- Review Centre
- Photography
- Film Cameras
- 35mm SLR Cameras
- Pentax K1000
- GANDALFcmk's review
Have a picture of Pentax K1000 35mm SLR camera?, please send it to us.
Picture courtesy of Becky Ramotowski.
| Photograph Quality | 9.1/10   |
|---|---|
| Features | 7.1/10 |
| Ease of Use | 9.7/10 |
| Value for Money | 9.1/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.8/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.7/10 |
By GANDALFcmk on 15th Sep 2004
| Time Camera Owned | Over 1 Year |
|---|---|
| Photograph Quality | 9/10 |
| Features | 10/10 |
| Ease of Use | 10/10 |
| Value for money | 10/10 |
| Overall value | 10/10 |
 GANDALFcmk's recommendation | |
No bells and whistles.
A quality camera. Reliabe and Durable.
To talk about the features of the Pentax K1000 in this age of bells and whistles probably misses the point. Since it burst on the scene in the early 70's, the attraction of the K1000 is that it's feature-less. Thousands of photography students for more than 25 years have been taking their first serious pictures with this camera. A quality camera? Reliabe? Durable? How many other camera models can you name that have been continually manufactured for a quarter of a century? Pentax produced its last K1000 in 1997. If you are seriously considering learning how to take good pictures or are just bored with your point-and-shoot and want more involvement, launch an immediate search for a K1000. You won't be sorry.
| Helpful | Unhelpful | Agree | Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Respect: +2
Would you like to see a review that's not being listed?
Phillip Stephenson on 27th Jan 2006