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IMO Pentax's best chance was to start anew with mirrorless years ago, when the only descent mirrorless system was MFT.

If they had ditched their DSLR line to start from scratch like Fuji did, I bet they would be in a much better position than they are today.

Of course they would have had to develop adapters for their existing lenses, similarly to what Sony did.

All in all it would have been a much smarter move given Pentax's history of compact lenses and body. It would have made much more sense with mirrorless technology and they would be uniquely positioned. Think of the pancake designs they could have released. Excepting for a few lenses, none of the manufacturers offer this today.

 

If, if, if.

But, is Fujifilm in a much better position than Pentax? I'm not talking about hype - of which they have plenty. Yet Pentax used to beat Fujifilm on the home market. With the Q.

 

And of course, it wouldn't be "like Fuji did", because Fujifilm didn't had a DSLR line to begin with: they made a few cameras, using the Nikon mount (and bodies, as a base).

Pentax has much more to lose by abandoning their users; and if they gain as little as Fujifilm did...

 

Last but not least, the best they could've done - which is not realistic, given that they were under Hoya for so long - would be a leading position on the MILC market (which is something Fuji can't manage). Please read what I said about that, few posts above.