but if Pentax knew this was the direction they were going in why not include on-body aperture control?
Judging from the Pentax K mount history, I have a strong feeling that they have never had a strong vision, let alone direction. We all know they have had many never-seen-the-light products, as Pal has pointed out. Being a company which merely follows the trend, you really cannot blame them. It is Minolta's fault to make AF the future, Canon's fault to make so many damn good AF products. :-)
2. They really don't plan ahead or think through their marketing,
They did, but things always turned out different. :-)
3. They plan to release a new flagship (and piss off all the folks who bought Mz-S's).
How can you say that? MZ-S has been around for 3 years and nobody pointed the gun to your head. Besides, we still do not know if there will be another flagship film based body. If not, you would be a winner and I would be a loser (because I don't have MZ-S). If yes, you would be a loser & I would be a winner (because I didn't waste money on MZ-S). Life is such a game.
I suspect it's number 1. They aren't so stupid as to do #2, and don't have the funds to develop a new flagship for #3. While Pentax may ultimately move in the KAF-3 direction, I suspect it will be a more gradual transition.
For every series, there has been a flagship model (K2, MX, Super A, P50, SFXn, Z-1p, MZ-S) although whether they are better than their own predecessor is questionable. So there is a good chance there will be a *ist flagship model.
regards, Alan Chan
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