Pentax · SLR
Pentax K1000
The quintessential student camera: fully mechanical, stripped-down and nearly indestructible with a simple match-needle meter. A photography-class staple.
StudentsLearning manualDurability
| Brand | Pentax |
| Type | SLR |
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens mount | Pentax K |
| Years | 1976–1997 |
| Metering | Center-weighted |
| Focus | Manual |
| Shutter | 1s–1/1000 + B |
| Battery | 1×LR44 (meter only) |
| Fully mechanical | Yes |
| Notable lens | 50mm f/2 SMC Pentax-M |