>>2577413K1000 requires calibration to stay exposure accurate
>>2577424This thing with the winder grip is pretty okay, I have one and I like it. The cpu controlled shutter is good and the battery lasts forever. It's also built super well. Love it. In the past I neglected my K mount stuff, but since Pentax is discussing this new K mount FF digicam, I might have to grab some of the higher quality K mount lenses and build on it.
The 55/1.4 is DA* water and dust sealed right?
Recently I'm having the balls with my Konica FT-1. It's a beautiful little motor driven camera with some really gorgeous primes. Surely it's more expensive than other 'budget' 35mm cameras but I think the extra cost is worth it. The only con is that the meter, while accurate, is tuned for shutter priority instead of aperture priority. It uses AAA batteries but you should be using rechargeables in 2015 regardless of cameras and flashes.
I have both versions of the Autoreflex t3, and while it's a decent camera, it's plagued with extensive and chronic shutter jamming problems.
Here's an older ME super picture from before I learned to fix scan colors right.