[Peter Pen]

I have recently become aware that the K-70 advertised on B&H and Adorama sites and elsewhere are not, indeed, silver, but a dark grey color that Ricoh calls "Silky Silver." The illustrations used look just like the real silver colors of all the silver Pentax lenses and the Special Edition Silver K-7, K-5, K-3 etc.

B&H says they get their illustrations from the manufacturer. The Ricoh website calls the non-black K-70 "Silky Silver" , and the K-P "Silver" but does not show a picture of a silver K-P. The picture of the K-70 looks like real silver on all the monitors I've used.

Anyhow, no biggie, but long story short, I now have a "silver" K-70 that doesn't match either my black or my silver lenses.

Pete Pen

[The Squirrel Mafia]

It's more of a graphite/gunmetal color. I'm not a fan of the color either.

[Ontarian50]

Ah yes, graphite grey. The 1980s are back.

[mikesbike]

Right. I found that out when buying my KP now over two years ago. I bought the KP in silver, which is the real deal. I find the "silver" situation with the K-70 to be very odd, since it does not really match the readily available silver finish of certain high-end Pentax lenses. Only the KP can be a match. So does Pentax wish to narrow the market of these lenses to those who own a KP, or who like a silver lens on a black body? (I am ok with that, but many are not) Very strange.

To make this development even stranger, back during the 1990's, Pentax offered less expensive 35mm SLR bodies that came in silver/black, which were of plastic construction like the K-70, yet the silver was really silver, and does actually match the current silver lenses, even the DA line which did not exist back then! So if you find a ZX/MZ 5n in top condition for example, it will accommodate silver DA 15mm, 21mm, 40mm, and 70mm Limiteds with an excellent color match! But none of these will have good function with that camera. The 40mm can work fine with the ZX-L/MZ-6, which comes in silver and has electronic aperture control available. The FA 43mm and 77mm Limiteds, available in silver, will work fine with either of those film bodies, being designed for 35mm film and having an aperture ring. So since these were not high-priced cameras, yet they were able to produce them in a matching silver, it can't be a price issue that would explain why we don''t have a K-70 that will match with those lenses, as we did back in the film era!

[Paul the Sunman]

Ah yes, graphite grey. The 1980s are back.

At least it's not paired with pink.

[From1980]

Ah yes, graphite grey. The 1980s are back.

Better than the gaudy range of bright colours offered in some previous Pentax products. I think they are proceeding in a more conservative manner to provide some personalization - fifty shades of grey.