Originally posted by pschlute The KF is actually the only possible continuation of the K70.
A very recent problem with lack of components gave them limited choice. Either discontinue the K70 with no replacement or do what they have done ....rebrand it the KF with new components.
You have no more idea than I do whether a completely new entry level camera is in the works or not. But to blame Pentax for not suddenly being able to develop a completely new camera is disingenuous.
When they first started to reveal the KF, we actually knew very little about it.
Then it
could have been something they had been working on for a while, something they had been working on “in parallel” to the K-3iii, something which was a natural ‘downgrade’ from the K-3iii, something as radical in its own way as the K-3iii is its own way. After all, the “accelerator” was first introduced in the K-70,
then in the KP, then finally in flagship cameras. Don’t assume that the ‘good stuff’ has to be introduced in the flagships, and eventually trickle down to the lower tiers. In this case,
now we have understanding which is different, but things were different just a week or so ago.