Originally posted by sb in ak I wasn't aware of this either. Sucky.
I am hopeful. Everyone has been so focused on Ricoh and their plan for what they are going to make, how they advertise, what things cost, etc. that they have forgotten that Hoya apparently did not work and play well with other companies. If Ricoh can mend some bridges to other companies that make things like lenses, flashes, etc. for dSLRs that will go a LONG way to improve the brand IMHO.
Tokina doesn't make K mount lenses anymore either. It would be great to get Tamron and Tokina back offering their new lenses in K mount. Right now we have Pentax, Samyang, and Sigma. Are there any others?