Nooooooo…..
Apparently a fire at the plant that should have supplied Pentax’s Li-Ion batteries has halted production, delaying the much anticipated camera release announcement from November to February.
http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9584_22-6215062.htmlÂ
This is a critical blow for the already shaky Pentax (after the Hoya merger), and means they will miss the Holiday sales, as well as lose the “momentum” gained from the K10d.
It is really such a shame, and a terrible setback for a company that was aiming to do a major rebound this year. I hope they can recover enough to stay competitive against the new releases from the rest of the “big 5″