And, now they stopped making those, too.
Larry
John Hermanson wrote:
> K1000 are now made in China and not by pentax, they don't even say Pentax on
> the top cover. Dies and tooling were sold off a long time ago. Of course
> they are out there used, but so are OM-1s.
>
> John Hermanson
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> |
> | Pentax K1000, MX, or ZX-M all seem to be fine, and are reasonably priced
> | too! Pentax glass can also be had for significantly less than Nikon. They
> | are plentiful in the college town where I live.
> | -dean
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