Did anyone really expect any earth shattering revelations in the interview.
Get real, we are, in comparison to the Japanese forums, and the market in general, a tiny little group of enthusiastic Pentax supporters.
If you want to know in which the direction the camera industry is heading, have a look at these stats, and in particular what happened in the last quarter of last year.
Mirrorless Camera Sales Increase Worldwide, Make Up Nearly Half of Sales in Japan
PRIC have no plans to appease about .0001% of it's potential market by releasing a conventional FF DSLR camera. Ricoh is in the business of earning money for it's shareholders and therefore it's production and marketing strategy's will be directed toward the big end of the market. And yes folks, that is mirrorless, in all it's present and future incarnations.
I think the K-01 could be a real winner for Pentax. It looks like a 'proper camera' and not a blown up credit card that gets lost in your hands, and can utilise a huge range of legacy glass. It's not for me because I'm old school and insist on an OVF, but I'm tipping that in a few years time, EVF's will be all the rage. I will probably insist on one.
Personally, I'm loving my new K5. My 15 Ltd, 40 Ltd, M50 f1.7, DA*300, Siggy 105 Macro and 70-200 f2.8 all seem to have a new lease of life on it.
For me, and fellow birders and wild-lifers, the 560mm will fill a huge gap in our lens line-up. And I'm bloody sure it will not be a 'stocking stuffer'.
My gut feeling is that Ricoh acquired Pentax to add some 'olde worlde' credibility to their brand name.
GO RICOH !!!!!!
I'm also a fan of the images produced by the D700, but I'm also positive that when I learn how to get the best from my new K5, I'll lose my Nikon FF envy.