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Will Pentax make a KP II?

Started Nov 9, 2021 | Discussions thread
PentUp
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Re: Will Pentax make a KP II?

Jon Donahue wrote:

Marketing — you would definitely want a low-end APS-C model like my K-70, at a new price point of about $800 USD. Or $1,100 with a kit 18-135 WR. I would name it K-6. And you would want a high end APS-C model, let's call it the K-4, at a new retail price of $1,800. The feature set and sensor on the K-4 would always be one generation ahead of the K-6. The K-4 would be useful to many professionals, with built-in WiFi radio flash control and the best auto focus tracking Pentax could devise. To get started, the K-4 would be a quickly warmed-over version of the existing K-3 III. Add that articulating screen and onboard flash!

They are unlikely to use K4 as a name. "4" is the unluckiest number (and shunned) by the Chinese speaking population of the world. Some hotels in HK and Singapore don't even have a floor numbered 4.

On the FF side, it might be that you would only need a single model, the K-1 top of the line, loaded with every possible feature. Premium, no cost-cutting. Retro styling, and priced at $2,499 without apologies or discounts.

To make things simpler for the consumer, successive variants of each model would be named -A, -B etc... like K-1C, K-6B, etc.

Make sense?

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