Ryan,
The K1000 was a stripped down version of the KM so I suppose that it
also used the same meter cells, ie. cadmium sulphide (CdS). The virtue
of CdS is that they have good sensitivity and are well matched in colour
response to the human eye. Their downside is that they suffer from
memory, especially when moving from very bright to darker readings, and
can sometimes take several minutes to fully recover from exposure to
high levels of light. So the erratic performance of your K1000's meter
might be due to these conditions. Test it again, this time giving the
cells a little time to recover from bright readings, before you judge it
to be faulty.
Regards,
Anthony Farr
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K1000 metering problems & other questions
> (snip)
>When comparing the K1000's meter readings with my Canon
> T70 and AE-1 Program, with similar lenses, the readings are quite
> inconsistent. Sometimes the K1000 gives the exact same reading as the
> Canons, sometimes overexposes and sometimes underexposes, usually by
> about 1 stop.
>
> I put a test roll through the camera. Most of the shots were with
flash
> and they came out perfectly. Of the ones without flash, most were
> underexposed, though a couple of macro shots were good.
> (snip)
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