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Originally posted by Anne Elk
As for learning old skool photography, you can't beat the Pentax K1000. Bodies and lenses are easy to come by on the used the market.
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I have an East German Pentax knock off that is pretty cool. Its an SLR stripped down to the complete basics. It has a light meter, but it's not integrated to the shutter control, so it's a bit of a pain to take action shots with. First you have to decide on a shutter speed, then adjust the f-stop, then readjust the shutter speed if you're too high or low, then readjust the f-stop. Old, old skool. It might be a Pentax K1000 direct knock off. Does the K1000 have auto-exposure?
Takes nice sharp pictures, though. And it's rock solid. It's got a mechanical shutter and only uses the battery for the light meter, so you can still take shots with a dead battery, albeit hit or miss.
