I really have fun with the K-1000. there are two here now and just recently, at an estate sale, I found a Pentax MV. I now have three 50mm f 2 lenses, two 70-200 , a 35-70, and a 300. What i need is incentive to get out and take pictures!... and maybe just a little time.
I will photograph many vintage things with a vintage camera. Old architecture is my favorite. Occasionally I'll do a modern building has a vintage look to it.
Owned a Pentax SP1000 since 1975. Recently had it serviced to fix a slow speed problem and now it works perfectly. Didn’t know some lenses are radioactive. Love this camera. Something about the solid feel and the way it pings when you release the shutter. Don’t make ‘me like this any more.
Hi Keith love the images. The K1000 is one of the few "common film cameras" I haven't used. Spent time with the ME super and loved it along with a very sharp 50mm F2
I was mentioning in a different comment that I don't recall how I acquired this one. I think I picked it up in a bundle with some other gear I bought. I've never shot with it until this video but I liked the rock solid feel of it. It feels like it could keep going for another 40 years -- but -- I don't know how visible it was in the video, but it's filthy. It needs a CLA.
That's a really cool display. We have an agricultural fair at the end of summer that always has nice displays like this. Do you have a high resolution scanner and scan the prints as .jpg files? Or, do you have a negative scanner? Love that old Chevron station! Also, love the depth in that first flower print.
Yes, it includes the old machines, then there's a group of antique tractors and a collection of relocated old buildings brought over from around the region. I spend a lot of time snooping around there with a camera. I get my film developed by Richard Photo Lab and pay them to make medium-resolution scans. If there's a frame I really want to enlarge, I set up my Sony with a macro lens over the light box, or sometimes send them out for a very high-resolution drum scan. I have found that using the camera is a very accurate way to scan the negs though.
Great video, Keith! It really brought back some memories. Back in the summer of 1990 (32 years!) I discovered my love of photography when I started learning to use a Pentax K-1000 with a Pentax 50mm and 135mm lens. Up until that time I had only used point and shoot type cameras. (Even though I did use my Mother's Kodak Brownie camera when I took photography as a project in 4-H.) I really love your images, especially the details of the old machinery and gas station. My first love in photography was landscapes but as I get older I'm really drawn to mechanical subjects. Having said that, the group of old flowers is excellent. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Buddy!. I don't remember how I came to acquire that Pentax. I seem to remember that someone tossed it in with some other stuff I had bought. It is a joy to use. It feels rock solid and the lens was surprisingly sharp. One of my best friends had the same one in high school.
for film cameras I have several Nikkormats which weigh a ton but are SUPER sturdy ... old Non AI lenses are a bargain
I love those Nikkormats. They make such nice images.
Excellent video, great shots and beautiful prints. I love my K1000, such a simple and reliable camera. Cheers!
Thanks - I agree about the K1000. Great camera.
I really have fun with the K-1000. there are two here now and just recently, at an estate sale, I found a Pentax MV. I now have three 50mm f 2 lenses, two 70-200 , a 35-70, and a 300. What i need is incentive to get out and take pictures!... and maybe just a little time.
I will photograph many vintage things with a vintage camera. Old architecture is my favorite. Occasionally I'll do a modern building has a vintage look to it.
Owned a Pentax SP1000 since 1975. Recently had it serviced to fix a slow speed problem and now it works perfectly. Didn’t know some lenses are radioactive. Love this camera. Something about the solid feel and the way it pings when you release the shutter. Don’t make ‘me like this any more.
I’m with you! The sound and the feel of the mechanics - so satisfying
How do you get your taken photos transferred to your phone or laptop?
I scan them after the negatives are developed
Hi Keith love the images. The K1000 is one of the few "common film cameras" I haven't used. Spent time with the ME super and loved it along with a very sharp 50mm F2
I was mentioning in a different comment that I don't recall how I acquired this one. I think I picked it up in a bundle with some other gear I bought. I've never shot with it until this video but I liked the rock solid feel of it. It feels like it could keep going for another 40 years -- but -- I don't know how visible it was in the video, but it's filthy. It needs a CLA.
That's a really cool display. We have an agricultural fair at the end of summer that always has nice displays like this. Do you have a high resolution scanner and scan the prints as .jpg files? Or, do you have a negative scanner? Love that old Chevron station! Also, love the depth in that first flower print.
Yes, it includes the old machines, then there's a group of antique tractors and a collection of relocated old buildings brought over from around the region. I spend a lot of time snooping around there with a camera. I get my film developed by Richard Photo Lab and pay them to make medium-resolution scans. If there's a frame I really want to enlarge, I set up my Sony with a macro lens over the light box, or sometimes send them out for a very high-resolution drum scan. I have found that using the camera is a very accurate way to scan the negs though.
There are actually are windup timers that will screw into the cable release that you could use with this camera if you really need that functionality.
Oh good to know! I love the Pentax K-1000
Great video, Keith! It really brought back some memories. Back in the summer of 1990 (32 years!) I discovered my love of photography when I started learning to use a Pentax K-1000 with a Pentax 50mm and 135mm lens. Up until that time I had only used point and shoot type cameras. (Even though I did use my Mother's Kodak Brownie camera when I took photography as a project in 4-H.) I really love your images, especially the details of the old machinery and gas station. My first love in photography was landscapes but as I get older I'm really drawn to mechanical subjects. Having said that, the group of old flowers is excellent. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Buddy!. I don't remember how I came to acquire that Pentax. I seem to remember that someone tossed it in with some other stuff I had bought. It is a joy to use. It feels rock solid and the lens was surprisingly sharp. One of my best friends had the same one in high school.