Originally posted by Raffwal But then somebody here or on the other forum commented the Q turd had to have Ricoh's approval and I realized that was true. Such an announcement in the last days of negotiations and release just before the deal taking effect is 100% certain to have Ricoh's approval. And what does it tell us that they want products such as GXR and Q? Not very promising IMO.
As I see it, the only thing that is 100% certain about Ricoh's involvement with the Q product is the timing of its announcement in relation to the announcement of the acquisition of Pentax. There seams to be no question considering the timing of the release that Ricoh wanted it announced under Hoya. Would Hoya have released it at all if not for the sale to Ricoh is unknown. Hoya certainly doesn't care about releasing a turd from a division they never wanted, and are off loading. And, clearly Ricoh has little confidence in the Q product or they would not have required its release prior to announcing the acquisition. I could be wrong bit it seams Ricoh wants to judge reaction to the concept and then quickly kill it if it flops. Judging by the online reaction to Q thus far, if I am correct, it will never hit shelves in the US. If Ricoh blindly tries to push marketing on the still born Q, that indicates they truly believe in the product, and I can have no confidence in Ricoh-Pentax. If they quickly kill it howeber, I have high hopes. So, the Q is good for something, its the perfect litmus test for Ricoh-Pentax's direction going foreward.