On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 17:03:17 -0500, frank theriault wrote: >I have no idea if they're still around, and I've never held one, but >there are/were a bunch of Chinese K1000 knock-offs around - Mingca was >one of them. IIRC, they were made in factories that Pentax used to >source K1000's at the end of their run.
>Anyone know what they're like, or if they're still available? This >thread just made me wonder... Still own one of the Mingca's... Works exactly like a K1000... The main difference is the Mingca has LED's for the meter rather then the match needle of the Pentax K1000.... I picked it up of eBay about two years ago and only paid $55 US for it..... Later, Gary
