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gemini · 05-22-2009, 04:13 AM

but the new K-7 will replace K20d?

**Ash** · 05-22-2009, 04:20 AM

What kind of a question is that, man?!?
Didn't the K20D replace the K10D?
K-7's a league of improvement in every facet from the K20D, which is also an awesome camera. So yeah!

gemini · 05-22-2009, 04:27 AM

Originally posted by Ash

What kind of a question is that, man?!?
Didn't the K20D replace the K10D?
K-7's a league of improvement in every facet from the K20D, which is also an awesome camera. So yeah!

i see K-7 dimensions: it is similar to k200d!

so i thought: maybe k20d will be replaced by the future k30d?

**Ash** · 05-22-2009, 05:00 AM

Perhaps.
Though the K-7 is replacing the K20D as Pentax's flagship model.
Who knows what's in store later on....

**felixkh** · 05-22-2009, 05:55 AM

K-7 is a new range by Pentax
K20D is still in production

pszilard · 05-22-2009, 07:40 AM

Actually, I think it was a good question that came in my mind as well when I first read about the K-7. Pentax aims to send the K-7 in the battle with Nikon D300, Canon 50D and the rest of the crew from this category but then I think K-m, K200D & K20D is too much for the lower segment, but who knows...

shuie · 05-22-2009, 07:43 AM

Perhaps The K-20d size bodies will be reused when/if Pentax decides to launch a FF camera.

gawan · 05-23-2009, 03:52 AM

Well, Mike from The Online Photographer speculates with that question too:

Quote:

I've also been told several times that the K-7 is *not* "a direct replacement" for the K20D. There has also been a rumor that Pentax would be introducing *two* new DSLRs this year. This might portend a coming K30D that will be above the K-7 in the lineup. Note that the fact that I am saying this means that I don't have any real information either way. If I knew anything, I wouldn't be able to speculate.

netuser · 05-23-2009, 04:14 AM

Originally posted by shuie

Perhaps The K-20d size bodies will be reused when/if Pentax decides to launch a FF camera.

I hope after going all the way on crop sensors Pentax also go to develop FF

Mike.P® · 05-23-2009, 04:25 AM

As I understand it the K-7 will replace the K20D as the high end body.
The K20D will be discontinued (as has the K200D) and a trimmed down K-7 will replace them in December. This leaves:

K-m (K2000)
K-5 (or whatever it will be called .. K20D replacement)
K-7

WerTicus · 05-23-2009, 07:51 AM

based on size it looks like the k7 is a k200 level of camera and that has been discontinued. so we can probably expect a k20 level camera soon

its also not unusual for the mid level camera of a new line to match the top end from the last line

which it seems to to the k7 is very close performance wise to the k20d

id say around xmas you can expect a k30d though i dont think they will call it that... also i dont think they will do a full frame but you never know - they do have medium format soon anyway.

Fl_Gulfer · 05-23-2009, 01:04 PM

Pentax said the K7 was not a replacement to the K20d. It is a new line of camera. A new camera will be out by the end of the year to replace the K20d without the Movie junk. But should have much improved stats. They also said they have no intensions on building a FF camera in the near future. I thought everyone read that interview months ago.

PentaxPoke · 05-23-2009, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by gawan

Well, Mike from The Online Photographer speculates with that question too:

It doesn't make sense to me that a k30d would be above the K-7. The K-7 is the Pentax APS-C flagship. What more could you possibly add to an APS-C camera to place it above the K-7? Titanium body?

Pentax now has a brand new entry-level APS-C, and the brand new flagship K-7. They differ in price by almost a factor of 3. It would seem logical to me that the next camera will fill the gap between the km and the k-7.

Pentax is going small, durable and lightweight, without compromises. A 3-DSLR lineup of the k-m, K-7, and a camera in-between would seem to be logical given the direction they have indicated in interviews.

emr · 05-23-2009, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by PentaxPoke

It doesn't make sense to me that a k30d would be above the K-7. The K-7 is the Pentax APS-C flagship. What more could you possibly add to an APS-C camera to place it above the K-7?

K20D was the flagship. And you know what - they made a new model supposedly above it. So why not again?

PentaxPoke · 05-23-2009, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by emr

K20D was the flagship. And you know what - they made a new model supposedly above it. So why not again?

So replace the flagship with another flagship, 3 months after the flagship is available in stores, while there is a gap in your lineup between the k-m and the k-7? Not likely IMO.

My guess is that the next DSLR will be a camera in between the two with km-type build, with k-7-similar features. That would be a nice, well-rounded 3-camera APS-C lineup.

05-22-2009, 04:13 AM	#1
gemini Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 256	K-7 replace K20d? or not? but the new K-7 will replace K20d?

05-23-2009, 01:30 PM	#13
PentaxPoke Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,411	Originally posted by gawan Well, Mike from The Online Photographer speculates with that question too: It doesn't make sense to me that a k30d would be above the K-7. The K-7 is the Pentax APS-C flagship. What more could you possibly add to an APS-C camera to place it above the K-7? Titanium body? Pentax now has a brand new entry-level APS-C, and the brand new flagship K-7. They differ in price by almost a factor of 3. It would seem logical to me that the next camera will fill the gap between the km and the k-7. Pentax is going small, durable and lightweight, without compromises. A 3-DSLR lineup of the k-m, K-7, and a camera in-between would seem to be logical given the direction they have indicated in interviews. Last edited by PentaxPoke; 05-23-2009 at 01:43 PM.

05-23-2009, 01:45 PM	#15
PentaxPoke Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,411	Originally posted by emr K20D was the flagship. And you know what - they made a new model supposedly above it. So why not again? So replace the flagship with another flagship, 3 months after the flagship is available in stores, while there is a gap in your lineup between the k-m and the k-7? Not likely IMO. My guess is that the next DSLR will be a camera in between the two with km-type build, with k-7-similar features. That would be a nice, well-rounded 3-camera APS-C lineup. Last edited by PentaxPoke; 05-23-2009 at 01:51 PM.

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	What kind of a question is that, man?!? Didn't the K20D replace the K10D? K-7's a league of improvement in every facet from the K20D, which is also an awesome camera. So yeah!

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gemini Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 256 Original Poster	Originally posted by Ash What kind of a question is that, man?!? Didn't the K20D replace the K10D? K-7's a league of improvement in every facet from the K20D, which is also an awesome camera. So yeah! i see K-7 dimensions: it is similar to k200d! so i thought: maybe k20d will be replaced by the future k30d?

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Perhaps. Though the K-7 is replacing the K20D as Pentax's flagship model. Who knows what's in store later on....

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pszilard New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 19	Actually, I think it was a good question that came in my mind as well when I first read about the K-7. Pentax aims to send the K-7 in the battle with Nikon D300, Canon 50D and the rest of the crew from this category but then I think K-m, K200D & K20D is too much for the lower segment, but who knows...

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shuie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 140	Perhaps The K-20d size bodies will be reused when/if Pentax decides to launch a FF camera.

05-23-2009, 03:52 AM	#8
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Well, Mike from The Online Photographer speculates with that question too: Quote: I've also been told several times that the K-7 is not "a direct replacement" for the K20D. There has also been a rumor that Pentax would be introducing two new DSLRs this year. This might portend a coming K30D that will be above the K-7 in the lineup. Note that the fact that I am saying this means that I don't have any real information either way. If I knew anything, I wouldn't be able to speculate.

05-23-2009, 04:14 AM	#9
netuser Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Azores Islands, Portugal Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,236	Originally posted by shuie Perhaps The K-20d size bodies will be reused when/if Pentax decides to launch a FF camera. I hope after going all the way on crop sensors Pentax also go to develop FF

05-23-2009, 04:25 AM	#10
Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154	As I understand it the K-7 will replace the K20D as the high end body. The K20D will be discontinued (as has the K200D) and a trimmed down K-7 will replace them in December. This leaves: K-m (K2000) K-5 (or whatever it will be called .. K20D replacement) K-7

05-23-2009, 07:51 AM	#11
WerTicus Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Perth Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,514	based on size it looks like the k7 is a k200 level of camera and that has been discontinued. so we can probably expect a k20 level camera soon its also not unusual for the mid level camera of a new line to match the top end from the last line which it seems to to the k7 is very close performance wise to the k20d id say around xmas you can expect a k30d though i dont think they will call it that... also i dont think they will do a full frame but you never know - they do have medium format soon anyway.

05-23-2009, 01:04 PM	#12
Fl_Gulfer Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Gulfer Photos: Albums Posts: 3,054	Pentax said the K7 was not a replacement to the K20d. It is a new line of camera. A new camera will be out by the end of the year to replace the K20d without the Movie junk. But should have much improved stats. They also said they have no intensions on building a FF camera in the near future. I thought everyone read that interview months ago.

05-23-2009, 01:41 PM	#14
emr Guest	Originally posted by PentaxPoke It doesn't make sense to me that a k30d would be above the K-7. The K-7 is the Pentax APS-C flagship. What more could you possibly add to an APS-C camera to place it above the K-7? K20D was the flagship. And you know what - they made a new model supposedly above it. So why not again?

K-7 replace K20d? or not?

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