Re: K1000's from China?
When I want to go "au naturel", I pull out my Yashica A TLR. Sometimes, however, you want the luxury of technology. Then I go with the Spottie. And they call us luddites! :-) regards, frank Chris Brogden wrote: On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Frank Theriault wrote: Basically, (if you haven't figured it out), a bunch of us screw-heads are finding it harder and harder to scrounge replacement match-needle meters for our beloved Spotmatic bodies Wimps. Stop using all that new equipment and try a Real Camera like an SV or earlier. None of this newfangled meter stuff at all, though you can pop an acessory meter on if you want. :) chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: K1000's from China?
On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Frank Theriault wrote: When I want to go "au naturel", I pull out my You're starting to scare me here, Frank. *L* Yashica A TLR. Sometimes, however, you want the luxury of technology. Then I go with the Spottie. And they call us luddites! :-) :) That's the Spottie, all right... a miracle of modern technology. It's fun to look at old brochures and read about all these amazing new features and automatic doo-dads that make it virtually impossible for a photographer to take a bad picture with this Amazing New Camera, which turns out to be a Spotmatic or something similar. :) chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
K1000's from China?
Hi, Pentax hasn't made or marketed the K1000 for several years now. Apparently, when it was last marketed, at least one of the places where they were last manufactured was mainland China. A bunch of us luddites who still use Spotmatics heard a rumour that Pentax sold the rights to the camera to the Chinese factory that last manufactured them as Pentaxes. We also heard that the factory is still manufacturing them, and marketing them under a different name. Anyone here know anything about the veracity of this? If true, does anyone know the name or names under which this camera is being marketed? Thanks. regards, frank - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: K1000's from China?
On Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:31:36 -0400, Frank Theriault wrote: Anyone here know anything about the veracity of this? If true, does anyone know the name or names under which this camera is being marketed? Yes, it's true. It seems when Pentax stopped production of the K1000, they sold the rights, dies, molds, and specs to the Chinese company that built the last Pentax ones. (I once knew the company name but can't for the life of me remember it now) The ones that are marketed now are named, Mingca Kc1000. They are, for all intents and purposes, the exact same as the Pentax K1000 except that the "new" ones have a self-timer and they replaced the needle meter with a 3 LED setup. Oh, and they are also black rather than chrome. I own one of these Mingca's and simply love it. Given the ridiculous high price of used K1000's, they make a viable replacement. If you look around on eBay, you can see them pop up from time to time normally only bringing $75-100 for the body. Later, Gary - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: K1000's from China?
On Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:04:06 -0500, Gary L. Murphy wrote: Yes, it's true. It seems when Pentax stopped production of the K1000, they sold the rights, dies, molds, and specs to the Chinese company that built the last Pentax ones. (I once knew the company name but can't for the life of me remember it now) The company name is below along with the URL. Zhongshan City Mingca Hi-Tech Optical Electronic Instrument Co. http://www.mingca.com They also make prisms for cameras. Hum, I wonder... :-) Later, Gary - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
