Pentax K1000 User Manual

FILM LOADING AND WINDING
Avoid direct light when loading your film.
1. 2.
Open the back by pulling up
the rewind knob until the
back opens.
Place the film cassette in the
cassette chamber, and push
down the rewind knob. Insert
the film leader into the slot of
the take-up spool.
3.
Advance the film by alternately
turning the rapid wind lever
and depressing the shutter button
until both sprockets engage the
film perforations, top and
bottom. Close the back by
pressing it firmly.
4.
Cock the rapid-wind lever, and
confirm that the film rewind
knob turns counter-clockwise,
indicating that the film is being
properly loaded and is moving
from cassette to take-up spool.
Trip the shutter. Advance the
film until the exposure counter
turns to "1", indicating that
the first picture is ready to be
taken.
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Pentax K1000 Specifications

General

ISO Range	20-3200
Lens Mount	Pentax K
Shutter Speed	1/1000s to 1s, Bulb
Metering	Center-weighted
Focus	Manual
Flash	Hot shoe