Originally Posted by Kunzite 
Samsungian, what "very credible rumour"? The Pentax and Samsung DSLRs are made in the Pentax factory, in Philippines. The lenses are made in the Pentax factory, in Vietnam. Those are facts, not rumors.
I concur.
My 2003 Optio S was made in the Philippines.
My 2000 ZX-30 was made in the Philippines, and my 2000 FA J 28-80 was made in Vietnam.
Nothing new under the sun for me.