Rumor: Ricoh is working on a compact camera based on Pentax’s K mount

Ricoh is working on a compact camera based on Pentax's K mount. It's not clear if they would use the exact K mount or the M 4/3 approach by keeping the mount diameter in-tact and reducing the distance so that older K mount lenses still can be used via an adapter and a new series of new "micro K mount" lenses will be introduced. Product launch is estimated at the end of this year or early next year.