Fred wrote: >> The actual web site: > >> <http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/special/digiichi/> > > It's interesting to see which bodies are shown as exemplary ("best-selling, > epoch-making") in the "Pentax SLR History" page. My list would be a bit different... > > Fred
I have to agree with you; there a couple that are hot commodities on used market. The one that I was very surprised to see missing was the K1000. I know that it wasn't a high-end model but it was a staple of their line for many years. I was disappointed that it didn't merit a brief mention in their history. It's no wonder the brand doesn't receive much respect among the less-informed or the merely brand conscious because the company gives its own line short shrift. I was introduced to the K1000 during its third year of production by my science teacher who was the photography club sponsor. (By strange coincidence, his wife who taught English and journalism was the yearbook sponsor.) Hmmm... an SLR in the hands of a budding control freak...absolute heaven or absolute hell! ;-) In short order, I became acquainted with B&W film, the dark room and the magic of printing my own work. I soon learned that this was yet another habit I couldn't afford on an allowance of $10/week. I kept putting the K1000 on my wish list. Although I eventually my own K1000, the wish list has never completely disappeared because there's always something else that I *must* have. Yolanda
