pentax k1000 develop film?

if i were to buy this camera how would i develop the film that you put inside of it. would it have to be in a darkroom? what if i dont have one.

or should this camera only be used when in a photography class?

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  • HI there,

    Well, actually, you don't have to develop the pictures yourself... and you could not anyway unless you have a darkroom and instruction on how to develop film.... but not to worry.

    You can use this camera to shoot really nice pictures and don't need a photo class to take them. If you are using color film, you just take the roll to a photo lab for processing. If you want to shoot black & white, purchase B&W film with C-41 processing and the lab will be able to develop that as well. If you don't want prints, you can request the images be downloaded to a CD... and you can take it home and view them on your computer... just as if they were digital. Then you can choose which of your images you want to have printed.

    Pentax K-1000 SLR manual cameras were built for decades and used by thousands of photography students. It was considered one of the best manual cameras for students to learn the basics of photography. If you were to buy the camera, I think you would enjoy using it and then should you take a photography class, you will already have your manual camera.

    Thanks for reading.

    Have Fun Shooting!!!

  • Once the last picture on a film roll is taken, the Pentax K-1000 simply will no longer advance to the next film frame. From there, you press / hold down the disengage button and manually rewind all the flim back into the container; you'll know when this is done.

    From there, take the film to a Kodak film processing center.

    B & W film processing is a snap to do and would require a small darkroom setup. A photography class can show you how it's done.

    You can buy a "darkroom bag", that allows you to put the camera in and remove UNWOUND film safely---but why would you want to do that?

    Personally, I'd buy the K-1000. It's a classic film SLR that not only is easy to operate, but it quickly shows you the basic ideas of good photography.

  • That camera takes a standard 35mm film, and you can take it to any photo lab to get developed.

    If you want, you can use black and white film and develop it yourself at home. You don't need a darkroom to develop film, just a "changing bag." A changing bag is a lightproof zippered bag with holes for your arms. The only part that has to be done in total darkness is just when you load the film onto the developing reel and put it in a small tank. You can do the rest in normal light. Developing black and white film is actually pretty easy. There are a few steps, but it's not that hard.

    If you want to develop pictures the traditional way with an enlarger, then you would need a darkroom because photo paper is light sensitive (REAL photographic paper, not the photo paper you put in your computer printer).

    If you do decide to try to develop your own film, be sure you use a true black and white silver-based film, like Kodak Plus-X. In fact, Plus-X is probably the best film to use for a beginner, because it seems to be very forgiving with exposure and developing.

    So for color pictures, just take the film to a photo lab to get developed. For black and white film, you should learn to do it yourself. In fact, you should make a darkroom and develop your picures with an enlarger too! You will be amazed at how your pictures will turn out. A real photograph made with an optical print is a million times better than any picture from a computer.

  • NO. A dark/changing bag and a developing canister is all you would need.

    You could do it in the back of a Subaru if you had to.

    After you have developed the B&W negatives you can scan them or print them at the school darkroom or send them out for prints.

    Lots of possibilities once you have the developed negatives in hand.

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    As far as what camera to use in class, I would ask the instructor and see what they recommend. In the (g)olden days the K1000 was defacto the classroom camera. Not sure anymore.

  • Film of that age may not be worth using, especially if it has not been kept frozen. If it is black and white of any brand then anybody can process it, if Kodak colour negative (for prints) then possibly it is the old C-22 process which is not available today; c-41 came in in about 1974 and is still the current process. Likewise Kodak slide film for projected transparencies - E2 and E3 were the old processes - E6 came in about 1975. If "Kodachrome" for slides then that film was discontinued a few years ago, check with Kodak HQ to see if anybody can process. So check if the film has C-22 or C-41, or E6 rather than E2 or E3, written on it somewhere. The expiry date will be on the film in months an years. You don't say what brand, I was quoting Kodak ideas above. If it is Agfa brand or any other brand of colour film then almost certainly there will be nobody today who can process it. So try one roll and get it processed (if you can!) to see if it gives good results. If colour negative film you should over-expose by one stop. The ASA (or ANSI) speed is the same numerically as ISO - ISO came in around 1982. Colours are likely to be poor and feeble with any colour film of that age.

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