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The entry states that the camera does not even have a film box end memo holder. Mine has - serial number 6020737 - this means a) the entry is wrong or b) some previous owner has gone to the trouble of prising one off another camera and sticking it on mine. Is it worth suggesting that this sentence
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I have one and I love it. But the K1000 lacks some very important features : a power switch and a DOF preview button. The KX & the KM are the same thing with more features. So they are greater than the greatest.  :-)) Well I love my K1000 but I prefer the
Spotmatics a Spotmatic F is mostly the
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Well, yes and no. The whole K series(K2, KX, KM, and K1000) are all essentially
Spotmatics with the K mount. More specifically, the KM is a Spotmatic F, the K1000 is an SP1000, the KX is an improved SP-F, and the K2 is an improved ES-II. In that way the KX can sort of be thought as the Ultimate
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The one that I have (and currently selling) does not have a film box memo holder. It is SN#:8022442 ... Maybe it was only for specific models? Or maybe your's was added... hmmm...
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