Pentax · 35mm film
Pentax K1000
The K1000 is a manual-focus SLR: you set shutter speed and aperture, then wind the next frame by hand. Its mechanical shutter works without a battery, while the built-in meter uses one.
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For learning how shutter speed and aperture work together, one photograph at a time.
Set both exposure controls and bring the meter needle to the centre. Focus and wind by hand.
Keep in mind There is no automatic exposure mode. A body with a broken meter needs another way to measure light.
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- Pentax
- Model
- K1000
- Film format
- 35mm
- Camera type
- SLR (single lens reflex)
- Exposure
- Manual
- Shutter
- Mechanical
- Battery
- Meter only, shutter works without it
- In the gallery
- 18 sample photos
- Camera source
- View specifications ↗
Photographs made with the Pentax K1000
The film, lens, exposure, developing, and scanning all influence the image. Select a photo for a closer look and its full credits.
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Your first roll
The lens, power requirements and film to get started with this model.
- Lens
- SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/2, K mount
Use the numbered aperture settings on this manual-focus K-mount lens.
- Power
- One LR44 or SR44 for the meter; the shutter works without it
Keep the lens cap on between photographs to avoid leaving the light meter active.
- Film
- Kodak Gold 200, 35mm, 36 exposures
36 full-frame photographs per roll. A film lab can develop the roll and scan your photographs.
In steady daylight, set a shutter speed you can hold comfortably, then adjust the lens aperture using the meter. Check focus for every frame.
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