My first SLR was an old Praktika I bought back in 1967 or so. It lasted
a while but eventually needed work on the shutter, probably around 1970
or so.
The only repair "shop" in the area I could find for Praktika was some
guy working out of his house. He sold the house and moved away without
bothering to let me know to come pick up my camera.
I did without a SLR, relying on point 'n shoot 110 cameras & various
Polaroid 600 instant cameras until around 1980 - 1983 I think, when I
bought a Pentax A3000 from the PX at Ft. Bragg. I kept that one for
maybe a year, then traded it in on a used K1000 SE (brown & silver).
I kept the K1000 as my backup when I bought a used Super Program.
For some reason I had the K1000 out, and the Super Program packed in my
ruck sack when the ruck sack bounced out of the back of a deuce and a
half on a convoy, and was run over by the next truck in line. The Army
replaced the damaged uniforms & ruck sack.
I bought a new Super Program from the PX at Ft. Hood. That second Super
Program is packed away now with the batteries removed.
Eventually, around 1990 or so, I bought a used LX which, along with the
K1000, did for me until early 2003 when I finally broke down and bought
a used PZ-1P & Tokina ATX Pro 287 from KEH and entered the auto-focus era.
After mobilization, I bought a *ist-D on Feb 21, 2004 and departed for
Iraq on Feb 27, 2004. The PZ-1P never came out of my B-bag while I was
deployed.
Bought my K10D in early 2007 ... IF I remember correctly.
Over the years, I've acquired some decent glass for Pentax, my current
workhorse being that Tokina ATX Pro 287.
So the short answer is ...
1. Pentax was the brand the PX carried back in the 1980s.
2. To change brands now I'd have to replace a lot of good glass.
I might yet do that if I *HAVE* to ... I'm hoping not to have to.
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