Originally posted by sterretje My setup is lacking a wide angle and yes, when the need arises, I will buy one in Pentax K-mount.
I'm not bothered by the uncertainty that surrounds Pentax (if I have to believe the forums). I have three Pentax dSLRs and by the time they die, I'm either dead or I will switch to a dSLR-style MILC that can take the lenses (and the old Minolta MD and Olympus OM lenses) if Pentax no longer has a camera that can take them.
+1 to this.
Its disappointing for now, but its not the end.
In fact its only a disappointment because Pentax may loose out on new customers who take notice of the latest and 'greatest'.
BTW, from a guy I consider in the 'know', MILC K-mount is on its way (hope its true of course)
It does not really affect me as a current user with enough lenses to not need any more (but want is a different thing
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A K5 bought now, will still be relevant for image making 2-3yrs from now.
After which any flavor of MILC can be used to take the K-mount lenses.