Pentax K1000 SLR Film Camera User Review

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My Review 

I love my Pentax K1000 film camera. It was my first manual camera, where I could change pictures how I wanted them to look.

This was a thrilling experience.

The body of the camera is metal, giving a weight and feeling of solidness to the unit.

This tough body also allowed me to drop it a couple times and keep on shooting, and the pictures came out just fine. Today I can take very nice 35mm pictures. The construction is not beautiful, but it was practical like it should be with weight and balance.

Like the proverbial teddy bear to hug, that is my K1000.

I rate it a "5."

Camera "pros" 

weight and feel of the instrument and picture quality

rates a "5"

Camera "cons" 

advancing the film

loading the film

not seeing the light meter and having the line block objects in the shot

finding batteries

getting the flash to mount

adjusting the dial to the speed

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Kyle Schurman, Digital Cameras Guide, says: