K7 dropping in price....

B&H now selling at 644 pounds body only. They will be clearing stock.

What is the next DSLR???

Plenty of coloured Kx in stock here in Bahrain with a reasonable turn-over, according to my friend at the store. The K7 has also been well accepted here.

Regards

...which is interesting, because in Oz the K7 'body only' currently sells for around AUD $1,250, whereas from B&H, it equates to around AUD $1,400 landed here after tax, customs and shipping.

Considering the K-7 has only been out around 8 months it seems a bit early for Pentax to be bringing out a replacement (not substitute:twisted. The only reason I can see is because the K-x is hitting possible sales so maybe we will see a K-7s soon (basically the same but a different sensor).

Mike,

What you suggest seems to be a logical convergence. I expect they've war-gamed the scenarios for sales consequences too - for both lines! The Kx has been a success for P, but they've now set a new bench-mark for themselves at that price. Also, where to after a K7's', for that marque? Interesting times that should benefit end users.

some websites offer the K7 for 900euros now ...

...Which makes it roughly AUD $1410 converted from the Euro, but not including tax, duties and shipping. Once landed here in Oz you'd likely be up for another AUD $250. Only mention this because we have usually been dearer than both Europe and US in my experience, and that's turned - at least for the K7.