Originally posted by monochrome
Ole did that
HERE - very easy to compare spreadsheet form.
The K-7 has extensive improvements - especially at this price point. I am having real difficulty understanding anything negative people post about this camera at this price.
Unless they had unrealistic expectations.
At this point, I don't think there is any point in Pentax making a foray into the ubercam market. It's just too sewn up by the big boys. The decision to go smaller is very sound, the ability to pack into it what they have packed into it is quite an amazing feat.
There are features on this camera that cost real money to produce. 100% viewfinders are very expensive, as they have to be individually checked and shimmed in to ensure they are accurate. The framerate increase will give the camera a welcome increase in responsiveness to the people who appreciate this sort of thing, and it will also be appreciated by the people who just like to snap off a bunch of pictures in the hope of getting something nice.
Hopefully the AF is improved to the point that it is up to the frame rate.
It's positioned far enough away from the K20 that it could actually be left in the line as a lower cost alternative if they decide to do that (I don't think they will).
The only hair in the soup is that they didn't put in a shutter with a 1/250 second sync speed, but for most people, this won't be a deal breaker, and even for the people who need it, most will be able to work around it.
If this camera performs as well as it's specifications make it look like it will, it should be very satisfactory to most any camera user.