For me, retired and all, and weak Canadian dollar where it is, the K-1 is out of my price range. So I see K-1 users the same way I used to see D800 users. Out of my class. There could come a time when a K-1 would be a possibility, but right now a K-70 interests me more. And a lot of that has to do with what percentage of my yearly income it will take to purchase it. Plus my K-3 still works great.
But I was also just thinking this is Pentax turning the corner in a lot of ways.
I always said the biggest thing with the D800 was you could spend a lot more on lenses if you wanted to. It's getting to be that way with Pentax. The best ring motors are on the FF lenses that cost more than the APS-c lens for the same FoV. The only really advanced lens with KAF4 is the new 55-300. I mean really? It's a great consumer lens, but I'm not trading my SDM 60-250, or DA*200 ƒ2.8 for it. So while I'm happy for all you dudes with lots of disposable income, for me the K-1 stuff is about as relevant to me as the D800 stuff was 5 years ago. What it has done is, most of the new lenses coming out will be FF. All the long glass is very expensive, and I'm in the position a lot of Nikon D7000 users were 5 years ago. All the new stuff coming out is geared for the FF cameras.
The thing I liked about Pentax was their best efforts went towards gear I could afford. That's no longer the case.
One difference is that buying a D800 would have meant starting all over again with lenses. Eventually buying a K-1 will make better use of the lenses I own. With the phasing out of SDM lenses and screw drive lenses, Pentax equipment prices will go through the roof. I'd suggest anyone in my position to get what they want now. I know the redone DA*-200 will have a fast focusing PLM motor and KAF4 aperture control, but I won't be able to afford it. My choice is an SDM 200mm I can afford, rather than wait for a KAF4 PLM 200 that I can't afford. I'm sure there are a lot of others in my position. The K-1 sounds like a great thing.... but it's just not a practical thing. My big purchase this year was a $900 CAD DA*200. And even that meant KD for dinner for a while. I suspect there are a lot more folks in my shoes than there are who can just snap up a K-1.
So while I'm happy to see the resurgence of interest in Pentax, the K-1 doesn't change much for me. I'm the kind of guy that if I needed a K-1 I would have bought a D800 5 years ago, I wouldn't have waited until now.