Originally posted by Roberts I really hope there will be FF Pentax with new mount - mirrorless FF, something like Fuji X-Pro1, initially with 3 lenses, for example, and K mount adapter. Like Fuji X started. And one can use all K mount FF lenses with adapter. And Pentax (more precisely - Ricoh) can make for such camera not only K mount adapter, but adapters for Leica, Canon, Nikon and other mounts. This niche is absolutely empty - there is only Leica and rumored Sony Nex FF.
Like it or not, but Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras with mirror will be history in more or less close future, may be there will be some small market with special needs thet will use FF in future, like it is now with medium format, but this market will not be mainstreem. Ricoh/Pentax if they want to live, must look into the future and slowly abandon DSLR-s.
I am affraid you are not 100% wrong.
I see more interest to developp new lenses in another mount allowing better compacity (mainly of bodies) due to shorter register distance, as well as modern full digital transmission to lenses.
Secondly, i don't see why RICOH should be proud of anything after the recenty company name changes, if they don't put their name on significantly "breaking new" products.
So that is my hypothesis, although i disagree with you re. DSLR's future.
Not so many technologies have disappeared from the photography market, and i bet there will always be at least some "niche market areas" where you will sustain optical viewfinders.