Originally posted by mattt I agree with the OPs concern. IMO: This is an unnecessary defeaturing which reminds me of the petty product level "differentiation" within the Nikon line of DSLR.
Umm might as well make that a Canikon feature also.
Agree though. The k-30 packed all the punch of the higher models software wise, just in a body with no grip /less burst rate / smaller buffer / less physical switches and controls etc.
Only semi acceptable thing I could think of is running out of code space in the CPU and valuing the likes of pixel shift over flash master. On the flip side though, stop peddling the same old processor and up spec.
Not that I'd use it (much prefer radio trigger) and would take GPS over inbuilt flash, but I don't like the precedent it's setting. Still that ship has sailed as this is the 3rd model now not to be able to do this, so it's not a new issue really. Guess people are realising it now though as the k-30/k-50 model really should have it.