I didn't remember that the K1000 was purely manual. (Mine was stolen many years ago.) I haven't seen a retro digicam like that either.
Part of the manual focusing problem is the typical digicam's user interface, particularly on smaller cameras. It's all switches; they work OK for selecting from menus and making adjustments in steps, but they are inadequate for fine, continuous control. Very few have something as efficient and effective as a ring around the lens barrel.
Re: manual control
Part of the manual focusing problem is the typical digicam's user interface, particularly on smaller cameras. It's all switches; they work OK for selecting from menus and making adjustments in steps, but they are inadequate for fine, continuous control. Very few have something as efficient and effective as a ring around the lens barrel.