I got my ebay BIN $49 K1000 today. The camera is in great condition, it had a leaky battery inside, but the meter came to life when I cleaned the compartment and put a new battery in. It has the Asahi logo on the prism, so I guess it is one of the older ones.
The M50/2 that came with it has a nice growth inside, first time I see real fungus in a Pentax lens. I don't complain though, $49 for a K1000 is not bad and I have a few 50mm lenses already. So, I'm thinking about using this one as a practice lens. I'll open it up, try to clean the fungus, put it back together. I'd like to eventually clean some dust off my M50/1.4 and K55/1.8. My question is: Will opening the 50/2 help me with the other lenses later on? Any differences I should keep in mind? Ane general advice? Or, anyone has a better idea on what to do with a fungusy 50/2? j -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Juan J. Buhler | Sr. FX Animator @ PDI | Photos at http://www.jbuhler.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
