I'd guess that Pentax is keeping the K-x model going because they can
very easily compete with the entry level Canons and Nikons right now.
The K-x is, AFAICT, doing great biz for Pentax here in Canada. Stores
that haven't carried Pentax for years are selling the K-x alongside
other entry level Canons and Nikons, and beating them all on price. My
BIL was able to grab a K-x with kit lens for my niece for about $530
Canadian a few weeks ago. The store he got it from is Blacks, a
country-wide chain that mainly caters to the P&S crowd. For the last few
years Blacks only carried a few Pentax P&S's like the waterproof models.
I have no way of knowing if Pentax is simply dumping the remainder of
existing K-x inventory before price-dropping the K-r or if in fact they
are manufacturing new K-x stock to supply the demand for price-sensitive
entry level DSLRs here.
But in any event it's a good sign that the Pentax name is returning to
mainstream retailers here.
-bmw
On 10-12-20 8:49 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
IMO it is extremely unlikely. Kr is obviously an upgrade of Kx,
therefore it would have to be purely marketing decision to keep both.
I don't think Pentax has the capacity to /keep/ producing three 16x24
frame cameras and 645D at the same time.
On 12/20/2010 3:46 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
I'll be curious to see if Pentax maintains three levels of body
prices, i.e., Kx, Kr, K5.
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