It is now but unless I'm having a brain cramp there were a few years (in the 80s I think) that they released a K1000 that had been "updated" with some plastic parts.
On 12/29/10 7:49 PM, "Peter Loveday" <pe...@loveday.org> wrote: > Hmm, dunno about most of that, must be US stuff :) > > However I just checked and my K1000 is still metal and glass :) > > - Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elizabeth Masoner > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 12:16 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT Ya know you're "old" when you remember... > > Ok, the age question thread made me start thinking how different each > generation's experiences are. Mine are kind of a mismash because my parents > were much older before they started their family and almost all of my > cousins were old enough to be my parents. Thought it might be fun to do > some comparing of stuff we remember. > > The Aldridge Family radio program > The Shadow radio program > It being safe to eat anything you got on Halloween (homemade/unwrapped/etc) > Riding the go-kart down the main street in town and not getting in trouble > with the police > All grown ups having the authority to call you down if you acted up in > public > Walking home from school to eat lunch > The first big CB craze (my dad bought us handheld CBs to use as walkie > talkies - wow did we hear some stuff) > Challenger Explosion > Ronald Reagan getting shot > When the K1000 was metal and glass (my first SLR) > Lawn darts that had points > > ~Liz > http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ > http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ > http://photography.about.com > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
