Pentax K1000 Overhaul Video Reveals the SLR’s Mechanical Beauty

Here’s a video by the Camera Repair Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that shows an overhaul they did recently of a Pentax K1000 film SLR — the “dirtiest Pentax [they’ve] seen in a very long time.” The 3 to 4 hour examination and cleaning is condensed down to 2.5 minutes, and shows the beautiful mechanical inner workings of the K1000.

The K1000 in the video is an original first edition version of the camera, which was manufactured by Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. from the years 1976 to 1997 — a very long time span as far as camera manufacturing goes. The Pentax K1000 would go on to sell over 3 million units.