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As a precaution against loss of my manual and a service to other photographers, I've scanned my Pentax K1000 manual and am making it available as JPG images. It is presented as a front cover, thirty-two pages, and a back cover. To maintain legibility, each image is approximately 870x728 pixels in size. Each image is copyright Pentax Corporation.

Pentax offers this manual and others online in Adobe Acrobat file format here.

The manual is presented here as individual pages and as a 4 megabyte zip file.

Front Cover


Index


Page 1

Nomenclature

Page 2


Page 3


Page 4

Specifications

Page 5

Using the New SMC Pentax-A Lens

Page 6

Lens Mounting

Page 7

Battery

Page 8

Basic Operating Instructions

Page 9


Page 10

Film Loading and Winding

Page 11

Setting ASA Film Speed

Page 12

Compose and Focus

Page 13

Shutter

Page 14

Camera Holding

Page 15

Film Unloading

Page 16

Flash Synchronization

Page 17


Page 18

Depth-of-Field Guide

Page 19


Page 20

Helpful Hints on Exposure Problems

Page 21

Manual Shutter Operation

Page 22


Page 23

Multiple Exposure

Page 24

Range of Light Measurement

Page 25

Open-Aperature or Stop-Down Metering

Page 26

Using Conventional Screw-Mount Takumar Lenses

Page 27


Page 28

Resistance to Temperature Extremes and Changes

Page 29


Page 30

Camera Maintenance

Page 31


Page 32

Warranty Policy


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