Overhauling a Pentax K1000

[@addisonwhite4355]

I wish I had the knowledge and ability to do what you guys do!

[@pakan357]

There is an excellent service manual for K1000, it's pretty easy to do.

[@claudiahoffman7587]

Can you explain some of the details of how you cleaned the camera? For example, what you did with the paint (and what paint/substance you used) to make the black letters stand out more and what solution you used to clean the outside of the camera? Some steps that significantly changed the look of the camera would be great!!!

[@dieterjohnson3018]

I got a K1000 when I was 12 years old. I LOVED that thing! Very cool to see what was inside it.

[@davidgoldfarb1383]

idk why but this reminds me of the toy collector cleaning Woody in Toy Story

[@Brunomills]

what do you use to clean the top and bottom metallic parts? And on the leather?

[@DavcoMediaTV]

What a brilliant video. I've just beeñ given an old K1000 in great condition. Can't wait to put a roll of film in it.

[@d0s_doe]

Dude, that was literally the coolest thing I've ever seen. Do you think you can get your hands on a Russian/Soviet Zenit?

[@CRCHalifax]

dkaminev Glad you liked it! The Russian cameras are pretty rare around here but I'm sure we'll find something cool for the next video. :)

[@tiagomoura308]

Very cool video!! What the material used to renoval the caracters?

[@adamk3591]

this was immensely enjoyable

[@kennchandler5315]

Love the Bolero. Good job!

[@jagerardi]

Not a Bolero. in the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg.

[@louietan6700]

May I know what is that black ink you use to revive the markings? Thanks

[@cocococo-gi3rv]

I wanted to know the same thing!

[@doctormwpepper]

Amazing video guys. Do you know what that crayon is called if I go shopping for one? It REALLY brought out the metal.

[@Ferda1964]

wonderful job, thanks and the video work is fabulous as well, the music selection brilliant : )

[@CRCHalifax]

Gunther Berghof thank you! not bad for my first video. still need to nail that exposure though.

[@MrDieEasy]

beautiful

[@jordanross3591]

How come you didn’t clean the rust off from under the leather? Or is that just dry glue?

[@benjaminfargen]

The coolest...well done.

[@gliderpilotam]

Fantastic!

[@mohammadashrafkhokhar5678]

Love the video.any chance you could make it a bit slow

[@PuppetFirst]

Te hago una consulta.: ¿que tipo de lubricante sugeris usar para los mecanismos de la camara,? y,.. ´¿que pintura es la negra que usaste para marcar las letras? Gracias!

[@hycarl.1623]

Does anyone know what part is this called on 0:49 ? Been trying to find it on the Service Manual . Anyone please help thank you

[@ArturoCornejo]

I;M IN TEARS OF JOY!

[@RossHowardJones]

Hi. I have a bit of an issue with my shutter curtain and I'm pretty sure I need to remove the front to get at it. I've removed the leatherette and taken out the 5 screws, but it doesn't seem to come off-do I also need to remove the top plate? Any help would be much appreciated.

[@pegazevedo]

Congratulations !!! Pentax is the Best !!!

[@suephillips8627]

he never showed how he blew the dust or tiny particles away. Also when he put the black stuff on the front of the camera never said what it is

[@mohammadashrafkhokhar5678]

excellent job. great video.keep it up.

[@fujineopan]

Do you repair Voigtlander Bessa?

[@VaibhavDange]

Are you in need of another dirty Pentax K1000? I found one in my late grandparent's closet.

[@Horuspoes]

Briljant!

[@MicroAngelo1]

After 3 seconds into the video....I hit subscribe!

[@mathieuthebeau5920]

What's a ballpark quote to CLA a Leica M6 classic.

[@CRCHalifax]

Mathieu Thebeau Not cheap. slow shutter?

[@mathieuthebeau5920]

CRCHalifax nope, everything seems accurate. I just bought it about 6 months ago and was thinking of getting it checked out... maybe opened up and checked if everything was ok.

[@CRCHalifax]

Mathieu Thebeau quick checks are free :)

[@fruhotchiliman]

what was the original price tag for one of these?

[@kristinlee8537]

I didn't see you replace the foam that the mirror slaps against. That was completely shot. WHy not?

[@CRCHalifax]

There were many steps that didnt make the final cut of the video. It's more of a 'highlights reel' than a step-by-step instruction video.

[@CGW11]

What kind of "marker" is used to fill in the reliefs?

[@CRCHalifax]

Wille It's a bit like a cross between a grease pen and a crayon. the ones we have are decades old and the label is mostly rubbed off.

[@onderugurbozkurt]

even your repair equipment are old! :) nice! (a few days ago I was look for new screwdriver set with steel bits for this kind of use. but all I've found is cheap stuff. then I've used my 20 yrs old screwdriver to unscrew the one without harm :) If you don't have, you have to share some nice, decent repair equipment your have or good to buy (wiht international options :) thanks for your vids. I will visit your store If i come to canada one day :)

[@raulrivera9044]

Hi. I have a big problem, I get a camera ASAHI PENTAX K 1000 completely dirty and corroded. The lens is stuck in the camera. The screws do not want to spin. The logo left the painting. I Download a PDF of the diagram, but the images are very bad and I can not appreciate them. What can I do to repair it?

[@CRCHalifax]

Raul Rivera Sounds like a serious problem. might be more economical to replace it than to fix it.

[@cesars.photos]

Is there an actual product out there to re-paint the lettering on the camera?

[@jagerardi]

Try a Lacquer-Stik. Cheap, easy and does the job nicely. .Joe

[@SLVRphoto]

I liked the blacked out look. But then you rubbed it off!

[@eliasrangel]

@CRCHalifax what do you use to polish?

[@CRCHalifax]

Elias Rangel We use our own special mix but the "leather" on the k1000 is more of a plastic substance. You can use just about anything on that particular model.

[@davidv.kutaliya]

Great!

[@josephramireznolasco2373]

genial !!!

[@Rominko17]

Just beautiful :)

[@First-class-angling]

I'm going to do it next week when my JIS crewdrivers arrived XD

[@shiladityaray92]

Music name please

[@HaakonReppen]

Hall of the Mountain King, i think

[@CRCHalifax]

Haakon is correct. In the Hall of the Mountain King.

[@Rob-lz5iz]

Nice 'commercial', but no real detailed content for those of us who are trying to restore our own camera.

[@rvjr]

do a nikon next!

[@CRCHalifax]

We'll be posting videos of every brand we can :)

[@richardp4189]

Nice! Good luck finding a roll of film, though. :-p

[@CRCHalifax]

There's actually a shop about a mile from here that sell film and processes it too. They also have a good telescope selection. atlanticphotosupply.com/

[@mykeyduh]

they sell film on line

[@eizol568]

Look at all the gunk and grime falling of this camera from years of use...Yuck 😝

[@philipslighting8240]

Or just buy a clean one........

[@benjaminfargen]

The coolest...well done.