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No way 10 years ago. K1000 was listed around 15 bucks - what a hipe.
"Hipsters" made it expensive?
with regards
Some could say that it's a blessing, while the cool folks are fighting over the K1000s, the price of other cameras stay "low".
No way 10 years ago. K1000 was listed around 15 bucks - what a hipe.
"Hipsters" made it expensive?
with regards
I have one of those meters for my H1a, anything but primitive according to my Gossens, and IIRC it goes down to EV1.Mine had a primitive external Cds averaging meter, coupled to the top, with its own little lens. But every one of my Kodachrome exposures was correct. Guess I was just accustomed to using it.
And in my case I would not want the K1000. I have on in very good condition and it was free to me and I never use it. I use the KX and even the old S3 a lot more.Not from my point - the K1000 is nearly the same but later models were assembled outside japan. Advantage /disadvantage (outside japan) I can't say.But you have later production dates.
I bought a new one to 200 bucks - years ago in Vancouver. Till 2005 it was in good condition - later I noticed shutter problems.
A friend shows me his SP500 I had to repair his one.
1) batteries - no LR 44/SR44 it is a real smaler one I never remember - possible discontinued.
2) film transport malfuntion.
I cant state it is the better one.
K1000 fits Pentax K /M lenses.
Advantage to some / disadvantage to friends of m42.
I would say both are nearly the same.
But it has to be in good condition - livetime could be limited to 20 - 25 years in worst cases (just from my experience)
with regards
PS : Conglatulation to the OP - for such nice price it is just "phantastic"
That's a blast from the past... When I was in high school, the local pawn shop had a pentax top-mount meter that I bought. I used it as a handheld meter for years with other cameras it didn't fit, years before I got my own pentax (ES-II). No idea what happened with that meter. But even when I had an S3V (mid 1980's) I didn't have that meter any longer.I probably still have that old meter. I dissected the camera out of curiosity, and kept the lens, which has a very pleasant less contrasty rendering than my current Nikon lenses.
KX is very fine by the way. Very special from my point. I never saw a real cheap KX in good condidion. M42 is not my way - but if you habe the lenses it is just "PERFECT"And in my case I would not want the K1000. I have on in very good condition and it was free to me and I never use it. I use the KX and even the old S3 a lot more.
The K series were replaced with the M series and later the LX took the place of the K2. The K1000 is Pentax attempt to make the cheapest 35mm SLR and it was good for the money but still it's cheap and not as good as the more expensive ones.Of the original three K series (KX, KM & K2), I get the reasons behind them, the KX (fully loaded mechanical SLR) and KM (more basic/cheaper mechanical SLR), the K2 (Av/Manual with a hybrid shutter). I don't understand why the K2 ISO dial is around the lens mount (and almost impossible to change). I also don't understand why they went out of production so quickly, only to be replaced by the K1000 (was it that much cheaper to produce than the KM?). The KX & KM are easier to use than the MX (the shutter speed dial is much better positioned), and the K2 offered a hybrid mechanical/electronic shutter at a time when electronics were still not trusted by many.
The situation is that, 40 years or so later, the best cameras (KX & KM) are all 40 years old and the cheapest (the K1000) are the ones most likely to work as many of them are much younger - only 20 years old.
I probably still have that old meter. I dissected the camera out of curiosity, and kept the lens, which has a very pleasant less contrasty rendering than my current Nikon lenses.
I may this week pickup some film and shoot it. Unsure what I'd do for development though. I know there are various, well respected websites that handle this sort of thing. I also know that most drugstores still allow drop-off (although, they mail it somewhere now don't they?).
A few comments on the Spotmatic & K1000: The K1000 was basically a Spotmatic with a K lens mount, minus the self-timer and depth of field preview (or stop-down metering switch if you prefer). The rest of the body is pretty much the same,
Almost two decades ago my father gave me a Pentax camera. I think it was a K1000. However, it was stolen many, many years ago when the house was burglarized. I've always wanted one like it.
Today I was at a shop and saw what I thought was a K1000. I inspected it and bought it. As soon as I got out the door I realized it as actually a Spotmatic F.
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What sets the F apart from other spotmatics,.is that it can meter without having to stop down the lens. This is a big deal for a camera with screw mount (M42 lens mount). For this to work, you need to use Super-Takumar or Super-Multi-Coated takumar lenses, which are slightly better.
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The F is indeed lovely. I do wish that Pentax had furnished a meter on/off switch! Perhaps partially depressing the shutter release, as is done with the LX?On the F, metering at full aperture is possible only with Super Multi-Coated (SMC) Takumars. With Super Takumars or just Takumars (very old), metering is stop-down only.
Yes, the F is the best of the M42 screw-mount metered Pentaxes.
For non-metered, there's the SV / H3v.
There is a swtitch, it is comprised of a cds cell and a simple transistor circuit which shuts off power below a certain light level. A lenscap shuts off the meter, essentially.The F is indeed lovely. I do wish that Pentax had furnished a meter on/off switch! Perhaps partially depressing the shutter release, as is done with the LX?
On the F, metering at full aperture is possible only with Super Multi-Coated (SMC) Takumars. With Super Takumars or just Takumars (very old), metering is stop-down only.
Yes, the F is the best of the M42 screw-mount metered Pentaxes.
For non-metered, there's the SV / H3v.
There is a swtitch, it is comprised of a cds cell and a simple transistor circuit which shuts off power below a certain light level. A lenscap shuts off the meter, essentially.
There were a couple others I think. It does work, although if enough light comes in through the eyepiece, the meter will activate. I use lenscaps always, I figure that with two hands, I can get the cap off while raising the camera, although if I expect to use the camera I do keep the cap in my pocket. The drain on the cell is very low anyway, I think it was a way to assure the meter was off when the camera was put away - in it's case.Just my opinion, but that was a poor design decision by Pentax. Surely I can't be the only person who never uses a lens cap: I want to be able to bring my camera up and look through it on a moment's notice; caps just hinder this and it's one more item to carry and fiddle with.
Is there any other camera that did this? Did Pentaxes after the K1000 still do this?
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