WG-60 is Announced

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/wg-60/

EISA Awards 2018

https://www.eisa.eu/awards/photography/

No Pentax..

DPR Reviewed the DFA*50 F1.4, with Samples

https://www.dpreview.com/articles/9615174387/hands-on-with-the-pentax-hd-fa-50mm-f1-4-for-real-this-time

Overall looks not too positive. And, it mentions about a rebadged OEM lens, too. Btw, DPR seems not too Pentax friendly these days. ;-)

Measurbating Review of the DFA*50 F1.4 at the Korean SLR Club

http://www.slrclub.com/v/common_review/9979

In Korean, but the test pictures and crops with simple legends are self-explanatory. The DA*55 F1.4 is also compared to. And, K-1 II is used for the test.

A DFA*50 F1.4 Hands-on, with Full Sample Photos

http://www.kennychi.com/lens-pentax-dfa-%e2%98%85-50mm-f1-4-sdm-aw-%e8%a9%95%e6%b8%ac/
(in Traditional Chinese)

With quite some samples, full original JPEGs available with EXIF at the linked Flickr. Some purple/green fringing can be seen at wide apertures, anyway.

Yet Another K-1 VS M2 IQ Comparison (Youtube)

https://youtu.be/JQKu972nvU8

I blog, you decide.

DPR has Re-shot Studio Scene

https://www.dpreview.com/articles/1423988259/letter-from-the-reviews-editor-pentax-k-1-mark-ii-studio-scene-re-shoot

Conclusion remains unchanged.

A Practical K-1 Vs Mark II Shootout (with Real Scenes)

http://blog.hisway306.jp/entry/2018/05/15/080000#K-1-Mark-II-vs-K-1-%E3%82%AC%E3%83%81%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B3%E5%AF%BE%E6%B1%BA
(in Japanese)

IMO, the images from the Mark II have dull colours as what DPR suggested. However, the resolution difference is not as huge, ditto for the noise difference.

K-1 II has Worse IQ than K-1 and is Not Recommended by DPR

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentax-k-1-ii-review/11

I am not surprised with the conclusion for what I have inspected and found with different Mark II samples these days.

DPR K-1 II Samples are Out

https://www.dpreview.com/samples/5389645335/sample-gallery-pentax-k-1-ii

Same as what the PF has found, the direct out-of-the-camera JPEGs look soft to me.

DCW Reviewed the K-1 Mark II

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/reviews/pentax-k-1-mark-ii-review

The K-1 is not compared, though. That is, the Mark II is assessed alone.

PF Compared the Noise/Details of the K-1 and Mark II

https://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/hands-on-reviews/k-1-ii-vs-k-1-noise-image-quality.html

"In JPEG mode the K-1 II has an edge, especially above ISO 12800.  At lower ISO settings, as we saw in the outdoor test, there is clearly less noise, but details are also slightly softer."

PB Reviewed the K-1 Mark II

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/pentax_k_1_mark_ii_review

The conclusion is well said. The upgrade is so subtle than it worths.

Another K-1 II New User Review

http://www.kennychi.com/pentax-k-1-mark-ii-%E9%96%8B%E7%AE%B1/

In Chinese, with samples.

Yet Another Two K-1 Vs K-1 II Shootouts (of High ISO and PSR)

http://w3.ee/openarticle.php?id=2974753&lang=est
(in Estonian, Google translated English page here)

Whilst it is commented that the Mark II has lower noise and the pictures are brighter when compared with Mark I's, the tester does not provide any information on the exposure time values of his comparison test pictures.

A quick check on another earlier similar shootout test (in Chinese, machine-translated English page here), it is noted that the exposure times of the Mark II are often extended by 1/3 EV stop and hence the rated ISO of the Mark II should not be accurate and is actually overrated, hence resulting in brighter pictures with less noise. In fact, I have seen several shootout tests so far and have found the same.

K-1 II ISO Tests 100-102400 Vs Dynamic Pixel Shift Results

https://www.mikemuizebelt.nl/pdf/K1_markii_iso_steps_100-102400.jpg
(Composite test picture) 

https://www.mikemuizebelt.nl/pdf/K1_markii_iso_steps_100-102400_PSR_ON.jpg

(Warning: Large file in ~25MB each)

From my prolonged experience with the K-1, it seems that the high ISO performance improvement of the Mark II is only subtle at ISO 3200 and above. The handheld PSR could give higher resolution, though, when it works. However, noise will not be improved anyway in the PSR mode.

A New K-1 Mark II Practical Review

https://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail/25112/pentax-k-1-markii
(in Traditional Chinese)

Handheld pixel resolution and high ISO settings are tested. The result pictures are self-explanatory with simple legends.

In short, the handheld pixel resolution is a hit-n-miss game, I'm afraid. Sometimes, the outcome would be even worse. Besides, the improvement at high ISO values is not really significant. Subtle improvement could be seen, though, IMHO.

No News is Good News

http://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2018/20180413_025322.html

K-1 Mark II Online Catalogue

http://pxp-pentax.ricoh-imaging.de/index.php?catalog=RICOH_IMAGING-PressKit-EN&lang=en&startpage=1

Major Differences between K-1 and the Mark II

	K-1	K-1 II	What's New
Max. ISO	102400 (204800)	819200	PRIME IV with Accelerator Unit
Bluetooth Support	No	Yes	Image Sync 2.0
Pixel Shift Resolution	Tripod	Handheld Possible
Max. Burst (APS-C, JPEG)	6.5 fps	6.4 fps
Battery Life (CIPA)	760	670
AF Performance	-	Improved	New AF Algorithm

How Come an Announcement Will be Made on February 18 of 2018?

Which is a Sunday. This is just a joke, Asahiman!

Did you actually mean 2019? ;-P

There Will be NO K3II Replacement NOR K-1 Firmware Update, Said Asahiman

There was no higher development than the KP.

Update was canceled, sorry.

Just believe it or not. ;-p

K-1 Discontinued

Disclosed by Pentax Czech via FB:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4252471

Translated and quoted:

"We are letting you know about end of sale of our successful model Pentax K-1. Last units can be ordered from our partners + list of shops.. "

K-3II Discontinued

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/index.html

Japanese Camera Market Share in 2017 (BCN Data)

Source: Nikon Rumor

More Info about the DFA*50/1.4

http://thisistanaka.blog66.fc2.com/entry/1153/
(In Japanese)

11cm long, 8cm diameter, 830g heavy, 72mm thread, 0.4m closest focus.