Hi, Later K1000's were indeed made in Hong Kong, as you mention, but were also made in China, and (I believe) Thailand and/or Singapore, or some other Asian country. In fact, at least one Chinese K1000 clone (Mingco, for one) is currently being made in a factory that Pentax licenced to make K1000's. The Mingco is basically a K1000 with led metering.
In terms of the innards, some of the later ones did incorporate plastic gears in the film advance mechanism, replacing the earlier metal ones. I don't know if or how that affects reliability, but I'd personally prefer metal. regards, frank Frantisek Vlcek wrote: > The later K1000 were made in HK and feature plastic top and bottom > shells (metalized). These are the lighter ones. The originals are of > course better with metal top and bottom cover. > > I have no idea about the innards. -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - 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 .
