Pentax way of marketing the K-7 with what seams like deliberate leaks and teasers is certainly very entertaining for a fan like myself, and has obviously got a lot of attention in web places where Pentax fans dwell. But is it getting any attention in more general camera/photo circles?
I tried to answer this question by searching for "Pentax K-7" on google. Based on the top 20 links that I got from Google, 8 are from Pentax fan sites, and 12 from general camera/photo/electronic gadget sites or even from sites featuring the competition (see list below). This looks to me quite much as if Pentax K-7 marketting is getting noticed outside Pentax fan circles.
1. Ricehighs blogg. Congratulations RH. But you probably classify like a fan even if some people have consider you sort of a anti-fan.
2. Wikeipedia. Wow, someone already made a post on the K-7 at wikipedia, but that was probably a fan...
3-4. Photorumor.com. A general camera site, a bit Nikon dominated (?). They have several more posts on the K-7.
5. Imaginginsider.com. A pro photo-news site.
6. Crunchgear.com. Gereral electronics gadget blogg.
7. fotosidan.se. Gereral Swedish camera/photo forum. Pentax is normally not very visible here.
8. 43rumor.com. Obviously a forum for Olympus and Panasonic users. Why do they write about the K-7. Worried that it will be so small and so much better than a 43sensor camera?
9. Pentax DSLR talk at dpreview. Obviously fans.
10. Just someone linking to RH.
11. mflenses.com. Retrostyle of the K-7 naturally impress on people who like manual lenses(?)
12. Pentax forums. No comments
13. Neutralday.com. General photographic/camera site.
14. Steve Dentons news/rumor/blogg/review site. Siting RH
Loads of these links do actually. Ricehigh is getting famoused on this.
15. Yvon Bourques Pentaxdslr.blogspot.com. Unlike RH Yvon is on NDA and can't write freely. I think YB also counts as a fan.
16-17. Steves Digicams forum - Pentax/Samsung DSLR. Also counts as fans.
17. dpreview again.
18. oxle.com. General Dutch camera site.
19. Technews.am. General elecronic gadget site.
20. Prophotohome.com. General photo forum, canikon dominated.