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3. • Produced 1976 to 1997, the K1000's extraordinary longevity makes it a historically significant
camera, despite its very ordinary design. Although the K1000 was already obsolete when it was
first released, its inexpensive simplicity was a great virtue and earned it an unrivaled popularity as
a basic but sturdy workhorse, particularly suited to educating inexperienced photographers. The
Pentax K1000 eventually sold over three million units.
• Originally produced in Japan…later models made in China. VERY few design changes over the
21 years. Some metal parts turned to plastic resulting in less expensive but less sturdy body.
4. Not only was the same camera
made for 20+ years
• Just about every k-mount Pentax lens ever made will work on a current
Pentax digital body. The same is true of most Nikon DLSRs.
12. World's fastest digital SLR: shooting up to 10 fps, with a burst rate up to 10 full-resolution JPEG
images or 30 RAW images (until Nov. 21, 2007 when Nikon one upped them with a 11 fps).
EOS-1D Mark III
22. Camera Handling – WRONG WAY
• Placing your
hand around the
TOP of the lens
is about as
stupid as
pointing your
flash
SIDEWAYS!
• The camera is
MUCH more
stable with your
left hand
UNDER the
lens.
32. Shutter Speed
Film Speed (ISO)
Film Speed
Shutter Release
Film Advance
The lower the number, the LESS
sensitive to light. The higher…the
worse the image quality.
33. Film Speed (ISO)
The lower the number, the LESS
sensitive to light. The higher…the
worse the image quality.
36. ISO: 200-3200
Auto ISO is the default setting for the auto and scene shooting modes and will set a
sensitivity between 200 and 3200 as it deems appropriate. You can also limit the auto
ISO range to whatever you choose, such as 200 to 800. ISO 200 is the default for the P,
Tv, Av and M modes unless you have previously selected an ISO. ISO may also be
manually set at 200, 400, 800, 1600 or 3200.
Both Nikon and
Canon have
RELEASED
cameras capable
of shooting at
102,400 ISO.
37. • Cameras have different ISO ranges:
Model/Time Frame ISO Max Useful
– Film in 1985 25-3200 200
– Film in 2004 100-3200 800
– Canon A85 (2004) 50-400 200
– Pentax *ist (2004) 100-1600 800
– Nikon D40 (2006) 200-1600 1600
– Pentax K100d (2006) 200-3200 1600
– Nikon D3 12/2007 100-25,000 6400
– Nikon D3s 12/2009 100-102,400 12,800
Camera manufactures will usually include a HIGH ISO that is not really useful except for really
casual stuff. This means that you can use it…but the results will be pretty noisy.
38. Film Grain
• Ironically, today, there are companies
designing software to ADD grain to
pictures to simulate the film of yesterday.
TriX TMax Old film Old film Kodak Kodak
44. Shutter Speed
Film Speed (ISO)
Shutter Release
Exposure Counter
Film Advance
View Finder
SLR, TTL – You
are looking
THROUGH THE
LENS of a Single
Lens Reflex.
View Finder
45. View Finder
SLR, TTL – You
are looking
THROUGH THE
LENS of a Single
Lens Reflex.
49. K1000 Focusing Grid
• Cameras # 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 19 have a
Split Field Focusing grid.
50. Shutter Speed
Film Speed (ISO)
Shutter Release
Exposure Counter
Film Advance
View Finder
Rewind Knob
Be sure this
is MOVING
when you
are taking
pictures.
Rewind Knob
54. Modern day flashes have gotten
quite advanced.
An externally mounted flash will
provide MANY times more control than
a built in popup flash.
Additional controls include:
• Greater distance (60’ vs. 10’)
• Swivel head
• Built in bounce card
• Very elaborate flash exposure
control
• Built in wireless features to control
or be controlled by a master flash
55. Shutter Speed
Film Speed (ISO)
Shutter Release
Exposure Counter
Film Advance
View Finder
Rewind Knob
Flash Shoe
Aperture Ring
small # =
LARGE
opening.
Aperture Ring
59. Shutter Speed
Film Speed (ISO)
Shutter Release
Exposure Counter
Film Advance
View Finder
Rewind Knob
Flash Shoe
Aperture Ring
Depth of Field Scale
Shows how
much depth
is in focus.
Depth of Field Scale
61. Shutter Speed
Film Speed (ISO)
Shutter Release
Exposure Counter
Film Advance
View Finder
Rewind Knob
Flash Shoe
Aperture Ring
Depth of Field Scale
Distance Scale
Helpful to
Pre-Focus
your camera
for moving
subjects.
Distance Scale
63. Shutter Speed
Film Speed (ISO)
Shutter Release
Exposure Counter
Film Advance
View Finder
Rewind Knob
Flash Shoe
Aperture Ring
Depth of Field Scale
Distance Scale
Focusing Ring
Focusing Ring
65. Shutter Speed
Film Speed (ISO)
Shutter Release
Exposure Counter
Film Advance
View Finder
Rewind Knob
Flash Shoe
Aperture Ring
Depth of Field Scale
Distance Scale
Focusing Ring
Rewind Button
May have to
hold in while
rewinding.
Rewind Button
68. Shutter Speed
Film Speed (ISO)
Shutter Release
Exposure Counter
Film Advance
View Finder
Rewind Knob
Flash Shoe
Aperture Ring
Depth of Field Scale
Distance Scale
Focusing Ring
Rewind Button
Tripod Socket
Used to hold
the camera
steady with
a tripod.
Tripod Socket
71. Shutter Speed
Film Speed (ISO)
Shutter Release
Exposure Counter
Film Advance
View Finder
Rewind Knob
Flash Shoe
Aperture Ring
Depth of Field Scale
Distance Scale
Focusing Ring
Rewind Button
Tripod Socket
Battery Cover
If your battery is
DEAD…the meter
will NOT move…it
will be stuck in the
center.
Battery Cover
73. Opening the Back
Grasp the
rewind knob
and pull it up.
There are two
positions. At
first the knob
will only pop
up, then pull it
just a LITTLE
more and it
will pop open
the back.
74. Handling Keep the camera
around your neck at all
times until you are
standing in front of the
table.
Be sure to return the
lens cap (I will find
you!) and
75. Film Turn In
Keep the
camera
around your
neck at all
times until you
are standing
in front of the
table.
Be sure to
return the
strap (I will
find you).
76. • Shoot your ID first.
• Shoot 1 picture of your partner
shooting.