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| Photograph Quality | 9.1/10   |
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| 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 |
Full review by
bobdole
on 1st Apr 2008
User Rating : 9
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Good Points: Brilliant build quality, Simple and easy to use, Easy to read light meter, Takes beautiful photographs.
General comments: This is the best slr camera i have ever used and is built like a tank; it is increadibly robust and has never let me down.
It doesnt have the widest array of features but for a simple slr nothing comes close in my opinion
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Review by
quartermiler660
on 20th Dec 2007
User Rating : 10
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The only problem I've had with my Pentax K1000 was the TTL light meter quit working after several years of use, and the camera bag, ofcourse containing the Pentax somehow slipped under the air seat in my truck, and the steel scissoring arms that allow the seat to bounce up & down nailed it. Hit the prizm housing and dented it . It never had a light leak and at that point, the meter still worked. I finally got the meter repaired a few years back & the camera works like new. The repair fac ...
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Review by
emai
on 20th Nov 2007
User Rating : 10
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It's a good camera and I have taken good photos, those photos I gave to the press. They put my photo on the front page....its my good point of my Pentax k1000.
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Review by
nautilaz
on 18th Aug 2006
User Rating : 9
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This has been my go-to camera for 3 years now after I moved up from a point and shoot. It's been great to get me acquainted with the use of an all-manual SLR. I've taken it on three different world-travels, though heavy in the bag, it has helped me progress in my overall skill. For travel purposes, the body is fine, but the lenses offered are not as durable (two of three are jammed). Being without batteries, the simple metering system is subject to problems in any kind of indoor situation. Tha ...
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Review by
Sol
on 4th Jan 2006
User Rating : 9
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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 ...
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Review by
Steve Andrews
on 14th Dec 2005
User Rating : 8
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The Pentax K1000 35mm SLR camera was one of 3 cameras introduced by Pentax with the new K fitting lens. It was the most basic model in the range, but is simple and a joy to use. I have owned 2 of them. The first I bought new after using one of the college loaned K1000's. I traded it for a P50 (big mistake), and 10 years later found another K1000 cheap in a pawnbrokers shop.
The parts are available for repairs, and there is a vast assortment of lenses, both secondhand and new that will fit it. ...
Steve Andrews's full review | 182 words
Review by
RY9 Team EMS
on 1st Oct 2005
User Rating : 9
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I am a beginner manual photography student, and the Pentax K1000 35mm SLR camera is a great beginner camera to learn the basics on. I am only 18 years old, and even though this camera is older than me, the quality and reliability is great!
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Review by
chrisshufordphotography
on 6th Dec 2004
User Rating : 9
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Pentax K1000: I love this camera so much that I own two of them and own 9 different lenses for them. I have shot hundreds of weddings with these cameras over the years and refuse to give them up (even though I have 2 eos 50s and a nikon n65) The K1000 are still the cameras I would have if I could only pick one.
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Review by
GANDALFcmk
on 15th Sep 2004
User Rating : 10
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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 las ...
GANDALFcmk's full review | 130 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
Rath69
on 28th Nov 2003
User Rating : 6
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The Pentax K1000 35mm SLR camera has a basic, simple design. So much so, it was made for twenty-plus years. Imitated by others for it's design. If you want to shoot time exposures, astrophotography, artistic capture of light and motion, or just plain weird stuff, this is your choice.
I've owned one for twenty years, now have a second one, have bought three more for other people, and plan on getting third for myself in near future.
Even one in need of repair is worth the time and repair cost.
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Rath69's full review | 145 words
Review by
chevron2003
on 1st Nov 2003
User Rating : 8
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If you want to learn the basics about photography go and find one of these. Mine has lasted twenty plus years and I am only selling it because I have been seduced by digital photography but my digital pictures will be all the better for having owned a K1000. A crying shame that they don't make them any more.
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Review by
mikey P
on 24th Sep 2003
User Rating : 8
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I bought my Pentax K1000 in 1978 when I first started out in photography. The comprehensive manual got me off to a good start and very soon I was taking some really good photos. All the controls are foolproof and the meter simple to use. The camera is very forgiving and has survived being dunked in the sea and dropped down a cliff. After 25 years it has now had a new lease of life from my partner who seems to have adopted it and pours heaps of film through it, only using the Nikon F65 I bought h ...
mikey P's full review | 149 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
Hart Cleeson.
on 4th Jul 2003
User Rating : 4
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The K1000 is an older manual focus camera that dates from the 1970s. Once the favorite of the student photographer because of its cost and simplicity, most examples are showing their age these days, somewhat offsetting the camera's strongest point - durability. The Pentax K used a lot of rubber and foam in the design and this usually needs replacing after 10-20 years to prevent light leaks and sticking shutter/mirror mechanisms.
The main disadvantage of this camera lie in the fact that ...
Hart Cleeson.'s full review | 152 words | 2 comments added.
Review by
Bart Keeper.
on 21st Jun 2003
User Rating : 10
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I purchased my first K1000 in 1982. (It was HIGHLY recommended by my college photography teacher) About five years later, I had discovered a complete tune-up and a new K1000 body were about the same price so I purchased a second body (with no regrets). Fortunately they have the metal casings on the top and bottom as they both have hit pavment and concrete on several occasions without any damage at all. I have tried other cameras that were more sophisticated, but have remained true to my K1000 ...
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Review by
shutterbug.
on 21st May 2003
User Rating : 9
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The shutter is loud (which I like--makes me feel like each shot was a substantial commitment), the camera is pretty hefty (which means it's solid and dependable), the controls are idiot-proof, and with the lens adapters, it's one of the most versatile cameras ever made. What more can one ask from a camera? Like I said, they don't make'em like this anymore.
shutterbug.'s full review | 198 words
Review by
kamkaotm.
on 19th Dec 2002
User Rating : 10
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I have owned a K1000 since 1975, the first year of production. I have taken literally hundreds of pictures with the camera; have hauled it across the country stashed in the luggage compartment of a motorcycle on 5 occasions; and have taken it canoeing, hiking, and climbing on numerous occasions. Throughout all it has performed almost flawlessly. I say "almost," because on a few occasions the film has failed to catch (or stay caught) on the take-up reel. Most likely this is "operator error" c ...
kamkaotm.'s full review | 192 words
Review by
niki.
on 7th Dec 2002
User Rating : 10
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I have a Pentax K1000 I believe the 1977 version. Don't know much about it. My dad bought it for me 10 years ago when I started photography.
I would like more info on and where can I get info on the exact model I have??
Do I sell it or not? How much? How do I know what condition its in?
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Review by
fugley.
on 14th Nov 2002
User Rating : 8
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A fabulous "learner" or entry level camera that has been a dependable partner for (can it be) 25 years! It has had 0 problems or breakdowns, which cannot be said for later Pentax products I've owned... Will be used to teach the kids the basics of photography in a few years. Not many consumer products can be expected to perform as well, and for as long, as my K1000
(SE).
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Review by
mok33.
on 21st Aug 2002
User Rating : 10
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This Pentax K1000 35mm SLR camera never stops, have had mine for over 11 years and i still use it for infrared photography, one of the few these days than can produce a true light-tight IR tight environment for your film. Dropped it a few years back and watched in horror as it tumbled down the hill, picked it up, had it checked out, nothing needed fixing at all, try that with a nikon....
mok33.'s full review | 90 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
bigg_six.
on 27th May 2002
User Rating : 10
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This Pentax K100 35mm SLR camera has got to be one of the "most" popular manual camera ever made. A great starter camera, but also a quality multi_level camera. A real creative tool, which does what you want it to. It grows with your creativity. The camera gains value, as it ages. Hard 2 believe, huh? This is a solid camera. Built for punishment. But it is a simple to use tool. I have (5) Nikon SLR's, which I Love 2 death. But my K_1000 is my "dream camera". I bought it 2nd hand, and it is imma ...
bigg_six.'s full review | 172 words | 2 comments added.
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