KO perhaps in boxing 🥊

Yeah odd mix of letters and numbers.

K-1 K-01 K-3 K-5 K-30/50/70 500 etc
Or K-r KP K-x K-S1/S2 etc

All over the place really. K-2 and K-4 aren't currently taken?

Wonder if this new model is considered a K-3iii internally, or if they view this as a different line again.

Is there a delete button missing too?

No flash I’d assumed just meant gps built in?

Loss of dual card slots seems a step down, as these are an indication of suitability for serious wedding type work. Not 100% necessary but a nice insurance policy.

Moment to dream about what the eyepiece monitor could be, electronic/hybrid viewfinder for example, or just simply to turn off the rear lcd screen when face is close to viewfinder. Suggests touch screen also, as cell phones use something similar to disable touch functions when you know, you actually use the phone for making phone calls ?!? 😂

Oh I like that idea 👍🏻

Two parts to this though, what it physically looks like/what it's got and then what it can do.

Pretty sure that part lower right of the rear screen is just a moulding curve, rather than a point to fold out the screen. I purchased a mirrorless camera recently and I found the flip screen really handy. One of those things you don't realise you would like until you've tried it.

Personally think the whole knob just for stills vs video selection seems a bit overkill.

Moving on to what it can do, Pentax have enough parts and concepts around to put the likes of KP high ISO quality into a package with the K-3 burst rates. That alone would be pretty powerful and is what I'm expecting this camera to be.

Again though, personally I'm looking for more. I want Pentax to address the achilles heel points it's been dragging for a long time now.
That's AF capability (especially object tracking) and video specs. If they're not touched then this feels like another standard/incremental progression, and as others have commented doesn't really justify the expense to upgrade.

All speculation at this stage, but interested to see what the bring to the table for the first camera of this new decade.

These sets are all great, good stuff.

Image is amazing, but I think I would have processed this a bit differently. The Vignette is overpowering for me as is.

A fun set.

Going Film or FF to APS-C works fine. Comment was about how the 16-85 is APS-C only, vs a FF lens which can be used on both. For many that means as you say a replace if you go to FF, where as a FF capable lens can do both.

Yep, if you have a K-3, the 16-85mm is a really nice match. It's large and weighs a bit, so is a good fit if you're already prepared to be lugging some weight and volume around.

It's APS-C only though, and that sort of combo makes a move to FF quite difficult, as you'd need to get a new lens to cover the similar range in full FF mode.