Originally posted by Ash
Thanks Adam. Of note, this is encouraging:
Pentax representatives that we talked to couldn't refute that those who are patient will be rewarded with some great Pentax products in the future!* It may be tempting to switch to another brand now that both Canon and Nikon have affordable full-frame bodies, but there are certain things that even they cannot beat Pentax at, and that's why we're confident that Pentax will be making a big comeback under Ricoh's leadership.
Sigh, this is exactly what I found the most discouraging quote from the entire article. Translated into English this simply means "We have no plans currently *at all* for future products. We know that, save a few features, we're beat by the competition. We're hoping that, despite the pull to greener pastures, these few features will be enough for you to stick around, so sometime in the future we may at some point actually release new stuff that is competitive."
Sorry, but the line "...couldn't refute..." is simply a lawyers way to say nothing while sounding good. On the same note I cannot refute that I have money-printing pixies in my back-yard....