[LRflex] M lenses on Konica Hexar RF
- From: LEICAFLEX <leicaflex@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 23:47:42 -0800
Hi Brian:
I've had no problems focussing with the M-mount Hexar RF with a
variety of M lenses, incl. Summicron 35mm, Tele-Elmarit 90mm, Elmarit
28mm, and also the old 50mm Summicron collapsible version. Its been
more than 3 years now of delightful shooting. It doesn't have the
silence of an M camera shutter, nor the legendary classic look & feel,
but the vertical-traveling shutter packs a very fast speed of 1/4000
sec, and responds spontaneously to the aperture-priority AE mode. The
camera is a steal at current eBay pricing, considering the many
features it has that makes it technologically more advanced in certain
areas than a Leica M7, e.g. like a built-in motor winder and very
efficient electronics evidenced by long battery life.
FYI - all these shots here were with the Hexar RF ~
http://gallery.leica-users.org/Hangzhou
Notice the one of Lei Fong Ta that was shot straight into the sun: I
don't know if I could have done that with a Leica M camera because the
shutter speed may not have been fast enough.
Best New Year wishes.....
Eric Chan
See Dante Stella's excellent Hexar RF write-up here:
http://www.dantestella.com/technical/hexarrf.html
See also Karen Nakamura's write-up here:
http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?KonicaHe=
xarRF.html~mainFrame
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> Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 20:32:04 +0800
> From: Brian Chung <indiana.brian@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Have good one !
>
> Happy new year. Does anyone know when using M lenses in Konica Hexar, do=
es
> it do as good as in a M body??
> Brian
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