Originally posted by THoog CP+ 2016 PF Interview: "The Q line is still a current line, but we focused our limited resources on the K-1. We plan to release the roadmapped Q-mount macro lens in the near future."
Originally posted by CarlJF Problem is, RP said almost the same thing in the CP+ 2015 interview: "We are still developing the Q system, but are now concentrating all efforts on full-frame development. This includes lenses. The full-frame system is a priority.". And the macro lens is on the roadmap as "planned" since 2013... And was even hinted at in 2012 as a "telephoto prime" that PF was expecting to be available before the end of 2012...
Actually, in Ricoh-speak, that's not the same at all. In 2015, they flat out said they were only working on FF, not Q. In 2016, they say they had been working only on FF, but plan to release the Q macro zoom in the near future. That's a lot more specific than "planned" or "we are considering it" or even "we're working on it". They generally don't name a particular product and say "near future" until they are close to a release.