"I just upgraded my k10 and k200 with the k7 - and WOW, what an upgrade it is.
I just posted my thoughts on my blog and I don't really want to redo it here. But for those of you who want to look it's mycameragear.blogspot dot com. There are so many improvements to the k line here, but the most noticable for me was the quite shutter and the amazing new screen. Love it!"

    "I will keep this short and sweet because that is how I feel about this camera. Many reviewers will cover the handling and technical aspects of this DSLR so I will boil mine down to a simple opinion poll. I own both the K100d Super and the K10d; in a nutshell, this is the camera I wanted both of those to be. Do not mistake me - I love both of those cameras, quite literally and each for different reasons. I have only been using the K-7 for about a week and the more I use it the more I appreciate the refinements. Pentax has taken the strengths of their previous offerings, bundled them together, strengthened them further and added a many more with even further user customizations available. "

    "I went back and forth about whether to buy the K7 for a long time because I already own the K20D. My biggest gripe about the K20D is the slow autofocus which too easily fails at low light levels. The promise of a better autofocus system led me to buy the K7. I've had it for just a few hours and have found that the autofocus is indeed much superior to the K20D - nearly instantaneous in most cases. It works at low light levels, too. The other thing that one notices early on is the superior resolution of the LCD monitor over the K20D. On these two points alone, I'm happy with the purchase. Now I get to play for a few days testing out the other new features and improvements that other reviewers and previewers have talked about."

    "This is an upgrade from the k20d for me and so far (I've only had it for a day) it seems any failings from Pentax have been addressed. White balance is bang on, and it is very fast for both focus and processing. Shake reduction seems better as well. New Pentax prime and the Sumsung sensor, which was already one of the best in this price area is improved.

I've owned both Canon and Pentax and at this stage at this price point I'd have to put Pentax ahead slightly. "