Originally posted by jsherman999 "New" FF lenses I wouldn't be surprised to see over a period of time:
Premium: 16-35 f/2.8, 24-70 f/2.8, 70-200 f/2.8, 120-300 f/4, 600 f/4 or f/5.6, 500 f/4 or 5.6, 400 f/4, 300 f/2.8, 200 f/2, 135 f/1.8
Mid Tier: 20 f/2.8, 17-35 f/4, 24-105 f/4, 70-200 f4, 135 f/2.8 (maybe Limited),
Entry: 24 f/2.8, 35 f/2, 50 f/1.8, some variable-aperture zooms like Nikon's new 28-300 FF zoom
1. So many fantasies...
It's the list of lenses for 8-10 years ahead.
Who will produce so many lenses and where?
Anyway, there is right idea in your post. First - Pentax should start to develop new FF lenses and start to produce it. Together with new FF camera or before...^)
2. I don't undestand why some of Pentaxian can't understand that Pentax is the smallest photo brand. It's just a bit bigger than Leica.
No resources for MF, FF, mirrorless and APS-C together. No resources for world-wide advertising.
Pentax can develop only 1 new lens per year for MF. And 2-3 lenses at most for APS-C. In better case.
Ricoh is not the leader of photomarket too...Ricoh is even weaker than Pentax.
Why do you think that Pentax could produce the same lenses as Canon/Nikon produce?
Who will buy this lenses? 5000 people for whole world?
3. Pentax is the photo brand for amateurs and advanced amateurs and no any chances to be another...
Ricoh/Pentax are not Canon/Nikon. It's biggest illusion, myth that if Pentax produce FF, it will be big success and big sales automatically.
This FF camera could have some success if it will be something special or very cheap. Not like C/N/S.
Imagine - Amateur Mirrorless FF with full WR + line of small fast pancakes + WR fast primes.
It's just alternative...Any copy of present FF DSLR won't have good sales.
Between Canon, Nikon, Sony and Pentax FF lines of cameras and lenses, the most users choose C and N. 80-90%.
The market of FF cameras are not above 7% of whole DSLR market.
Even Canon 1Dx will be produced by rather limited quantity.
But Canon is almost 45-50% of DSLR market. And almost 50% of FF market.
Who will buy Pentax if it will be the same as C/N/S cameras?
It's no any sense to make FF just for some Pentax fans. It must be the camera for everyone.