Pentax K1000

Hello camera fans! This week's camera is the ever so popular Pentax K1000, or, as my classmate calls it, "the tank". And well it deserves that name...

This camera was introduced in the mid 70s and was produced for a whopping 21 years! Granted, newer models were produced in China instead of Japan, and with some cheaper plastic parts instead of the super durable metal construction that earned it its aforementioned nickname.

It remains to this day a favourite for photography students. I'm not totally sure why, although I have my own reasons for loving it, so I can hazard a few guesses.

Besides the sturdy design and widely compatible lens mount, this lovely piece of equipment is delightfully easy to use. It's 100% manual (which is how I like it, if you haven't noticed!) with TTL, centre-weighted metering. It has shutter speeds from 1 to 1/1000 sec as well as the B setting and... a self-timer! So, basically it has everything I could ever want from an SLR on top of its being very user-friendly.

I should talk about the K mount for a sec here... I think the K1000 was the first really popular Pentax camera with the K mount, as most of their previously popular models were equipped with the screw mount instead. I also think that at the time of the K1000's emergence, the screw mount was maybe more useful. Since then, though, tons and tons of lenses with the K mount have been made, and even new manual lenses with the K mount are still compatible with the K1000. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is, you can't really go wrong with this camera.

That being said, I don't know what to write except that I've had nothing but positive experiences with the K1000 and it takes lovely photos.

My model, along with 2 additional lenses and a flash, was a gift from a very sweet guy I know through the UBC Film Society, who got it as a gift as well. I have no doubt that when my nieces grow up, or when I have kids of my own, this camera will still be functioning perfectly, so I can't wait to share it with them too!

Now, the photos...
The first two were taken with Fujichrome Sensia 100 colour reversal film, and the last one was taken with Ilford XP2 Super 400 negative film. Both rolls were expired.

Featuring Alec, Fanny on set (et Fanny, si tu veux pas que cette photo reste ici je peux la supprimer... mais j'aime ton visage) and Vancouver's best cheesecake!

Also, Matt Denton says everything I haven't said about this camera.

Besos,
Caity