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It’s a cold winters day here in
Australia and so what better thing
to do then head into your favourite
camera store and talk to the
pros about some old classic film
cameras. We met Tom Taylor from
Camera House on Grenfell Street
in Adelaide and got to play with
these beauties.
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First up is the Pentax K1000, we
asked Tom all about it... with the exception of a button cell
battery for the built in light meter.
The Pentax K1000 model was
Made by the Asahi Optical co
in Japan. A 35mm full manual
controlled slr body, Completely
mechanical not reliant on batteries
to run any part of the camera Utilizing the K-mount pentax
fit lens bayonet , Pentax
manufactured some of the best
lenses to support their cameras.
Made from 1976-1997 It was
almost bullet proof and most
Schools were supplied this model
not only for there build quality
but also a very easy camera to
operate.
This camera when new would have
sold for about a third of the price
of the Nikon equivalent and yet
equally as good.