Originally posted by Kunzite
Exactly what I was talking about

Sorry, but even if those words were true (and not only to ease up the shareholders), I choose not to live in fear, nor to spread panic without any reason. After all, there is a
very slight 
possibility that Pentax could survive under Hoya, without being sold to every company name that one founds on the internet.
Very true.. and Hoya has been very patient (and un-western in re: to corporate raiding) w/ cameras. WAY more so then I ever envisioned. But the fact remains that, short of us getting err.. short changed in some manner, Hoya will not allow a 10% or less net survive for long.. Thus the "Partnership" rattlings.... Sometimes Suzuki should just keep his mouth shut...

I think that Pentax (or more likely the K mount) will survive in one form or another. I miss the old independent one, and don't like the current bean counting one.
and it still bugs me that right when the corner was turning on them...bam..gone.....
Photography is for the "moment" your cameras should be too... as for lenses, the large throw on the DSLR lenses means that when EVF is finally matured there should be adapters for all sorts of brands. And there will always be collectors.... Buy what you like, worry about it later. Remember Canon and Nikon all cut out their old lens bases at one time or another.....
think happy thoughts.......