Hm. I must admit that all of you have strong arguments :-). I see now much better the rationale behind some aspects of the lens line up and I thank you all for taking the time to explain! Particularly one point strikes me: the current lens portfolio still honors the FF K1000 aficionados, which is a strong sign of respect for the customers (unmatched by any competitor, as for the K mount). I understand that this aspect has to be taken in account when analyzing the portfolio and the outcome is much to Pentax's advantage.
As a side effect, this strategy also keeps the situation nicely open if, by chance, one day they would decide to go for a digital FF.
Again, thank you all for your contribution; and have nice shots on this 1st of may!
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