As long as the chassis is well painted the rot problem shouldn't exist. That's the beauty of aluminium body panels.

Must just say I'm waiting for a penguin I won on ebay.

Nice video Mike.

The K5 is supposed to be better at that as well, I can't remember if it has zoom available in video mode.

I seem to recall the K7 struggles with that.

As for bigger sensor, well anything that makes the IQ better, and the Sony sensor seems to do that, has to be worth having.

OK, so the release price is the same as the K7 was, I was only looking at the cost as expensive in today's economic climate, where people don't have as much spare cash around.

The fact that Pentax are using the same grip etc is a boon for all of us, and the high ISO will get used.

I just wondered who was going for a K5 over/after a K7.

I currently have a K200d and find it suits most of what I do.

However, I feel that a better feature set, brighter view finder etc, could tempt me to upgrade.

The burst frame rate on my current camera is slow, and slows even more after six or seven shots. This alone is making me think about something better(?) for those occasions I want to use burst mode.

The K5 wins out there, the K7 is better than what I have, it will all come down to price in the end.

By the way, I have no desire to leave the Pentax brand, IQ is far too good for that!

Interesting answers so far.

I only ask because I was wondering about a K7, then saw the K5 spec sheet.

The price for the K5 seems high, even by Pentax standards, and as such I thought would deter people.

Nobody interested in a K7 at the reduced price it'll hit then?

He thought the house was a Land Rover.

Now the specs and preliminary videos are appearing and getting well known, was the wait for the K5 worth it?

Who of us out there is going to upgrade to it?

Ahh, memories of water coming through door seals, windows, windscreens...

...and that was only in a light shower!

My little FIAT is water tight so I stay dry now, but I can't go down half the tracks I used too.

It's a superb hotel, we've been twice now and enjoyed both visits.

Yes, we did buy wine both times, but we had to check it was what we wanted several times in the cellar!

Fuji do it again!

Another very nice camera but at a price.

They did the same with the GF670, nice camera, horrendous price!

Lets see what the new X100 hits the shops at price wise before we put in any orders..