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It's too bad in a way that the K-7 knocked the K20D out of the spot, and then didn't fill it - it would have been nice to have the K20D officially recognized where we all know it deserves to be.
I think the k-7 will make next year's list, but I fear that it won't make it up to the #2 slot, depending on what happens with the Nikon d400 and others. Missed opportunity... It's too bad Pentax couldn't get a production-ready body to Mike sooner.
Quote: Number 2 was originally intended to be the Pentax K20D. The entry I wrote began, "This one rightly belongs lumped in with the cameras under # 3, but for one thing: value. Primarily, the Pentax has a superb sensor that is capable of a very high level of detail and image quality; weather-sealing; peerless lens backwards-compatibility; and in-body SR (shake reduction, a.k.a. image stabilization). We’re not saying the Pentax is a 'better' camera than its able competitors below, necessarily, but those are features said competitors mostly don’t have...and for significantly less money."