Originally posted by Lev Long time ago when I was choosing between brands, I made my choice mainly because of nice community, then body itself was if not better, at least at the same level to other brands for much lower price, visual appearance and ergonomics, all these stuff helped me to pull trigger. So what would be an inspiration for new users choose Pentax in these days?
Film? Yes. Digital? Not currently.
The entry level Pentax K70 is superior in many ways to both Canon and Nikon's entry level DSLR, but the price point puts it into the mid-level competition for Canikon. Back when the K50 was new, I had many students starting photography with a Pentax, but not any more. For parents purchasing the cameras, a couple hundred dollars saved is more attractive than a dozen features.
I seriously feel the inspiration would simply be to offer something like a 'K55' at a competitive price to the Canon T7 or Nikon D3500.