Asahi Pentax K1000 + SMC Pentax-M 50mm F2

The Pentax K1000 is the camera that taught a generation how to shoot — fully mechanical, in production from 1976 to 1997, and famous for having nothing on it you do not need. This is an Asahi-badged example, the earlier Japanese-built version from before Pentax moved K1000 production offshore and dropped the Asahi Optical name from the pentaprism. Collectors look for exactly this badge. Paired with the SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2, compact and sharp with Pentax's Super Multi Coating, and complete with its original case.

Specifications

• Body: Asahi Pentax K1000 — fully mechanical 35mm SLR
• Shutter: Mechanical horizontal cloth, 1s to 1/1000s + Bulb
• Metering: Centre-weighted TTL match-needle
• Flash sync: 1/60s
• Mount: Pentax K
• Lens: SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2
• Filter thread: 49mm
• Format: 35mm film
• Power: 1x LR44 / SR44 — meter only, the shutter fires at every speed without a battery

Condition

• Cosmetic: Excellent+ condition, with minimal signs of age or use. The lens is clean.
• Functional: Fully working, including the light meter.

Included

• Asahi Pentax K1000 body
• SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2 lens
• Original case
• Strap
• Lens cap
• UV filter

Fully working, meter included, in excellent+ condition and still with its original case. The K1000 is the standard recommendation for a first film camera because there is nothing on it to get wrong — set the shutter speed, turn the aperture until the needle centres, and shoot. An Asahi-badged one in this condition is the version worth holding on to.