Pentax K1000 Film Camera

The K1000, is the simplest member of Asahi Optical's Pentax K-series 35mm SLRs. Introduced a year late than the Pentax K2, KM, and KX (1975), and at the same time as the K2-DMD (1976). All have the same basic body design, a direct Spotmatic derivative, but with differing feature levels, electronics, and controls. The K1000 was the KM without the self-timer, depth of field pre-view and some other features removed to save cost.

Among the differences with the Spotmatic SP F are a plastic band on the front of the pentaprism and a modern synthetic leatherette. The wind lever has a plastic-coating, and no self-timer is present. There is no hot shoe switch or film reminder around the rewind knob, just a blank plate. The lens mount was changed to the K-mount, and a the battery is a LR44 alkaline or silver oxide (S76, SR44 or 357) 1.5v battery, extremely common among 70's SLR's and cheap into the present day. The battery is placed in a compartment on the bottom of the camera. Ever-ready cases for the Spotmatics interchange with the K1000 and vice versa, as the outward dimensions of the body are the same and the location of the tripod socket is unchanged.

Over the life of the K-1000 small changes can be observed, such as the change of the Asahi name and AoCo logo to PENTAX.