Every once in awhile Pentax gets something just 'right' - this is one of those. It is a combination of price, features, usability and image quality. It is certainly getting a stronger look by many of us who would normally look at the higher end bodies, because of the high ISO capability.
It is interesting to note that most everyone who has picked one up has been pleasantly surprised with how capable and usable it is. I'm not sure how many K7 users have actually purchased one, but many of us K20 users tend to prefer the K-x (yes, I know I am generalizing - sure seems that way though). -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 5:29:00 PM, you wrote: SD> Ok, so we're all having fun with the inexpensive little Pentax that SD> has this annoying habit of producing fine images. Why is that? Is SD> the sensor and electronics that much better? I'm just curious. It's SD> been a while since one of the low end cameras caused such a fuss. SD> (The colors have been an amusing touch as well.) SD> -- SD> Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.