Klaus, the D7000 is smaller than the D90 and not that much larger than the K-7. The body is magnesium alloy and is weather sealed. How much better can the K-5 be in these aspects?
What APS-C lenses do you think the target market is looking for that only Pentax offers? If you refer to weather seals, then this advantage only applied to the two WR kit lenses. In the upper class both Nikon and Pentax offer weather sealed lenses (e.g. Pentax 16-50/2.8 and Nikon 17-55/2.8). The Limited primes are not sealed.
In-body IS seems to be the only killer feature, but I doubt many are going to be willing to pay an additional $500 for, especially when the major review sites try to downplay it for some reason (i.e. you'll never see lack of in-body IS in the list of cons of a Nikon or Canon DSLR's).
What APS-C lenses do you think the target market is looking for that only Pentax offers? If you refer to weather seals, then this advantage only applied to the two WR kit lenses. In the upper class both Nikon and Pentax offer weather sealed lenses (e.g. Pentax 16-50/2.8 and Nikon 17-55/2.8). The Limited primes are not sealed.
In-body IS seems to be the only killer feature, but I doubt many are going to be willing to pay an additional $500 for, especially when the major review sites try to downplay it for some reason (i.e. you'll never see lack of in-body IS in the list of cons of a Nikon or Canon DSLR's).