A few days ago Ricoh filed a patent application in Japan for several full-frame mirrorless telephoto lenses: 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 100-300mm f/2.8-4 A month ago another Ricoh patent also described sumular mirrorless lenses: 70-400mm 70-300mm The third 150-600mm lens described in the patent is for DSLR cameras (equipped with image stabilization)
A reader sent me some Pentax mirrorless camera mockups that actually look pretty good (Ricoh has repeated on multiple occasions that they will never produce a mirrorless camera system):
The Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka, who has Ricoh/Pentax insider information and has a good track record of reporting relevant information, mentioned on Twitter that a new Pentax Q mirrorless camera is out of the question – “hope is almost completely gone, unless a miracle happens, it will never be revived“:
A recent tweet from Kimio Tanaka states that Ricoh has no plans for a 24×36 or 645 mirrorless camera:
The January edition of Nippon Camera magazine has an interview with Ricoh/Pentax about their plans for 2019. Here is a recap:
The Pentax LX mirrorless camera was just a concept drawings created by a Pentax fan 7 years ago. The Pentax Digital K mirrorless camera with K-mount, on the other hand, was real (pictured above) – it was designed back in 1997 and was on display at the 2006 Photokina show:
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