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Will Pentax make a KP II?

Started Nov 9, 2021 | Discussions thread
MrB1 Contributing Member • Posts: 605
Re: Will Pentax make a KP II?
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Seems unlikely, as the reason for discontinuing it is probably because the KP is just too good, therefore it is too strong a competitor for the K-3iii for anyone not requiring the latter's high-speed features for their style of photography.

It would seem likely that most of the interest in Pentax DSLRs is from existing Pentaxians, and we are literally a dying species so the market is shrinking. Plus, with the K-3iii, Pentax have exacerbated that by excluding several features which many of us find useful (e.g. tilt screen and fill-flash) and also they have priced many of us out of their market.

So one might wonder - are Ricoh-Pentax actually interested in attracting new users to the experience of their pentaprism DSLRs? If so, perhaps what is needed is an upgraded K-70 at a price level similar to that of the current K-70. Maybe it could (or should?) even include some of the on-board computational technology found in mobile phones along with Web connectivity.

Philip

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