Yup...recently have been very curious about the early Pentax SLRs, namely the K1000 and Spotmatics. From what I can gather, the Spotmatics are practically the same as the K1000 except the Spotmatic is M42 while the K1000 is k-mount.
Curious if anyone has experience to share with these classics. Was thinking of buying one to play. Should be quite cheap if we buy the earlier batches which is between 1977-1997?
Have some questions, hope someone who is familiar can share...
1. Can one good conditioned early era K1000 be purhased for around $50?
2. If we put in an autofocus lens, will it damage anything?
3. Is the film used the same "normal" type you can buy anywhere? (The ISO 200 cost $2 per 24 film at Daiso!)
4. For such cameras, you have to depend on the user to guess what ISO, shutter speed to use?
Do share...thanks!
Curious if anyone has experience to share with these classics. Was thinking of buying one to play. Should be quite cheap if we buy the earlier batches which is between 1977-1997?
Have some questions, hope someone who is familiar can share...
1. Can one good conditioned early era K1000 be purhased for around $50?
2. If we put in an autofocus lens, will it damage anything?
3. Is the film used the same "normal" type you can buy anywhere? (The ISO 200 cost $2 per 24 film at Daiso!)
4. For such cameras, you have to depend on the user to guess what ISO, shutter speed to use?
Do share...thanks!