> They are not the same. The K1000 and K2 are two different camera > platforms. [snip]
Yes. I think that you'd find the KM and the KX both share the same basic body framework with the later K1000, while the K2 is a whole different critter, Bruce. And, obviously, the K2DMD is a modified K2, the KM MOT a modified KM, the KX MOT a modified KX, and the K1000 SE a modified K1000. The K2's basic guts morphed into the innards of the ME and especially the ME Super, despite their diminutive size. The KX (and the KM, to a lesser degree), perhaps evolved into the MX (also with a moderate shrinkage). The K1000 didn't really evolve - it basically lumbered along until probably the dies in the factory for making its parts plumb wore out - <g>. It was eventually replaced with the ZX-M/MZ-M, which more or less filled its niche, even though built entirely differently. Gee, I miss my KX and my K2 black beauties - <sniff>. But I digress... Fred
