You've got that backwards Paul. The K series, preceded the M series of
cameras, which made Pentax in the '70's, (a lot of ME and ME variant
cameras were sold). The K1000 was release soon after the introduction
of the M series after the other K series cameras were dropped. It the
various cameras after the M series and Minolta's introduction of the
first really practical Auto Focus cameras began Pentax's decline.
On 11/27/2010 10:41 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
The k1000 was introduced in 1976. By that time, Adams was 74 years old and had
quit shooting for the most part and was just making some reprints and
organizing his archives. Also, remember that the Pentax's fortunes in 35mm
photography had slipped considerably by the time of the K series launch, and
the K1000, while a nice student camera, was the entry level offering of the
Pentax K lines. In other words, Ansel Adams probably never touched one,
although if he had, he might have liked it.
Paul
On Nov 27, 2010, at 8:00 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Wasn't it St. Ansel's camera of choice when he wasn't shooting big negatives?
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Nick David Wright
<[email protected]> wrote:
I've been shooting the past two years almost exclusively with the
M-50/2, if that's what you're getting you won't be disappointed.
As for the camera, maybe it's not the "greatest" but its all anyone
ever needs to make a photo. And it will teach you more about
photography than any auto mode will.
~nick
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Walter Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote:
As of approximately 6:00 PM central time this evening, I'll be the proud
owner of a Pentax K1000 and what I suspect will be the 50mm f/2 (though,
hoping for a pleasant surprise on the lens). Having spoken to the owner,
it's been very lightly used, is fully functioning, and in need of a battery.
I'd been afraid I was going to miss out on it, but as luck would have it, a
little bit of computer tech work suddenly presented itself which allowed me
to go ahead bite on it.
I know it's not the greatest camera and/or lens on the planet, but I'm
pretty excited about finally being able to lay hands on a 50mm prime without
having to order the thing over the 'net. I have a feeling I'm going to get
a LOT of use out of this lens on my K-x (and my recent discovery of the
advantages of raw shooting -- [still sobbing over the shots lost to the jpg
engine]), and may even venture into a bit of B&W film photography before all
is said and done.
Anyway ... here's asking for crossed fingers toward the hope for a f/1.2 --
but, at $40 US, I'll take it whatever it is.
-- Walt
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