I have no idea.
Just somebody said something to somebody, for now.
As far as I am concerned, as long as it works with my existing FF lenses in a non-clunky and overly slow manner, I am happy enough.
I have faith that Pentax and Ricoh has a 'do it right' philosophy based on all the cameras they have done so far and in the past.
I believe that it makes little sense to drop K-mount entirely if there is a new FF camera.
However, I also think that the way ahead to offer above the competition and gain market share fast is via some sort of FF that also takes other ppls lenses.
I do think we will know it soon enough in 5-6mths time.
Originally posted by Uluru There's a confusion around:
- what is the mount designation
- what is designated camera series nomenclature
Pentax has, coincidentally, chosen to use K-
something to designate almost all of their digital SLRs. (exception being ist*)
That was done in an attempt to convey to people that digital SLR cameras from Pentax are not some new gimmick, but that new digital cameras can use
any K-mount lens
ever produced without any problem. That is more than 30 years of legacy. A very strong message for a very worthy cause.
Now after some 19 DSLRs or so, it does make sense to stick to that K-nomenclature for that series of cameras, because it well defines all DSLRs done so far — they all were APS-C.
When a new FF DSLRs comes out, it may have a different camera series nomenclature, to differentiate itself from the rest in one crucial feature: the sensor size. However, it doesn't mean that a new FF camera will have an all new mount! It will be just a different series, to clearly target a specific market without unnecessary confusions. It may have some specific and different features as well: for example DA K-mount lens will work in crop mode. It will also have its own FA lenses, designed for the FF.