First I'd like to say that it's a pity if people can't enjoy some cheerful fantasies about Pentax future without beginning to insult each other.
More fantasies. When you read about Pentax history, it's impossible not to notice that they are very keen to have various sort of anniversary models. There are special editions of cameras in gold or titan related to the anniversary of Pentax (Asahi) birth in 1919, to some even million of SLR cameras, to the first Pentax SLR etc. Best known are probably the special versions of LX, but also later models have been released in special anniversary versions, as well as the spotmatic in its time. Biggest special anniversary event was clearly the original LX that was supposed to be released at the Pentax Asahi 60-years anniversary (LX being 60 in roman numbers), although it for some reasons was delayed to 1980. Perhaps Hoya wont let them be so nostalgic in the future.
Next year is the 90-years anniversary of Pentax Asahis creation...
While you been busy dreaming up what a Pentax pro model would include I've been wondering if it would not be so that an eventual pro DSLR from Pentax in 2009 would be named
Pentax XC !!!
(XC being 90 in roman numbers). Pentax XC has about the same sound to it as LX and is short and sticks out enough from the current production names.
If I was to dream what sort of camera it would be, I would see some development of K20D or K200D that smell LX even if it has nothing to do with the actual LX, and with some features that make it as superior to the competition as the LX was at its time (e.g. it's TTL measurement system). Weather proofing stays of course. It probably have to be faster (Pentax LX motor could make 5 pictures/second, a number Pentax is not near today), but for the other features anybodies guess is as good as mine. Probably just rubbish, but it is fun to dream.
PS. When I first suggested this on another "dream-pro-thread" I messed up the roman numbers and age of Pentax (because the LX was delayed), so the name Pentax XC was actually suggested by another member, Asahiflex, who corrected my arithmetics. DS