Originally posted by straightshooter Cosmo, I believe the standard screen for the K1000 was the cross-microprism screen and the split image screen was used in the K1000 SE. I managed to pick up an inoperative K1000 SE off ebay a while back for about $10 USD. Ebay is probably the only place you'll find one unless you can get one from someone who repairs and CLAs Pentax.
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I actually bought 2 non-SE in '84 and '85 that had the split screen. The SE was supposed to have split image/microprism. However, a good many of the K1000 had the matte screen with microprism. The data base Ole put together has a break down on this.
Eric Hendrickson told me that he has at least 3 different screens for the K1000.
Originally posted by séamuis did not know that. both of the K1000's I have previously owned had split-image screens. and neither were SE versions.
Same here. My wife bought hers the year before I bought mine and it has the microprism/matte while mine had the split screen. I have a parts camera that has the microprism Matte. The SE was supposed to have the split/microprism/matte screen.