Not familiar with this...

[Tarnished]

So my father gave me his old film camera along with his lenses and well...everything. It's an Asahi Pentax K1000 along with three other lenses for it and odds and ends of accessories and such. I have no film camera experience besides disposable cameras back in the day. I've been playing around with it and I've seen the pictures that my dad has taken with it. I haven't gotten film for it yet to go about actually taking photos with it I've just been getting used to the lenses. So I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this camera and or lenses or had any comments or anything. Here's some pictures:

 

[ann]

For years this was the camera for students to learn basics controls as everything is done in manual mode. No computer chip.

Folks still recommend them for beginning film students.

 

[KenC]

It is a good basic camera, but is capable of producing images as good as those from any film camera. Pentax made this a bargain camera by skimping on features not quality. For example, it's a totally manual camera, I don't believe it shows any exposure info in the viewfinder, some K1000's don't have split image focusing, the max shutter speed is probably not that high, etc. The lenses all appear to be Pentax, which means they will be very good optically. The 50/2 and 50/1.7 lenses were great lenses. Use it and have fun!

 

[John Mc]

I beleive its called a K1000 cause the shutter speed maxes at 1/1000th of a sec.i use one when i have to in college,other then that i use my own.its a good little camera.get some film and shoot away with it

 

[compur]

The K-1000 is the longest-lived 35mm SLR camera of all time. Produced from
1976 to 1997. Earlier models made in Japan and later models made in
China/Hong Kong. It is the most-recommended film camera for photo students
for good reason. A good, basic manual camera with a huge array of lenses
available for it.

 

[cliffy13]

Its more than a good camera its one of the great consumer manual camera's and if you learn to use it you will get some great results out of it

 

[Tarnished]

The K-1000 is the longest-lived 35mm SLR camera of all time. Produced from
1976 to 1997. Earlier models made in Japan and later models made in
China/Hong Kong. It is the most-recommended film camera for photo students
for good reason. A good, basic manual camera with a huge array of lenses
available for it.

About the lenses, how would I go about finding lenses that would work with it?

 

[ann]

I would think the lenses that came with the camera would fit, especially if they say Pentax, you can also check KEH.com

 

[compur]

About the lenses, how would I go about finding lenses that would work with it?

Any lens that says "Pentax" or "Takumar Bayonet" which is about the same
diameter on the camera end as the lenses you already have will fit your
K-1000. (Pentax also made lenses for larger and smaller format cameras
but they are obviously too big or two small to fit your camera so there is
little chance in making a mistake there)

Additionally, any lens advertised as "K-mount" or "KA-mount" or "KR-mount"
or "KAF-mount" will also fit.

And, the earlier Pentax lenses with the word "Takumar" (without the
"Bayonet") can be used with a special adapter that is easily found on eBay
or elsewhere. The same goes for lenses advertised as "M42 mount."

 

[Tarnished]

Thanks a bunch for the info on the lenses. My next step is to get some film. I was hoping I could find some unused film lying around but I've had no luck. I have four lenses, the three pictures together and the one on the camera itself. All of them are pentax except one, the large macro zoom one, it's Vivitar. One of the smaller ones is a 2X telephoto converter (whatever that means). I have absolutely no clue about lenses, I've been using a simple digital camera for to long.

 

[New Hampshire]

I don't believe it shows any exposure info in the viewfinder,

It is old school and spartan in that all you have is the light meter needle in the corner....that is it

I dug out my K1000 the other day, dusted it off and I am looking to have a little fun with it again. I have owned this thing since Jr. High school back in the very early 90's. It is a GREAT camera even though it is mega basic. The old lenses for it easily match some of the higher quality lenses in sharpness and can be had at bargain rates (since they are all manual). I have an origional Pentax 24mm prime lens for it now as well as a cheap Sigma I bought with it when I origionally got the camera. I just picked up an origional Pentax 50mm prime for it as well and I am looking at another lens to form a nice 3 lens battery (not sure if I will use the Sigma very much any more).

Brian