Thanks for this info Don, I'm not sure my wallet will be so pleased when it becomes available - no doubt in Samsung guise for Europe. Still, at only $700 (US) for body plus lens, it's not a huge amount of cash, they've cut corners with the penta-mirror viewfinder to keep the price down. Glad to see they've chosen a sensible name for this series of products.
Konica-Minolta did a similar system of moving the sensor with their 7D and 5D models. I have to say I'm surprised that it's taken this long for Pentax to get in on the anti-shake act. They developed the basic technology a long time ago but probably never had the budget to turn it into a final product. I even read somewhere that one of the patents they took out for some aspect of Anti-Shake technology is licenced to Canon for use in their lenses, how true this is I don't know.
You have to admire Pentax for sticking to their guns for lens compatibility. I can use just about any Pentax lens ever made on my dSLR, not only 35mm lenses but also medium format 645 or 67 lenses. Not that I have any.
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