Don't worry Ken, I don't think anybody is forcing you to like the K-7
And I think it's no secret that the K20D is a fabulous camera

Sadly.. it's pretty obvious that Pentax marketing (at least in the UK) neither have the budget or the strategy to put this in place, shame

Yes it's a tricky one. I think only a few people will know why the K-7 wasn't given a little more coverage on the front cover. The reasons behind it might be really quite benign and I doubt whether anyone here or anywhere else will get to find out if the reasoning was otherwise

Still it was a very positive review and I think most people who buy AP and are keen photographers will generally read most articles, reviews and previews so I don't think it's a great loss for Pentax. I still think they should have supplied AP with a better lens though

Yes and yes although it is different in that rather than the whole sensor assembly being shaken it is just the low pass filter in front of sensor that is vibrated but now an Ultrasonic frequency.
This is the same method that Olympus have used for some time and tests have proven their method to be the best of any for dealing with sensor dust.

So now rather than an a mechanical rattle on start up you hear a very faint high frequency squeal for want of a better description

Hi Vic, you might find this of use http://www.pentaxlegends.co.uk/images/K7.pdf

When I had my K20D it was set to operate on start up, no problems at all.

Hi Vic,
yes individual lens focus adjustment is there as with the K20D.

Not sure about availability of non Pentax manufactured batteries yet though.

Agreed, the view finder is a little dark with the DA 18-55 WR and positively lights up when using the DA* 16-50.

Hi Mike, firstly congratulations on the K-7. No real pointers actually, it is very easy to get up to speed with the button layout and handling. I came from a K20D and it only took a short while for me.

You will find metering to be little more biased towards 'spot on' rather than under exposure. You will also probably want to update the firmware to v1.01 if your camera is running version v1.00. This update adds a few fixes and introduces the option to directly select focus points in setup (like the K20D).

Most all have fun, it's a great camera

Having now read the review a couple of times I would say on the whole it is very positive. OK the odd feature is missed and there was the point about noisy focussing with screw drive lenses so obviously DA* lenses we not tried.
But do they conclude that it is now very serious competition for the 50D and new D300s. In particular the image quality and resolution are class leading... nice

As others have remarked it is a shame that the D300s takes centre stage in a big way on the front cover and that the K-7 is squeezed into the top 20mm.