Pentax K1000 clone ?

tomorrowthomas · 05-27-2018, 09:21 PM

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I am German. Some extra pages from the beginning or end might clear it Up.

**Baard-Einar** · 05-27-2018, 11:35 PM

Originally posted by tomorrowthomas

I am German. Some extra pages from the beginning or end might clear it Up.

As a Norwegian, I am able to read some German, but I cannot find any info at all refering to a maker of this. Here is the first page with text.

Regards
Baard-Einar

**TwoUptons** · 05-28-2018, 02:59 AM

Originally posted by Baard-Einar

Hey,

I think this will add to the confusion. But I bought a german instruction manual for a all-black camera that looks like a K1000 with a timer. What on earth?

/Baard-Einar

I think I'm more concerned that someone bothered to copy the lens that well... or found a crate of them and made new front trim rings...

-Eric

Suzhouren · 05-28-2018, 06:16 AM

Originally posted by TwoUptons

I think I'm more concerned that someone bothered to copy the lens that well... or found a crate of them and made new front trim rings...

-Eric

I have one of these lenses and always wondered where it came from. Apart from the colours used on the distance scale it seems identical to the early style M50 f2.0.

**Moe49** · 05-29-2018, 06:36 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Baard-Einar

Hey,
I think this will add to the confusion. But I bought a german instruction manual for a all-black camera that looks like a K1000 with a timer. What on earth?
/Baard-Einar

I have that same User's Manual, written in German. It came with the used Presenta K1000 I bought 2 years ago.

jnd · 10-18-2018, 06:48 AM

Another anonymous K1000 clone popped on German eBay: Kamera body mit Pentax K Bajonettanschluss Camera Gehäuse | eBay

Lord Lucan · 10-18-2018, 11:56 AM

As these things have self-timers (by the look of it, and DoF preview?) they are more like KM clones, not K1000 clones. The self-timer/DoF area may well have been made with the actual KM tooling, that being the only area where the two models significantly differed. I do notice that these clones omit the FP flash socket that the KM had; it is redundant anyway. However people seem to think that the K1000 has some mysterious advantage over the KM (or any other K-series camera) despite the fact that it was the bottom of the K-series range.

**boriscleto** · 10-18-2018, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by Lord Lucan

However people seem to think that the K1000 has some mysterious advantage over the KM (or any other K-series camera) despite the fact that it was the bottom of the K-series range.

There were over 3 million K1000s made. They are simply more commonly available...

05-27-2018, 11:35 PM	#17
Baard-Einar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oslo Photos: Gallery Posts: 964	Originally posted by tomorrowthomas I am German. Some extra pages from the beginning or end might clear it Up. As a Norwegian, I am able to read some German, but I cannot find any info at all refering to a maker of this. Here is the first page with text. Regards Baard-Einar Attached Images

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TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,212	Originally posted by Baard-Einar Hey, I think this will add to the confusion. But I bought a german instruction manual for a all-black camera that looks like a K1000 with a timer. What on earth? /Baard-Einar I think I'm more concerned that someone bothered to copy the lens that well... or found a crate of them and made new front trim rings... -Eric

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Suzhouren Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 53	Originally posted by TwoUptons I think I'm more concerned that someone bothered to copy the lens that well... or found a crate of them and made new front trim rings... -Eric I have one of these lenses and always wondered where it came from. Apart from the colours used on the distance scale it seems identical to the early style M50 f2.0.

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Moe49 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz Mtns. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 874	Originally posted by Baard-Einar Hey, I think this will add to the confusion. But I bought a german instruction manual for a all-black camera that looks like a K1000 with a timer. What on earth? /Baard-Einar I have that same User's Manual, written in German. It came with the used Presenta K1000 I bought 2 years ago.

10-18-2018, 06:48 AM	#21
jnd Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 49	Another anonymous K1000 clone popped on German eBay: Kamera body mit Pentax K Bajonettanschluss Camera Gehäuse \| eBay

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Lord Lucan Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Wales Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,961	As these things have self-timers (by the look of it, and DoF preview?) they are more like KM clones, not K1000 clones. The self-timer/DoF area may well have been made with the actual KM tooling, that being the only area where the two models significantly differed. I do notice that these clones omit the FP flash socket that the KM had; it is redundant anyway. However people seem to think that the K1000 has some mysterious advantage over the KM (or any other K-series camera) despite the fact that it was the bottom of the K-series range.

10-18-2018, 03:46 PM	#23
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by Lord Lucan However people seem to think that the K1000 has some mysterious advantage over the KM (or any other K-series camera) despite the fact that it was the bottom of the K-series range. There were over 3 million K1000s made. They are simply more commonly available...

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