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.
![Pentax K1000. Photo by Martin Taylor and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0](https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2016/10/pentaxk1000-800x500.jpg)
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.
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