Originally posted by totsmuyco Pricing here in my part of the woods seem different. I can get a d7200 at about $50-$80 cheaper than a k-3II. I normally get my gears from a seller in Japan despite the fact that the cameras are made here in my country. I had some problems with the authorized dealer here. Service is really really really bad.
From my experience, Japan seem to have the same pricing as it is here in the Philippines. Pentax is more expensive than Nikon. I can't say anything about Canon. Now, I can't see the point where Pentax gives me more bang for a buck. I think the pricing here is absurd.
You may be right and looking at the KP and considering the market share of the brand(3-4%??), pricing in PENTAXLAND has indeed arrived a "point of absurd".
I think that will go away after the hype around the (only lookin at photographic core specs)overrated K-1 has come to an end.
But looking at the K-70 and comparing it to a D7200 i see nearly the same specs.
I have to admit the D7200 has the better AUTOFOCUS indeed.
I also see the d7200 winning the shutter speed contest(1/8000 on the D7200 compared to 1/6000 on the K-70)
But the body of the K-70 is sealed much better against weather(compared to every NIKON) and dust and has a vari-angle LCD that is actually missing on the 7200.
Another thing is: In low-light the K-70 kicks the D7200 definetively out of the ring.
So one has to decide if he can get along with "a-bit-lame" AF and therefore wants to gain better low-light behaviour (and also more crisp looking pix lookin at the Pixelshift-Function) and a vari-angle display as well as the option to stay in the rain with his camera without any mini-raincoat for it.
or if he/she wants to have a bit better AF and a shutter capable of 1/8000,
but therefore has to carry extra rain-protection stuff, miss a vari-angle which comes in quite nice when doing street-photography or macros with nature... miss crisper lookin low-light shots, etc.
your decision... but yes... lookin at the
core specs professional (or semi-pro) photographic gear should offer(
fast AF, shutter, etc.) PENTAXs may be a bit overpriced at the time writin this post.