Pentax K1000

In this age of high technology automatic electronic equipment it pays to take a step back to the simple things such as the Pentax K1000 camera. The fully manual 35mm SLR obviously requires complete user control but for the photographer who doesn’t want to be limited by a camera’s ability, this is the one for you. The only power needed is for the exposure meter from a small battery which is activated when the lens cap is removed. The built-in through-the-lens meter measures the average brightness of the ground glass at full aperture and then couples to the aperture, shutter and film speed settings. The shutter mechanism is completely manual meaning ...  Read the complete review

This retro looking rock-of-a-camera would surprise you! I just bought a Pentax k-1000. It is a solid rock. You could take out a hammer and start banging on it and it would work fine. Besides the fact that it is the safest camera in the world, it has great features. It lets you decide how much light you want in your pictures, it has a seperate flash compartment, many zoom features, and great film protection. This may be an old camera, but I would hold it against ANY camera today. So it may not have the extra zoom features so you can see a fly pick it's nose from 1000 feet away, but it has good zoom. This camera is great for black and white photography. ...  Read the complete review