Im a K1000 Murderer....I Left it on my roof !

Dlanor Sekao · 03-17-2015, 01:26 AM

Originally posted by grispie

I use a k2. very nice camera.. bit hefty, also works with the needle Love that..
and there is an av setting for when you just want to shoot without thinking.

When you do go this route, i'don't want to hear any horror stories about what happened to it :-)

Im actually looking really really hard at the K2......its speaking to me....lol.

Arjay Bee · 03-17-2015, 01:45 AM

Have a few bodies but the k2 is the last one I will let go... K1000 ergonomics but lots of extras on it. Battery driven however.

Dartmoor Dave · 03-17-2015, 01:56 AM

You must have tough cars and tough roads in your part of the world.

Where I live, dropping a K1000 like that would leave a foot-deep crater in the road. And there would be a pile-up of cars with wheels missing and axles ripped off from trying to run over the camera. Meanwhile the K1000 would need a quick wipe with a clean cloth.

A KM would be a good replacement, like a K1000 but with a self-timer and depth-of-field preview.

Dlanor Sekao · 03-17-2015, 02:03 AM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

You must have tough cars and tough roads in your part of the world.

Where I live, dropping a K1000 like that would leave a foot-deep crater in the road. And there would be a pile-up of cars with wheels missing and axles ripped off from trying to run over the camera. Meanwhile the K1000 would need a quick wipe with a clean cloth.

A KM would be a good replacement, like a K1000 but with a self-timer and depth-of-field preview.

Where it went flying was a lot of heavy oil field traffic going home....believe me...it was hit more than once by far.
I did just pick up a fun little Fujica AZ-1 for $9.99 on Fleabay.....but still looking for something Pentax wise......that K2 just keeps calling me....lol.

**boriscleto** · 03-17-2015, 05:34 AM

The only worse crime would have been cutting the aperture lever off the 24 to use it on a Canon FF...

Dlanor Sekao · 03-17-2015, 06:52 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

The only worse crime would have been cutting the aperture lever off the 24 to use it on a Canon FF...

Canon and Nikon are filthy words to me...lol. I don't think there was much useable at all.....I almost wish I had taken pics of the corpse. It was in multiple pieces and took me a while to realize I was looking at camera pieces on the road.

Sagitta · 03-17-2015, 07:19 AM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

You must have tough cars and tough roads in your part of the world.

Where I live, dropping a K1000 like that would leave a foot-deep crater in the road. And there would be a pile-up of cars with wheels missing and axles ripped off from trying to run over the camera. Meanwhile the K1000 would need a quick wipe with a clean cloth.

A KM would be a good replacement, like a K1000 but with a self-timer and depth-of-field preview.

Back decades ago I had my camera run over by a Chevy Suburban when I came home drunk from a club one night. I didn't find it until the next morning after it was run over a second time by the truck backing out of the driveway and a subsequent snowstorm. When I discovered it it had been mushed into the stone and mud driveway flush with the lens.

The camera laughed at it and served me right on up until I shelved it a few years later.

AquaDome · 03-17-2015, 08:14 AM

K2, KX, and MX.

The ISO setting ring on the K2 can be a bit difficult to turn. Other than that, its my favorite.

Dlanor Sekao · 03-17-2015, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by AquaDome

K2, KX, and MX.

The ISO setting ring on the K2 can be a bit difficult to turn. Other than that, its my favorite.

It will be a K2 for sure ! Something about it I just like above the rest. Now to let Ebay and Paypal cool off for a while...lol

mrNewt · 03-17-2015, 08:55 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by LaurenOE

In all of Pentaxia, the K1000...not only is it hard to kill...but no one would ever do that to one.

Apperantly that is not entirely true

- - - - - - -

To the OP... sorry for your loss. I hope they jail you for life for that mistake

(joking, joking

)

Dlanor Sekao · 03-17-2015, 09:58 AM

Originally posted by mrNewt

Apperantly that is not entirely true

- - - - - - -

To the OP... sorry for your loss. I hope they jail you for life for that mistake

(joking, joking

)

Thanks....Im fine. Its done and gone and never will I ever do that again.......... to a Pentax....lol.
I just don't want another K1000 again. Two SLR mishaps in 30+ years and they were both K1000's. Time to move up to a different model like the K2 !

ChristianRock · 03-17-2015, 10:13 AM

Originally posted by Dlanor Sekao

I just bought it last month for $175......but then I do have a spare from a yardsale that I found a week or so later....so I still have a 24mm 'A' lens.

Oh you lucky dog. I've been looking for a cheap 24 for ages. See, you lose some and you win some.

stevebrot · 03-17-2015, 12:41 PM

Originally posted by ChristianRock

and I lost my favorite bible...

Me too...it was a gift and almost brand-new too.

stevebrot · 03-17-2015, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

A KM would be a good replacement, like a K1000 but with a self-timer and depth-of-field preview.

1+ on the KM

Steve

ChristianRock · 03-17-2015, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

Me too...it was a gift and almost brand-new too.

Mine was a wedding anniversary gift. Ooops. Between that, and dropping my cell phone in the toilet earlier this year, I can no longer give her a hard time for losing those 3 cell phones

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03-17-2015, 01:26 AM	#16
Dlanor Sekao Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,457 Original Poster	Originally posted by grispie I use a k2. very nice camera.. bit hefty, also works with the needle Love that.. and there is an av setting for when you just want to shoot without thinking. When you do go this route, i'don't want to hear any horror stories about what happened to it :-) Im actually looking really really hard at the K2......its speaking to me....lol.

03-17-2015, 01:45 AM	#17
Arjay Bee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Horn Island, Torres Straits, Q Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,715	Have a few bodies but the k2 is the last one I will let go... K1000 ergonomics but lots of extras on it. Battery driven however.

03-17-2015, 01:56 AM	#18
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	You must have tough cars and tough roads in your part of the world. Where I live, dropping a K1000 like that would leave a foot-deep crater in the road. And there would be a pile-up of cars with wheels missing and axles ripped off from trying to run over the camera. Meanwhile the K1000 would need a quick wipe with a clean cloth. A KM would be a good replacement, like a K1000 but with a self-timer and depth-of-field preview.

03-17-2015, 02:03 AM	#19
Dlanor Sekao Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,457 Original Poster	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave You must have tough cars and tough roads in your part of the world. Where I live, dropping a K1000 like that would leave a foot-deep crater in the road. And there would be a pile-up of cars with wheels missing and axles ripped off from trying to run over the camera. Meanwhile the K1000 would need a quick wipe with a clean cloth. A KM would be a good replacement, like a K1000 but with a self-timer and depth-of-field preview. Where it went flying was a lot of heavy oil field traffic going home....believe me...it was hit more than once by far. I did just pick up a fun little Fujica AZ-1 for $9.99 on Fleabay.....but still looking for something Pentax wise......that K2 just keeps calling me....lol.

03-17-2015, 05:34 AM	#20
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	The only worse crime would have been cutting the aperture lever off the 24 to use it on a Canon FF...

03-17-2015, 06:52 AM	#21
Dlanor Sekao Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,457 Original Poster	Originally posted by boriscleto The only worse crime would have been cutting the aperture lever off the 24 to use it on a Canon FF... Canon and Nikon are filthy words to me...lol. I don't think there was much useable at all.....I almost wish I had taken pics of the corpse. It was in multiple pieces and took me a while to realize I was looking at camera pieces on the road.

03-17-2015, 07:19 AM	#22
Sagitta Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maine Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,081	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave You must have tough cars and tough roads in your part of the world. Where I live, dropping a K1000 like that would leave a foot-deep crater in the road. And there would be a pile-up of cars with wheels missing and axles ripped off from trying to run over the camera. Meanwhile the K1000 would need a quick wipe with a clean cloth. A KM would be a good replacement, like a K1000 but with a self-timer and depth-of-field preview. Back decades ago I had my camera run over by a Chevy Suburban when I came home drunk from a club one night. I didn't find it until the next morning after it was run over a second time by the truck backing out of the driveway and a subsequent snowstorm. When I discovered it it had been mushed into the stone and mud driveway flush with the lens. The camera laughed at it and served me right on up until I shelved it a few years later.

03-17-2015, 08:14 AM	#23
AquaDome Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: New Carlisle, IN Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,475	K2, KX, and MX. The ISO setting ring on the K2 can be a bit difficult to turn. Other than that, its my favorite.

03-17-2015, 08:46 AM	#24
Dlanor Sekao Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,457 Original Poster	Originally posted by AquaDome K2, KX, and MX. The ISO setting ring on the K2 can be a bit difficult to turn. Other than that, its my favorite. It will be a K2 for sure ! Something about it I just like above the rest. Now to let Ebay and Paypal cool off for a while...lol

03-17-2015, 08:55 AM - 1 Like	#25
mrNewt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ON, RH Posts: 2,181	Originally posted by LaurenOE In all of Pentaxia, the K1000...not only is it hard to kill...but no one would ever do that to one. Apperantly that is not entirely true - - - - - - - To the OP... sorry for your loss. I hope they jail you for life for that mistake (joking, joking )

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03-17-2015, 09:58 AM	#26
Dlanor Sekao Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,457 Original Poster	Originally posted by mrNewt Apperantly that is not entirely true - - - - - - - To the OP... sorry for your loss. I hope they jail you for life for that mistake (joking, joking ) Thanks....Im fine. Its done and gone and never will I ever do that again.......... to a Pentax....lol. I just don't want another K1000 again. Two SLR mishaps in 30+ years and they were both K1000's. Time to move up to a different model like the K2 !

03-17-2015, 10:13 AM	#27
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	Originally posted by Dlanor Sekao I just bought it last month for $175......but then I do have a spare from a yardsale that I found a week or so later....so I still have a 24mm 'A' lens. Oh you lucky dog. I've been looking for a cheap 24 for ages. See, you lose some and you win some.

03-17-2015, 12:41 PM	#28
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by ChristianRock and I lost my favorite bible... Me too...it was a gift and almost brand-new too.

03-17-2015, 12:42 PM	#29
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave A KM would be a good replacement, like a K1000 but with a self-timer and depth-of-field preview. 1+ on the KM Steve

03-17-2015, 01:59 PM	#30
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	Originally posted by stevebrot Me too...it was a gift and almost brand-new too. Mine was a wedding anniversary gift. Ooops. Between that, and dropping my cell phone in the toilet earlier this year, I can no longer give her a hard time for losing those 3 cell phones