Pretty similar story here. I switched to Olympus about 10 years ago with the E-M10 and have just splashed out on an OM-5 ii. My K-5 is about to be sold and although I'm keeping the K-01 and the Q, they're hard to love without an EVF.
Brian On 11 January 2026 7:17:06 am AEDT, John Francis <[email protected]> wrote: >On Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 11:28:23PM +0100, Henk Terhell wrote: >> There is an new article on PetaPixel about an interview with the Ricoh >> president and the general manager of Ricoh products. >> https://petapixel.com/2026/01/08/the-future-for-pentax-is-uncertain-but-ricoh-is-committed-to-the-brand/ >> Ricoh is committed to the Pentax brand, despite the quiet situation. >> However, there appears to be no new DSLR yet on the drawing board. > >I still have anm emotional attachment to Pentax (dating back to the >Spotmatic II I purchased over 50 years ago with my first paycheck >from my first full-time job), but as most of you will already know >I switched to an Olympus M1X a few years ago. >I've still got a K-5 and a bunch of lenses (and some even older stuff), >but I doubt if I'll ever use them again - I'll probably post a list of >them here to see if I've got anything someone might want. >The FA* 250-600 has already gone to a good home, though :-) >-- >%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
