Originally posted by Tool_Horder No SE's were produced with the standard leatherette covering and sticker.
There is at least one user on this site who would disagree with you on that assertion.
BTW...I have found the various discussion regarding K1000 versions to be, umm, fascinating. The camera was in production for some 21 years from a parts bin that changed significantly over time in at least three different countries on an unknown number of assembly lines and supply chains in each country. The situation is comically similar to that of cameras and lenses made in the former Soviet Union. Those who deal with FSU gear know all too well what I mean. For those that don't, consider the FED-2 rangefinder* (
http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?1883986375). It is truly amazing that the K1000 is as homogenous as it is.
Steve
(Owns a FED-2, type D-6 (pretty sure), made in 1963 (I think), in Kharkov, Ukraine (almost certain))
* The FED-2 was produced for 25 years with over 1,600,000 cameras made. It has often been called the K1000 of rangefinder cameras, even though most of its original owners lived in Europe and the Soviet Bloc.
Last edited by stevebrot; 06-29-2015 at 08:21 PM.