K7D

<p>Kari: good! :-D</p>

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<p>Well, obviously we can't be sure of anything at this stage, given the lack of any official specs thus far...</p>

<p>But OK, one thing that occurred to me whilst looking at those spy shots was that maybe the large metal ring on the front is some kind of mechanical system for attaching lenses...?</p>

 

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<p>I think that shot with the silver FA power zoom is almost certainly an <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PentaxIstD/page2.asp">*ist D</a> ; it's the only model that has top buttons and a row of icons below the top LCD like that...also the only of the *ist D series with an OEM portrait grip available. The ridges on the popup flash look right too.</p>

<p>Thanks, Andrew! It would also not make sense to show the K-7 with an FA* lens (thinks me).</p>

<p>Also, it seems likely that one of those other shots posted earlier is a fake, <a href="http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2009/04/one-more.html?showComment=1240460400000#c5862471179341397639">identified by someone else</a> as probably a crappily photoshopped Contax NX. Why people bother doing this is beyond me.</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://www.photographyreview.com/channels/photographyreview/images/products/Product_129584.jpg" alt="" /> <br /> <small>(image courtesy of <a href="http://www.photographyreview.com/mfr/contax/35mm/PRD_129584_3105crx.aspx">photographyreview.com</a> )</small></p>

 

<p>I agree Andrew. Have you seeing that crazy thread at PF? The rumors section there is going nutz!</p>

<p>This one is for Kari :-)</p>

<p>Note the DA* 55mm mounted on it. Also note it does not have a metal body. Why anyone would think this was an option is beyond me, but I know some people were dreaming of it. On the plus side, I think we can now confirm it does have an AF assist lamp, although it's frickin small!</p>

<p>Click on the image for a HUGE version. (Courtesy of PF forums.)</p>

<p><a href="http://blog.photopoint.ee/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/pentax-k-x.jpg"><img src="http://blog.photopoint.ee/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/pentax-k-x.jpg" alt="" /> </a></p>

<p>And for what it's worth:</p>

<p><img src="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v313/RiceHigh/K-7/K-7K_Sketch.gif" alt="" width="541" height="437" /></p>

<p>Did you draw that Miserere?</p>

<p><a href="http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2009_05_01_archive.html">http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2009_05_01_archive.html</a></p>

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<p>Did you draw that Miserere?</p>

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<p>Nope, and I doubt RH did either! ;-) (I mean to say that he PS'd it, not actually "drew" it.)</p>

<p>But like I said: <em>For what it's worth...</em></p>

<p>I clicked and got a smaller image. It looks to be authentic, but maybe a prototype. No way to tell whether a metal body or not from a photo. </p>

<p>By the way the info is shaping up, the K7D may possibly turn out to be the best compact DSLR of them all!! Yeah, a swivel screen would be nice- but would add some extra bulk, and streamlined compactness with advanced features seems to be the emphasis. I hope nothing we now have has been ditched!</p>

<p>Now I really want one - especially if the AF is faster and the viewfinder has the new Pentax patented technology!</p>

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<p>I clicked and got a smaller image.</p>

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<p>That's strange, cos the image is 1928x759 pixels. I just tried it now and it still works.</p>

<p>My Dell computer is apparently strange in many ways.</p>