> If we know that much we could at least make some good guesses as to IS, > USM, and so on. If they want to appeal to pros, they need the new > technology. If they don't care for the pro market, then that new > technology becomes iffy.
They're definitely not a pro company. That has much more to do with a Professional Services arm than it has to do with equipment. I've heard some estimates as to what it would cost Pentax to establish a Professional Services division, and I forget what the quotes were, but it was well up in the millions. So it really would make no sense for Pentax to become a pro company at this point. --Mike