Thanks to Blog reader Voice of Reason and yet another guy who opted to drop me an email, we have the following latest news or rumour about Pentax/Ricoh:-
EXCLUSIVE: Ricoh to Beef Up Digital Camera Biz [Jiji Press English News Service]
Update: The original source Japanese article can be found here:-
http://www.jiji.com/jc/trend?c=newitem&k=2011091700198 (Excite English Translation Here)
For what it is important, quoted:-
"A new mirrorless camera will be developed by Pentax Imaging Systems Co., which the Japanese office equipment maker will acquire on Oct. 1 to take over the Pentax brand, the sources said."
"Equipped with a larger sensor, the new model will allow for a wide variety of photo styles, such as making out-of-focus areas in a shot much more blurry, the sources said."
So, is it a K-mount mirrorless from Pentax this time? Any chance? Or, is this *rumour* reliable enough after all??
Btw, the Q is also mentioned, it is described as "it was rather designed for beginners with a small image sensor", nonetheless.