Originally posted by wigelII I still don't see why Pentax would need to come with a new mount.
Why should they?
Who knows, not all marketing decisions are logical, nor are they all convenient for the customer. In fact, it's the other way round.
They could "need" a new mounttTo make extra profit on customers buying new FF lenses, instead of using ancient legacy glass? (Why don't modern Pentax cameras don't come with an aperture coupling anymore?)
Originally posted by wigelII If Pentax/Ricoh would have any respect for their enthusiast DSLR customer base, they would at least make a clear statement and we would know what to do.
First Kitazawa said they would take the mirrorless route, because that's the future. Both for the FF and the 645DII. Then they stated that they will continue as DSLR centric.
They also said they aren't interested in FF at all. APSC will be their only large sensor. Then suddenly they're interested in FF after all.
So yes, I agree fully with you on the clarity of their intentions.