvements to AF-C tracking. Most are also guessing that it will be a reasonably expensive camera.
I've sort of posted this before:
1. Own a flip screen camera (k-70, KP, K-1) need flip ---> Don't purchase K-new. Your style of photography is better suited to one of the cameras you own.
2. Own a flip screen camera (k-70, KP, K-1) need speed + flip ---> Add the K-new to your kit for those dynamic photo sessions
3. Own a flip screen camera (k-70, KP, K-1) need mainly speed ---> Sell your old bodies and purchase K-new
4. Don't own any Pentax camera ---> Pick the one that fit's your use case. Field camera, everyday and travel companion, enthusiast generalist, dynamic camera
5. Own all sorts of gear is a collector or has shopping as a hobby ---> Purchase K-new regardless of what it does as a camera
6. Own all sorts of gear need new camera that has all features ---> Reconsider, you're doing it wrong