K1000 are now made in China and not by pentax, they don't even say Pentax on
the top cover. Dies and tooling were sold off a long time ago. Of course
they are out there used, but so are OM-1s.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean" <dean-yoshizumi@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Advising students
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| Pentax K1000, MX, or ZX-M all seem to be fine, and are reasonably priced
| too! Pentax glass can also be had for significantly less than Nikon. They
| are plentiful in the college town where I live.
| -dean
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