Pentax lovers: cause for concern?

[Uncle Wig]

pqrst, I hope you are correct and I think there is some merit to your theory. Hoya has no consumer products and no interest in running a consumer business; Ricoh does. The press release (I know it may not turn out to be truthful) states that Hoya and Richoh/Pentax will cooperate on new products. It was known all along that Hoya's main interest was in Pentax's medical optics business.

For reaction, this is worth looking at: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com...l#comments

I find myself looking at this site more often lately than dpreview, for news and reaction. Dpreview's forums are too loaded with knee-jerking know-it-all-whiners who have no clue as to what they're talking about.