Yeah, Chinon actually made the later, series-3 'Made in China' K1000s with the plastic body, until they were discontinued in '97.
That's actually pretty interesting. Too bad I can't find any kind of manufacturer website for them to look at all their models and see which exact model is made on the old K1000 tooling. The CM-5 and the "DSL" both seem pretty close. On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:51:07 +1000, John Coyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you'll find that the Chinon (who by the way, are a reputable company > who made some fine cameras at least as far back as the 1960's) version of > the K1000 was licensed production from Pentax. Happened when Pentax wanted > to tool up for the later 1970's cameras, but could not let go of the demand > for the K1000, which was, and sometimes still is, highly recommended for > students of photography who are just starting. > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Bingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 1:24 PM > Subject: Re: Counterfeiting in China > > > Well, I've seen at least on Chinese brand (Chinon?) that makes what > > looks a heck of a lot like a K1000, almost exactly in fact. > > > > On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 23:17:00 -0400, Peter J. Alling > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The mainstream media is at least 2 years, and closer to 5 behind the > times. > > > > > > > > > > > > Norm Baugher wrote: > > > > > > > 60 Minutes thinks that's news? > > > > Norm > > > > > > > > Joseph Tainter wrote: > > > > > > > >> The American program "60 Minutes" this evening ran a piece on the > > > >> widespread product counterfeiting in China. Apparently, if a Chinese > > > >> manufacturing concern can get copies of your product, or better yet a > > > >> mold, knock-offs will appear in a short while. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
