Pentax KM
The Pentax KM was a comparatively cheap 35 mm single-lens reflex camera (SLR) produced in the years 1975-1977 by the Japanese corporation Pentax (formerly Asahi; since 2011 submerged into Ricoh). Its name comes from the K-Mount (also PK-Mount), a new system developed by Pentax to mount interchangeable lenses on the camera body. Essentially, it's a revamped version of the hugely succesful Spotmatic introduced in 1960. A huge range of Asahi Takumar and Pentax lenses can be used on this sturdy metal camera, making it suitable for almost any purpose, from portrait photography to tele or macro work.
Although it needs battery power for its internal lightmeter (which I never used anyway), the photo-taking mechanism itself is purely optical and mechanical.
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