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I don't think a big company is a warranty against dead-end development. Sony is an excellent example for that. And Nikon, while it's reliable on their mount, is not as innovative as Pentax proved to be with their version of FF. Also, their MF body is available and alive for quite a while now.

 

 

 

but it is clear they aren't on the path of Samsung camera system

 

Well, then your crystal ball is more informative than mine  But I would agree that Pentax knows photographic business while for Samsung it was just another branch in it's portfolio.