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*Blue* · 01-10-2009, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by arkansas72762

I just bought one local today. It's almost mint minus a battery door. I own the me super and other than no power winder option this looks to be a really solid camera that does alot. Is there a problem with this model? For a film camera this looks to be all the fun and control you would want??

Ebay is sometimes unpredictable. I have seen them go for more. The K2 was one of the best bodies pre-autofocus bodies Pentax made. The K2 and the MX were the only bodies that were close to being a professional body and only surpassed IMHO by the LX.
While they may be heavy, they have nice lines Pentax made famous. The K1000 is a different beast and the reason it was a "student" camera was its fully manual straight forward operation, price and quality. I don't think anyone ever thought of a K1000 as disposable. The K2 (1975-77) and MX (1976-85) preceded the LX even though the MX was produced until 1985. The K2 has mirror lock up, DOF preview, Av and manual modes. The black ones actually look pretty sleek.

01-10-2009, 11:35 PM	#3
Blue Site Supporter Location: Florida Hill Country Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 5,687	Originally Posted by arkansas72762 I just bought one local today. It's almost mint minus a battery door. I own the me super and other than no power winder option this looks to be a really solid camera that does alot. Is there a problem with this model? For a film camera this looks to be all the fun and control you would want?? Ebay is sometimes unpredictable. I have seen them go for more. The K2 was one of the best bodies pre-autofocus bodies Pentax made. The K2 and the MX were the only bodies that were close to being a professional body and only surpassed IMHO by the LX. While they may be heavy, they have nice lines Pentax made famous. The K1000 is a different beast and the reason it was a "student" camera was its fully manual straight forward operation, price and quality. I don't think anyone ever thought of a K1000 as disposable. The K2 (1975-77) and MX (1976-85) preceded the LX even though the MX was produced until 1985. The K2 has mirror lock up, DOF preview, Av and manual modes. The black ones actually look pretty sleek.