05-05-2016, 03:04 PM
Well, the K-1 is not meant to be sold in large quantities - the initial production volume is a mere 7000 units per month (or slightly less than 1% of the total DSLRs). Sure, Pentax might have been underestimating the demand, again (for example, the demand for the 645z was about double the estimation); but this should give us an idea about the scale they're working with.
And that's perfectly fine
Tokina is definitely not a subsidiary of Pentax. None of the new lenses are Tokinas; two of them, the D FA 15-30 and the D FA 24-70, are rebadged Tamrons. The rest are Pentax.
We're expecting 4 FF primes and a FF fisheye zoom in "2017 or later":
http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/pro...oadmap.pdf
And that's perfectly fine
Tokina is definitely not a subsidiary of Pentax. None of the new lenses are Tokinas; two of them, the D FA 15-30 and the D FA 24-70, are rebadged Tamrons. The rest are Pentax.
We're expecting 4 FF primes and a FF fisheye zoom in "2017 or later":
http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/pro...oadmap.pdf