That is too funny!!!
I certainly don't think anyone at Ricoh (and even here) think highly enough of me for anything I say to make it out of our little Pentax sandbox here!
In some ways, I'm not even making a statement other than I don't like people taking credit for things that I don't think they deserve.
You can't buy respect in my book, and just because a company owns something, it's very ego driven to slather your name over it.
Kind of like "marking your territory".
There is no reason to see Ricoh on a Pentax camera other than on the required UL/government required plate on the bottom of the camera.
The K3 is a Pentax, through and through and it's clear to me after having it a few weeks.
When I saw that production models of the K3 would come with Ricoh, I said I'd give them a chance, and see what parts of Ricoh made it into the camera.
There really isn't much "Ricoh" in the K3, so it comes down to respect.
The K3 is an updated K5, with a dash of the K30 thrown in for good measure.
That being said, I look forward to what Ricoh does on their own, with their own brain trust.
Again, I am 100% aware how immature I am over this, but I can't explain it.