Originally posted by dave_roe Considering I paid a total of $1678.60 for my K1-MII body
I do not understand the logic of comparing the (I assume) used price you paid with the 'official release' price. I paid full price for my K-1 on pre-order and then paid the cost to upgrade to a mkII. So I have about $2,300 invested in mine. Which price is correct? It could be said you are a much better shopper than I am but I do not think comparing your cost to mine has any relevance to the release price.
Many people are 'guessing' they will keep it in the 1,500 - 1,600 range. There is a lot of reasonable logic in that thought. But that is not what Ricoh is saying. I hope for under $1,800 but I think people should not be shocked when it comes out at $2,600. Unless I misunderstand what "upper 200,000 yen" means.