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Average Ratings
Photograph Quality9.1/10 Based on 9 ratings
Features7.1/10 Based on 21 ratings
Ease of Use9.7/10 Based on 9 ratings
Value for Money9.1/10
Reviewer Rating8.8/10
Overall Rating8.7/10 Based on 27 ratings
91% Recommended20 out of 22 Reviews

Review of Pentax K1000 35mm SLR camera

By Sol on 4th Jan 2006

Sol's Ratings
Time Camera OwnedOver 1 Year
Photograph Quality10/10
Features8/10
Ease of Use10/10
Value for money10/10
Overall value9/10
yes Sol's recommendation

Good Points

Very easy to use, very durable, clear, bright viewfinder, very simple exposure metering scale, perfect range of shutter speeds (1-1/1000; B). Many inexpensive and good Pentax and Tamron (with an adaptor) lenses available. Very good camera to learn about essentials of photographic techniques; and overall - it's a very good camera to use.

Bad Points

These are not really bad points, but as your photographic technique skills grow or needs change, there might be a few things that would be nice to have in your camera... K1000: 1)no mirror lock, 2)full screen weighted exposure meter (would be nice to have a spot meter, but it is only found in a very few manual+ap cameras; and probably not found in completely manual cameras). 3)Although viewfinder coverage specification is not given in the instruction manual, I think it is less than 96% - Maybe 92% (just guessing!). Because on the negative you get more picture that you framed for.

General Comments

Maybe it is a matter of getting used to it, but I think that the Pentax K1000 35mm SLR camera's exposure meter scale (in a viewfinder) is much simpler (no different flashing lights, etc, etc.), and that's why it is easier to use. Very handy!

Also, compared to other brands manual cameras, I would choose Pentax because their manual focus lenses have got half a stop aperture bracketing, i.e. f5.6, f5.6 and a half, f8, f8 and a half, etc, which is an essential feature if you shoot slides and need to be exact in exposing light.

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