If you'd posted in that thread again it would be immediately back at the top!

As to the camera we'll still have to wait for reviews to see how it performs and if it offers something new or if its just a rebuild of an older model to make it look more like a K-1. Really too soon to say.
Having said that, I'm not sure the usual separate AE-L / AF buttons being combined is a good idea for advanced users and with the the inclusion of onboard flash it seems this is aimed more of an upgrade for the K-70/K-S2 level camera restyled with features from the K-1. Happy to admit I could be wrong as the proof is in the eating which no one has tasted yet!
(I've presumed you mean the Ricoh Pentax KP and not the Hoya Pentax KP as my last sentence might be misinterpreted!)

Well you're sort of right, they could, but you'd have to crop the 50mm photo to get them to match exactly.
That's presuming both cameras had the same size sensor (or film format.) A 50mm lens used on an APS-C body gives the equivalent field of view as a 75mm lens on full frame as the cropping is done by using a smaller sensor. The full frame photo will show a wider field of view even though the perspective will be the same.
Alternatively to keep the subject the same size you'd have to change the viewpoint which would alter the perspective.

ExifToolGUI reads it from jpegs as does the www.camerashuttercount.com website.
PhotoMe seems a bit hit or miss. Bear in mind PhotoMe hasn't been updated since May 2009 so is somewhat out of date now whereas ExifTool was last updated 11 days ago.

If it suffers with fungus I'd keep it away from the other lenses in your collection in case it spreads. Also when the sun gets stronger, put it in the window for a bit as the UV might help kill any fungus off. Works for some so worth a try. https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/2939179

Pop down to the docks with it and get some moody views (no, not moody blues!)

Might be worth getting a quote from somewhere else. Do a Google search for 'camera repair centre' and make a few phone calls.

RE the sharpness, don't forget The K-7 has the AA filter which will inevitably have some effect on it. Also the fog will reduce the apparent sharpness so apart from close up objects it could enhance the image. Everything doesn't have to be bitingly sharp!
As to colour or mono, colour as they are there, but a sepia toned version of the mono one would be worth trying.

£1100 on Thursday, but apart from the K-1 doesn't the street price reduce in due course? My £99 for a K-S1 comes to mind! Both the K-5 and the K-3 were around that price point at first (the £1100 one, not the £99!), and the value of the pound presently won't help. I'd have thought £999 would be slightly more tempting. But we'll have to wait and see. Not long now.

Yes, if someone new is coming to the brand on the strength of the K-1 but doesn't want to take the leap to full frame yet its a tempting mini K-1 in many respects. Functionality still sounds K-3ii level but the interface is more K-1. Perhaps there's more that hasn't been rumoured that'll yet surprise us!

We'll have to wait and see the specification on Thursday.