Pentax K7 Hands On

Pentax has become theRodney Dangerfieldof the camera industry. It just doesn't get the respect that it wants, and often deserves. Nikon and Canon are the industry's dominant players in both the pro and prosumer segments, and everyone else are also-rans, if not in product quality, then at least in market share.
This is as it is, but is unfortunate because many people are not aware that there are some really fine and competitive products. The brand newPentax K7is one of these.
But before going further, just a word of disclosure. I've always had a soft spot for Pentax cameras, and lenses. My first serious SLR as a working photojournalist was the 1964 Pentax Spotmatic (Honeywell in the U.S. – for those of you with long memories). It was the first popular camera to feature TTL metering. There also was a time when I had a Pentax MX, which I thought was a much better "small" SLR than the Olympus OM1, and also cost a lot less.
Of course then there's the Pentax 67, which I sho...