Pentax K1000 User Manual

MANUAL SHUTTER OPERATION
An alkaline battery or the silver oxide battery
in your K1 000 is used only for powering the
exposure meter; the shutter mechanism is
a totally manual operation . Therefore, your
camera can still be operated even if the battery
is worn out. (A good s'ign of a worn-out battery
is that the black meter needle does not move
when you remove the lens cap.)
If the battery is worn out and the exposure
meter is no longer functioning, you must
determine the correct combination of shutter
speed and aperture size yourself, from your
own experience . Also, packed in with most
types of 35mm film is a data sheet of sugges-
tions for determining the correct exposure in
a variety of situations .
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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