Pentax K1000
A simple mechanical single-lens reflex that became the standard camera in photography schools.
The K1000 had only the essentials and worked without a battery, except for the light meter. It was made for more than twenty years and was many photographers’ first camera.
Materials: Metal body, glass optics
Manufacture: Made in Japan and later in Hong Kong and China.
The plain body without automation.
The needle in the viewfinder showing the exposure.