Of my three remaining 35mm Pentax SLR cameras, one is a K1000 SE. It is my 4th K1000 (all bought new), one of the previous ones was returned (and exchanged) because of a faulty film advance. Another was a "brown clad" SE and the first was a "regular" K1000. My "current" K1000 SE is "chrome" and black. The reason that I don't consider the K1000 to be "a Spotmatic with a K-mount" is because the Spotmatic (which was my
first Pentax) effectively had
depth of field preview using the stop down metering switch, a self timer, AND a "travel lock" below the shutter release. The K1000 (and K1000 SE) which had NONE of these features SHOULD have had (IMHO) ALL THREE (OR at the very least,
DOF preview to be "touted" for years as a "student" camera).
"Pentax since 1965" ...Normpixel...
"bought them, used them, SOLD them NEW (photo equipment retail sales)"
SHOWN: Pentax K1000 SE body (with Pentax f1.2 50mm K mount lens)
Last edited by Normpixel; 01-22-2010 at 10:00 PM.
Reason: added K1000 SE image