asahi pentax k1000

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Asahi Pentax K1000by KarenNakamura

Overview and

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The PentaxK1000 wasreleased in 1976

by the AsahiOptical !mpany"The last m!del with that mar#uee r!lled d!wn the assembly line in1997$ an ama%in& '1(year pr!ducti!n span" O) c!urse$ there werechan&es durin& that time$ m!st n!tably a chan&e )r!m *ade(in(+apan t! *ade(in(hina" ,sin& the text !r ima&es !n this websitewith!ut permissi!n !n an ebay aucti!n !r any !ther site is a-i!lati!n !) )ederal law and y!ur ebay terms !) ser-ice"

,nlike the pre-i!us *.'

screw(m!unt /p!tmatics$ theK1000 used Asahis new Kbay!net lens m!unt and wasintended )!r ad-ancedamateur ph!t!&raphers",nlike the Pentax *whichcame !ut at the same timeand had aperture(pri!ritymeterin&$ the K1000 was all(manual !nly$ with a built(in

c!upled match(needle meter -ery similar t! the Pentax /p!tmaticseries"

2r!m the !utside$ especially the t!p(plate$ the K1000 is a spittin&ima&e !) a /p!tmatic 33" 4!we-er$ the K(m!unt added tw! new)eatures5 )ast bay!net m!untin& and and that was )ull(aperturemeterin&" !u n! l!n&er had t! st!p d!wn t! meter ( in )act thest!p(d!wn le-er was rem!-ed$ which means theres n! way t!check )!r depth(!)()ield 8O2: with the !ri&inal K1000"

Thats n!t #uite accurate" The Pentax /p!tmatic /P(2 had )ull(aperture meterin&$ c!urtesy !) a little

aperture c!uplin& kn!b !n the lens" ,n)!rtunately$ the -ari!us *.' manu)acturers each had their !wn )ull(aperture system which were n!t mutually c!mpatible with each !ther" ,sin& the text !r ima&es !n thiswebsite with!ut permissi!n !n an ebay aucti!n !r any !ther site is a -i!lati!n !) )ederal law and y!ur ebayTerms !) /er-ice"
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-en n!w$ ';years later$ theK1000 remains anexcellent camera)!r studentph!t!&raphers" 3ts

-ery t!u&h$ clad ina chr!me metalb!dy 8except )!rthe m!st recent-ersi!ns:" K(m!unt lenses areinexpensi-e andretain )ullc!mpatibility withe-en the m!st

recent Pentaxb!dies 8unlike theNik!n system$ y!u can use the !ldest K b!dy with the newest Klens with alm!st n! excepti!ns:" /! i) y!u e-er decide t! &! aut!()!cus$ aut!(e-erythin& 8backwards c!mpatible> Nik!n /?@ system has en!u&h inc!mpatibilities and >buts> t! )ill anentire wall chart"

The "Chinese" K1000 - The pr!ducti!n line shi)ted t! hina durin&the K1000s '1(year span" hin!n was the )act!ry !wner" They

made s!me chan&es t! make the K1000 less(expensi-e t! pr!duce (m!st n!tably the t!p and b!tt!m plate were made !) plastic ratherthan !) stamped all!y" This made the camera cheaper and li&hter$


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but m!re )ra&ile and cheap )eelin&" The Pentax K1000 y!u see herewas made in +apan and i) y!u ha-e the ch!ice$ &! with the earlierm!dels because they are m!re durable"

The Pentax K1000 manual is d!wnl!adable as a P2 )ile )r!mPentaxs website"
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Technical Details

Camera NamePentax K1000

ManuacturerAsahi Optical

Place oManuacture

+apan

Date oManuacture

19761997

!ocusin #$stem/in&le(lens re)lex with pentaprism eye(le-el-iew)inder0"BBx ma&ni)icati!nC xxD c!-era&e

%ens mountK(m!unt 8bay!net:

#hutter

2!cal plane shutter1 sec 1E1000 secF(sync G 1E60H I sel)(timer

Meterin #$stem

Thr!u&h(the(lens 8TT?: d/ cell (centerwei&hted

*atch(needle c!upled manual meterin&J(1B

!lash/tandard h!t(sh!e and P sync c!nnect!r

!ilm t$&e 's&eeds

1; type 8;mm standard )ilm:

(atter$ t$&e1 x [email protected]/.. 8standard watch batteries:

Dimensions andweiht

1. x 91"; x .9 mm 6'0 &

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A*out Asahi O&tical Co+

!u see b!th Asahi Pentax and 4!neywell Pentax cameras !n themarket$ whats the di))erence Asahi Optical !mpany is themanu)acturer !) the cameras and has a -ery hall!wed hist!ry" 3twas )!unded in 1919 t! make !ptical lenses" 3t came !ut with its

)irst /?@$ the Asahi)lex 3 in 19;1" Pentax is the name !) their )irst/?@ with a pentaprism 8penta(prism pentax: which came !ut in19;7" /ince then$ its been their tradename )!r their series !) /?@s$

4!neywellPentax> !n the nameplate$ n!t Asahi Pentax" Qith the min!r except!) !ne camera that was desi&ned t! acc!m!date a 4!neywell )lashunit$ 4!neywell Pentaxes are identical t! Asahi Pentaxes"

Ab!ut the !nly thin& with a str!n&er cult )!ll!win& than the Pentaxscrew m!unt cameras 8/p!tmatics: is their K(m!unt cameras$includin& the K1000" The K1000 which is n!w bein& made byhinese c!mpanies and branded under hin!n and !ther labels$ is!)ten rec!mmended by ph!t!&raphy instruct!rs" This has causedthe price t! stay ab!ut R'00 )!r a new set" *y !wnrec!mmendati!n is t! stay with the screw m!unts" There is a wider-ariety !) lenses and prices are relati-ely &!!d"

4ist!ry !) the Asahi Optical !rp!rati!n8di&ilander"liber!"it:

Trivia,>Pentax> was !ne !) the names the Nipp!n Optical!rp!rati!n cycled thr!u&h when c!min& up with the name !) theirnew camera in 19.B" They ended up callin& it the >Nik!n> instead"
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