#PENTAX K100 MANUAL HOW TO#
#PENTAX K100 MANUAL MANUAL#
#PENTAX K100 MANUAL PC#

A good trick to determine if youвЂ™re looking at an earlier model is if the вЂAsahiвЂ™ branding is present on the pentaprism - something that disappeared as the production moved away from Japan. This saw the overall weight drop from 620g to 525g in its lifetime.ДЄs you can imagine, the original Japanese-made models are the sturdier and more sought after cameras. The Pentax K1000 started off with satin-chromed brass top and bottom plates and an aluminum and steel film rewind assembly, but the quality of materials changed throughout the cameraвЂ™s life and by the end when it was being made in China, there were significantly more plastic parts being used. The later Pentax K1000 SE (Image credit: Alamy)

#PENTAX K100 MANUAL MANUAL#

Even some of PentaxвЂ™s newer autofocus lenses will attach to the K1000 and can be used happily in manual focus, though PentaxвЂ™s latest lenses that lack an aperture ring wonвЂ™t offer any exposure control. The Pentax K1000 features the companyвЂ™s now long established K mount, which means owners have access to a large catalogue of lenses.

#PENTAX K100 MANUAL PC#

The maximum shutter speed possible was a pretty unremarkable 1/1000 second, while the flash sync was rated at a modest 1/60 second, while thereвЂ™s a PC sync socket as well. ItвЂ™s worth noting though that the K1000вЂ™s meter does not automatically switch off - to avoid draining the battery unnecessarily, youвЂ™ll need to pop the lens cap back on first. Speaking of metering, the K1000 uses a full-scene averaging method to obtain an exposure. This meant that you could happily fire the shutter without any batteries (just like the Nikon FM2 that was released in 1982), with the K1000 only requiring a couple of SR or LR44 batteries to power the metering system.

#PENTAX K100 MANUAL HOW TO#

Once you're done shooting your roll of film, here is a guide on how to rewind and remove film from the Pentax K1000.Pentax kept things simple with the K1000, with it featuring a completely mechanical shutter mechanism. When you use the film advance lever, you should see the rewind knob spin.

Wind and Press the Shutter Until the Film Counter is at 0ДЇinally, press the shutter button and wind film until the film counter is at 0.

This is done by pulling up on the shutter speed dial and rotating it to the correct ISO. Once the film is properly on the take-up spool, you can close the film door. You will need to press the shutter button so that you can use the film advance lever again. If the film leader comes out of the take-up spool, thread it back in and try again. Watch to make sure the film is being held in place by the take-up spool. With the other, wind the film with the film advance lever. With one hand, hold the film cartridge in place.

Hold the Film Cartridge and Advance the Film.

Get it as deep as possible otherwise, it could come out when you try to wind the film. Thread the film leader into the take-up spool.

Thread the Film Leader into the Take-up Spool.

Once the cartridge is in the camera, push the rewind knob down to hold the cartridge in place. Insert the 35mm film cartridge while the film rewind knob is still raised. Open the film door by pulling up on the film rewind knob. A bright light has the possibility to fog the first few frames of a roll. When you load film into the K1000, make sure you are out of direct sunlight.

Pentax k100 manual