Pentax has announced the K-3 II DSLR  K-3 II Specs:

• 24.35 MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
• PRIME III Image Processor
• Anti-Aliasing Filter Simulator
• 3.2" 1.03m-Dot LCD Monitor
• Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 30 fps
• SAFOX11 27-Point AF, 25 Cross Sensors
• ISO 100-51200, 8.3 fps Shooting
• 86k-Pixel RGB Exposure Metering
• Built-In GPS, Compass, and AstroTracer
• Shake Reduction & Pixel Shift Resolution

Shipping in Mid May 2015 - Preorder from B&H PHotoPentax has consistently produced excellent cameras and sensors and this followup up to the highly praised K-3 looks to continue the trend.    The only thing holding Pentax back is the market perception of lack of lenses and the small ecosystem of accessories made for Pentax gear.The Pentax k-3 is equivalent in build quality and size to the Canon 70D and Nikon D7200 cameras.I love to see companies innovating in interesting ways and the AstroTracer feature in the new K-3 II uses the GPS and sensor shift technology to avoid star trails at longer exposures.  What are star trails/Photographing stars how-to?AstroTracer FeatureThe image sensor will shift during the course of an exposure in order to compensate for the Earth's rotation and prevent star trails from occurring; resulting in sharper, clearer imagery and alleviating the need for an optional equatorial mount. Interested? I have a few Pentax readers and they are quite vocal :) What we are really waiting to hear more about - the full frame pentax that will be released later this year.