Pentax K-x makes Top 20 debut in new top selling DSLRs update

Time to take a look at a new snapshot in the on-going top selling DSLRs soap-opera at Amazon. If this is the first time you are reading this recurring feature, be sure to read the introduction first. We start as usual with a teaser screenshot crop...

Pentax K-x enters the Top 20
As you can see from the Pentax K-x updates, be they reviews, sample pictures or sensor-evaluations, it looks like Pentax is having a bit of an early breakaway hit with the noise-crowd. Combine that with a $99 discount at Amazon on the second two lens-kit (18-55 + 55-300), and we have a new entry in the top 15.

This is even more impressive since there are multiple colors and kits of this camera available, four of which are currently shipping and the rest in pre-order status.

Prices are dropping in general
With the exception of the hard-to-find cameras that get obnoxiously spiked in price by 3rd-party profiteers, the rest of the available cameras are dropping in price. Among them, the Canon 50D is now going for $982 as body-only, the Pentax K7 body-only has dropped to $1022, and the D300s is now price-matching the Canon 7D, which is currently in-stock and that helped it climb up to the #5 spot. No bad for a $1700 camera that is in-and-out of stock!

Micro Four Thirds taking a breather
Panasonic has ran out of GF1 kits (check stock status matrix), although there seems to be sporadic stock here and there that gets "devoured" quickly. The Olympus E-P1 has yet to make a return to the Top 20, as the initial excitement wore off and the price remains steady at the opening level. The market seems to be nudging Olympus towards its first discount for the E-P1.

Top 20 vitals
+ Canon vs Nikon: 10-7
+ total non-CaNiKon: 3
+ total M43rds: 1
+ total 35mmFF: 3
+ # of cameras over $1000: 9
+ # of cameras under $500: 1
+ price upticks vs downticks: 1-6