Hello,
BUAAAHAHAHAA!!!! [evil laugh
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Just because they are the least loved of the K1000 runs doesn't mean they don't deserve some.
More work than the usual but it was cleaned and I had it working. Fixed the engraving the best I could by borrowing from the automotive hobby.
BUT! The big elephant in the room: The prism: I was able to improve on the existing desilvered prism! It is far from perfect but it is now usable.
I carefully cleaned the coating on top where it was desilvered and it is far better now. In the front face I tried super chrome mirror paint but that did not work. So the viewfinder is not perfect but very usable. Most importantly, you can focus! There might be some effect in the meter but it seems to be "in the ball park".
May I present my Chinese K1000!
(Lens borrowed from the other K1000 recently restored)
Still pending light seals refresh. Actual seals are so-so.
You can see and focus!!!
and the less than a minute test video
What do you think?
Thanks,
Ismael