All I can say is that I'm not paying €1500 unless the autofocus is much better!, i.e on a Nikon level (51 points) and has a 1x viewfinder however I'm very interested in this new camera!
I guess I'm looking for a Nikon d700 / Canon 5d MK II kind of level camera. I wish Pentax would release details so I can start planing.
I'd also like autofocus during HD video and external sound input. I can't wait for videoing with my old manual f1.7 and then playing with my DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 and seeing what videoing at 18mm is like on the kit lens.
I hope this camera answers my dreams... I've come along way with pentax starting with the *ist DL a about 5 years ago and then the K10D which I still have, I borrowed a k20d last year from Pentax UK and the new prime DA* lens to play with, which was awesome but I thought I'd wait for a better camera and start investing in DA* glass which I'm doing. I'm off to uni in Sept to study Press & Editorial Photography and will need a more pro spec camera i.e pc sync socket, 1x viewfinder, better autofocus, and better high iso (no banding
as I am hoping to carry on working but with bigger clients magazine and papers and bigger bands.
I can't wait for this beast to be unleashed! haha