Pentax K1000

Manufactured by Asahi Optical Corporation, Japan

Model: 1990-1997, Assembled in China

All K1000 Produced between 1975-97

35 mm film SLR camera, mechanical, except posemeter

BODY

Lens release: lever on the right lower side of the lens mount, slide downward and turn the lens counter clockwise, when mounting the lens the red marks of the lens and the camera must be aligned

Focusing: manual front focusing, via Fresnel matte screen, ring and scale window on the lens

Shutter: rubberized silk focal plane, horizontally traveling, speeds: 1-1/1000 +B

setting : speed dial knob on the top plate

Shutter release: on the top plate, w/ cable release socket

Cocking lever: also winds the film, short stroke, retractable, on the right of the top plate

Frame counter: additive type, auto-reset, window on the cocking lever

Viewfinder: eye level SLR pentaprism, needle index of exposure mater visible in it

Exposure meter: full frame averaging TTL metering with built-in coupled match-needle meter ASA range: 20-3200, setting: ring and window on the speed dial, lift and turn

Exposure setting: manual, turn the speed dial or aperture ring until the needle aligned to the center of the index, in the finder

Re-wind: folding crank, on the top plate, turns when winding

Re-wind release: a button, on the bottom plate

Flash PC socket: left lower front side of the camera, w/ removable lid,

X-Sync. 1/60, red X mark on the speed dial

Hot-shoe

Self-timer: none

Back cover: Hinged, opens by lifting the re-wind lever

Tripod socket: 1/4''

Strap lugs

Battery: 1.5V LR44 alkaline or SR44 silver oxide, only for posemeter

Battery chamber: on the bottom plate

Engraving on the bottom plate: Assembled in China, and serial no. 6131802

LENS

SMC Pentax-A, 35-80mm f/4-f/5.6 w/ macro focus facility,

Pentax K-mount,

filter thread: 49mm, serial no. 4529170

Aperture: f/4-f/22, setting: dial and ring on the lens

Zooming: dial and ring on the lens

Focus range: 0.4-5m +inf

Attention: Leave the lens cap on when you are not using the camera, there is no on-off switch for the exposuremeter, so it works continuously

World-class fully manual SLR considered to be the classic student camera.

The K series evolved from the classic Spotmatic, in fact the K1000 itself is essentially a Spotmatic with a bayonet mount

 

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