35mm SLR CAMERA
USERS GUIDE
Pentax.K1000/08/2/01/lc
Media Loan The Library Group 360-867-6253
The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA 98505
http://www.evergreen.edu/media/
Features: A very good, basic, manual 35mm SLR camera. The K1000 has: Built-in through-the-lens light meter;
Bayonet (K) mount 50mm lens and hot shoe for flash. Adjustable for ASA/ISO film speeds 20 to 3200. Shutter
speeds range from 1 to 1/000 second and B (for "bulb"—timed exposures). No self-timer is built in—but an adaptor is
available for check out.
Precautions:
Do not expose the camera to dust, dirt, extreme heat/cold, or
mechanical shocks. Always wear the neck strap. Never clean the
lens with anything but lens tissue and lens cleaner (bring back
to Media Loan for cleaning). Never touch or clean the reflex
mirror inside the camera. Keep the camera in its case and in a
camera bag—especially around salt water (salt air mist will
corrode the camera in a short period, resulting in expensive repair
bills). The exposure meter on the K1000 does not have an on/off
switch. The meter is activated every time you remove the lens
cap. It is important you keep the lens cap on except when operat-
ing the camera. Leaving the lens cap off will gradually drain the
battery, resulting in inaccurate exposure measurements. The lens cap also protects the lens from scratches.
Remember: You the borrower assumes full responsibility for loss or damage when you check out equipment.
Recycled & Recyclable
Lens Information
The SMC Pentax-A Lens has an "A" setting located on the lens aperture ring next to "22" which does not
function with the K1000 body. If you accidently get the ring locked in the "A" (auto) position, push the small
black button next to the "A" and rotate the ring to the aperture scale.
Media Loan has a few lenses available with the K mount: several 28mm (wide angle); a couple of zoom lenses
(28 - 105mm) and macro lenses. If you wish to use other focal length lenses, you must use the K to S adapter
(available separately) and you must use only S (screw) mount lenses. WARNING! Installing and removing the
adapter is tricky. Have the procedure demonstrated for you when first using the adapter or follow the included
instructions. The adapter and the camera lens coupling mechanism are easily damaged. Use care to avoid
touching the mirror behind the lens. Permanent damage can result. Please keep the adapter and instructions in
the protective pouch when not in use!
Depth of field preview is not possible with the K1000 when equipped with the standard SMC Pentax-A "K"
mount lens. You will see depth-of-field focus when using accessory lenses in combination with the K to S
adapter. The adapter does not couple to the automatic diaphragm feature, therefore optional S Mount lenses
read and operate in the manual stop-down mode.
Helpful Hint: If you plan to use a variety of lenses for your project, we suggest you use a Pentax Spotmatic or
Fujica ST-701 camera, which will take all of our lens varieties without the hassle of an adapter. (The Fujica
AX-3 also has adapter problems and similar limitations on interchangeable lenses).
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