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Though it all seems to be attributed to a comment made by the head of RnD in an interview with 'Impress Japan' magazine, one can still hope. Sort of ironic considering their Q release. Still, I'm psyched to see if this happens. If they are the first to this 35mm mirrorless standard (at a decent price), that may bode very well for the future of Pentax.
If they make one that hits $2k-$3k, that would be great, if they make a sub $2k 35mm option, I would jump up and down and do a happy dance. That would make them the first to hit that price point with a 35mm sensor, I think it could definitely pave some inroads for Pentax and professional grade FF mirrorless options.
So lets begin the speculation! Will it come? Will it compete? Will it create, or pave the way for a pro mirrorless market? As much as Sony and Olympus have done for the mirrorless range, this will take it even further and in a very good way. Would be smart of Pentax too, being the first viable full frame mirrorless option, hitting a market that all of its current competition cannot hit due to mount limitations.
I am sort of talking about this all as if the Leica M9 doesn't exist, because as far as cost efficiency goes, it certainly doesn't lol. For $7k, you get a conveniently sized rangefinder style camera, that doesn't even come close to competing with the performance of DSLR's at the same price point (cost as much as new 1Dx and D4). I hope Pentax's FF mirrorless is price competitive to DSLR.