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**wirrah** · 05-18-2009, 05:33 PM

Model: K1000
Color of faux leather: Black

Serial number: 7611444
Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped

Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes
Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes
Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes
"Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No

Top plate: Metal
Bottom plate: Metal
Battery cover: Threads

Manufactured/assembled in: No information
Location of manufacturing/assembling information: None

Focusing screen: Microprism

Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): ~620 gm
Year of original purchase (if you know): unknown

**lawsonstone** · 05-26-2009, 01:00 PM

Model: K1000
Color of faux leather: Black

Serial number: 8472374
Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped

Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: No
Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: No
Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes
"Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No

Top plate: Plastic ? Magnet does not stick (does stick to bottom plate)
Bottom plate: Metal
Battery cover: Threads

Manufactured/assembled in: No information
Location of manufacturing/assembling information: None

Focusing screen: Microprism

Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): Don't know
Year of original purchase (if you know): unknown

**lawsonstone** · 05-26-2009, 01:05 PM

Did Pentax produce K1000's with, say, a plastic top plate and a metal bottom plate?

I have one that I know has a metal bottom plate--I've removed it, and a magnet sticks to it. But the top plate shows no magnetic attraction. I know it might be aluminum or brass, but are there mixed models like that?

geauxpez · 05-28-2009, 06:24 PM

Model: K1000
Color of faux leather: Black

Serial number: 8030235
Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped

Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes
Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes
Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes
"Bump" on top plate near revind crank: No (I've never seen one)

Top plate: Metal
Bottom plate: Metal
Battery cover: Threads

Manufactured/assembled in: No information

Focusing screen: Microprism

Weight ?
Year of original purchase ?

K1000_Ron · 05-28-2009, 09:23 PM

This is the first camera I ever bought and I still use it.

Model: K1000
Color of faux leather: Black

Serial number: 7826726
Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped

Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes
Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes
Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes
"Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No

Top plate: Metal
Bottom plate: Metal
Battery cover: Threads

Manufactured/assembled in: No information
Location of manufacturing/assembling information: None (If it had a sticker, I don't remember.)

Focusing screen: Microprism

Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): unknown
Year of original purchase (if you know): 1981

Ole · 05-30-2009, 10:21 AM

Originally posted by lawsonstone

Did Pentax produce K1000's with, say, a plastic top plate and a metal bottom plate?

I have one that I know has a metal bottom plate--I've removed it, and a magnet sticks to it. But the top plate shows no magnetic attraction. I know it might be aluminum or brass, but are there mixed models like that?

This is the first such "hybrid" in the database if the top is indeed plastic. What also makes it stand out is the absence of the Asahi logo on the front combined with the presence of the Asahi Opt. Co. engraving on the back side of the top plate.

Could it be a transition model we didn't know about until now? There is one camera more in the database (8402823) with no Asahi logo but with the Asahi Opt. Co. engraving on the back of the top plate. The user (ismaelg) in that case indicated the top to be metal.

The final run with plastic top and bottom does not have Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on the back of the top plate!

Interesting!!

Ole · 05-30-2009, 06:09 PM

Database updated, we now have 72 entries.

Last edited by Ole; 11-09-2009 at 08:19 PM.

geauxpez · 06-01-2009, 02:53 AM

Originally posted by lawsonstone

Did Pentax produce K1000's with, say, a plastic top plate and a metal bottom plate?

I have one that I know has a metal bottom plate--I've removed it, and a magnet sticks to it. But the top plate shows no magnetic attraction. I know it might be aluminum or brass, but are there mixed models like that?

Did you buy this one new? A plate could have been replaced some time along the way.

**lawsonstone** · 06-02-2009, 12:40 PM

Okay…I have here a K1000 SN 8472374 (which I already logged above). Bottom plate is metal (not ferrous, but it clinks metallically when hit). The top plate has no Asahi logo on the front, but does have the "Asahi Opt. Co." stamp on the back below the film advance lever.

Originally posted by Ole

This is the first such "hybrid" in the database if the top is indeed plastic. What also makes it stand out is the absence of the Asahi logo on the front combined with the presence of the Asahi Opt. Co. engraving on the back side of the top plate.

Could it be a transition model we didn't know about until now? There is one camera more in the database (8402823) with no Asahi logo but with the Asahi Opt. Co. engraving on the back of the top plate. The user (ismaelg) in that case indicated the top to be metal.

The final run with plastic top and bottom does not have Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on the back of the top plate!

Interesting!!

**lawsonstone** · 06-02-2009, 12:42 PM

I actually have one with no Asahi Opt. Co. engraving anywhere. Plastic K1000 I guess!

JMPA · 06-02-2009, 09:42 PM

Sorry to break the pattern of year x serial number, but...

Model: K1000
Color of faux leather: Black

Serial number: 6554978
Location of serial number: Bottom plate insert (plastic insert)

Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: No
Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: No
Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: No
"Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No

Top plate: Plastic
Bottom plate: Plastic
Battery cover: Bayonet

Assembled in: China
Location of manufacturing/assembling information: Same as assembly?

Focusing screen: Microprism

Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): Don't know
Year of original purchase (if you know): 1995 (I bought it new then)

JMPA · 06-02-2009, 09:48 PM

Model: K1000
Color of faux leather: Black

Serial number: 7567995
Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped

Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes
Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes
Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes (NO Japan)
"Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No

Top plate: Metal
Bottom plate: Metal
Battery cover: Threaded

Assembled in: Unknown
Location of manufacturing/assembling information: Unknown

Focusing screen: Microprism

Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): Don't know
Year of original purchase (if you know): unknown (a friend bought at a yard sale long ago, and I'm buying it from him)

P.S.: doing my research these days I read somewhere (Wikipedia?) that the 50mm Pentax-A lens was introduced in 1983. This camera has the previous lens, the 50mm Pentax-M (as can be seen by the aperture ring below, lacking the A-position and little button after the 22). Assuming the lens on this camera is the original one that was sold with it (reasonable), then this camera should be from 1983 or earlier. That's the best guess I could arrive at so far for its age.

BradS · 06-03-2009, 09:53 PM

Model: K1000
Color of faux leather: Black

Serial number:8225783
Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped

Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes
Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes
Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes (no 'Japan')
"Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No

Top plate: Metal
Bottom plate: Metal
Battery cover: Threads

Manufactured/assembled in: Hong Kong(?)
Location of manufacturing/assembling information: Bottom plate sticker

Focusing screen: Microprism

Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know):
Year of original purchase (if you know):

BradS · 06-03-2009, 09:55 PM

Model: K1000
Color of faux leather: Black

Serial number: 7282078
Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped

Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes
Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes
Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes (no 'Japan')
"Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No

Top plate: Metal
Bottom plate: Metal
Battery cover: Threads

Manufactured/assembled in: Hong Kong
Location of manufacturing/assembling information: Bottom plate sticker

Focusing screen: Microprism

Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know):
Year of original purchase (if you know):

ILoveVerdi · 06-05-2009, 10:53 AM

Model: K1000
Color of faux leather: Black

Serial number: 7754933
Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped

Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes
Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes
Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes (NO Japan)
"Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No

Top plate: Metal
Bottom plate: Metal
Battery cover: Threaded

Assembled in: Unknown
Location of manufacturing/assembling information: Unknown

Focusing screen: Microprism

Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): brick-like
Year of original purchase (if you know): unknown

05-26-2009, 01:00 PM	#92
lawsonstone Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wilmore, KY Posts: 376	Yet Another Model: K1000 Color of faux leather: Black Serial number: 8472374 Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: No Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: No Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes "Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No Top plate: Plastic ? Magnet does not stick (does stick to bottom plate) Bottom plate: Metal Battery cover: Threads Manufactured/assembled in: No information Location of manufacturing/assembling information: None Focusing screen: Microprism Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): Don't know Year of original purchase (if you know): unknown

05-26-2009, 01:05 PM	#93
lawsonstone Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wilmore, KY Posts: 376	Mixed Plastic/Metal Top/Bottom plates? Did Pentax produce K1000's with, say, a plastic top plate and a metal bottom plate? I have one that I know has a metal bottom plate--I've removed it, and a magnet sticks to it. But the top plate shows no magnetic attraction. I know it might be aluminum or brass, but are there mixed models like that?

05-28-2009, 06:24 PM	#94
geauxpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Atlanta Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,196	Fresh from the mailbox... Model: K1000 Color of faux leather: Black Serial number: 8030235 Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes "Bump" on top plate near revind crank: No (I've never seen one) Top plate: Metal Bottom plate: Metal Battery cover: Threads Manufactured/assembled in: No information Focusing screen: Microprism Weight ? Year of original purchase ?

05-28-2009, 09:23 PM	#95
K1000_Ron New Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Maryland, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 16	My first K1000 This is the first camera I ever bought and I still use it. Model: K1000 Color of faux leather: Black Serial number: 7826726 Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes "Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No Top plate: Metal Bottom plate: Metal Battery cover: Threads Manufactured/assembled in: No information Location of manufacturing/assembling information: None (If it had a sticker, I don't remember.) Focusing screen: Microprism Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): unknown Year of original purchase (if you know): 1981

05-30-2009, 10:21 AM	#96
Ole Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,409 Original Poster	A hybrid K1000? Originally posted by lawsonstone Did Pentax produce K1000's with, say, a plastic top plate and a metal bottom plate? I have one that I know has a metal bottom plate--I've removed it, and a magnet sticks to it. But the top plate shows no magnetic attraction. I know it might be aluminum or brass, but are there mixed models like that? This is the first such "hybrid" in the database if the top is indeed plastic. What also makes it stand out is the absence of the Asahi logo on the front combined with the presence of the Asahi Opt. Co. engraving on the back side of the top plate. Could it be a transition model we didn't know about until now? There is one camera more in the database (8402823) with no Asahi logo but with the Asahi Opt. Co. engraving on the back of the top plate. The user (ismaelg) in that case indicated the top to be metal. The final run with plastic top and bottom does not have Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on the back of the top plate! Interesting!!

05-18-2009, 05:33 PM	#91
wirrah Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lower Hunter, NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 527	Model: K1000 Color of faux leather: Black Serial number: 7611444 Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes "Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No Top plate: Metal Bottom plate: Metal Battery cover: Threads Manufactured/assembled in: No information Location of manufacturing/assembling information: None Focusing screen: Microprism Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): ~620 gm Year of original purchase (if you know): unknown

05-30-2009, 06:09 PM	#97
Ole Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,409 Original Poster	Database updated, we now have 72 entries. Last edited by Ole; 11-09-2009 at 08:19 PM.

06-01-2009, 02:53 AM	#98
geauxpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Atlanta Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,196	Originally posted by lawsonstone Did Pentax produce K1000's with, say, a plastic top plate and a metal bottom plate? I have one that I know has a metal bottom plate--I've removed it, and a magnet sticks to it. But the top plate shows no magnetic attraction. I know it might be aluminum or brass, but are there mixed models like that? Did you buy this one new? A plate could have been replaced some time along the way.

06-02-2009, 12:40 PM	#99
lawsonstone Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wilmore, KY Posts: 376	Interesting Okay…I have here a K1000 SN 8472374 (which I already logged above). Bottom plate is metal (not ferrous, but it clinks metallically when hit). The top plate has no Asahi logo on the front, but does have the "Asahi Opt. Co." stamp on the back below the film advance lever. Originally posted by Ole This is the first such "hybrid" in the database if the top is indeed plastic. What also makes it stand out is the absence of the Asahi logo on the front combined with the presence of the Asahi Opt. Co. engraving on the back side of the top plate. Could it be a transition model we didn't know about until now? There is one camera more in the database (8402823) with no Asahi logo but with the Asahi Opt. Co. engraving on the back of the top plate. The user (ismaelg) in that case indicated the top to be metal. The final run with plastic top and bottom does not have Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on the back of the top plate! Interesting!!

06-02-2009, 12:42 PM	#100
lawsonstone Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wilmore, KY Posts: 376	I actually have one with no Asahi Opt. Co. engraving anywhere. Plastic K1000 I guess!

06-03-2009, 09:53 PM	#103
BradS New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 4	Model: K1000 Color of faux leather: Black Serial number:8225783 Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes (no 'Japan') "Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No Top plate: Metal Bottom plate: Metal Battery cover: Threads Manufactured/assembled in: Hong Kong(?) Location of manufacturing/assembling information: Bottom plate sticker Focusing screen: Microprism Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): Year of original purchase (if you know):

06-03-2009, 09:55 PM	#104
BradS New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 4	Model: K1000 Color of faux leather: Black Serial number: 7282078 Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes (no 'Japan') "Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No Top plate: Metal Bottom plate: Metal Battery cover: Threads Manufactured/assembled in: Hong Kong Location of manufacturing/assembling information: Bottom plate sticker Focusing screen: Microprism Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): Year of original purchase (if you know):

06-05-2009, 10:53 AM	#105
ILoveVerdi Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Grand Rapids, MI. USA. Earth. Posts: 139	Model: K1000 Color of faux leather: Black Serial number: 7754933 Location of serial number: Bottom plate stamped Asahi Optical logo on prism housing: Yes Asahi name above Pentax name on prism housing: Yes Asahi Opt. Co. engraved on back side of top cover: Yes (NO Japan) "Bump" on top plate near rewind crank: No Top plate: Metal Bottom plate: Metal Battery cover: Threaded Assembled in: Unknown Location of manufacturing/assembling information: Unknown Focusing screen: Microprism Weight (without batteries and body cap) (if you know): brick-like Year of original purchase (if you know): unknown

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