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Not a huge amount but more than a shred of information here.Hi all,
I just picked one of these up on evilbay and cannot find a shred of information or a single picture taken with one. There is oodles of info on the f/2.8, but the f/2 is simply described as "rare".
post here when you do!Thanks Jonathan, I should've said I read that already
It's odd to me a piece of glass from Konica has so little written about it. Eh, perhaps I'll end up writing about it.....
I don't understand why the Konica Hexanon AR (SLR) lenses don't seem to get the love and attention that's lavished on the Hexanons for Leica M and screw mount. But I'll always be grateful to Godfrey DiGiorgi and Brian Mosley for alerting me to how well the Hexanon ARs perform on m4/3 cameras.Thanks Jonathan, I should've said I read that already
It's odd to me a piece of glass from Konica has so little written about it. Eh, perhaps I'll end up writing about it.....
Vivek, I wasn't aware of the Konica Auto-Reflex full/half-frame cameras but they're described in detail at www.buhla.de. The zoom lens was the Zoom-Hexanon AR-H 47-100mm / f3.5 and you can get one from KEH.com for just USD 45.00!Jonathan, Konica also made at least two lenses (IIRC, one was a zoom) in Konica reflex mount for 1/2 frame (for Autoreflex A that can do full frame and half frame- I have that camera). These were smaller. I have seen one zoom.
Never used it.
Thanks JonathonI don't understand why the Konica Hexanon AR (SLR) lenses don't seem to get the love and attention that's lavished on the Hexanons for Leica M and screw mount. But I'll always be grateful to Godfrey DiGiorgi and Brian Mosley for alerting me to how well the Hexanon ARs perform on m4/3 cameras.
Holy Macro!Vivek, I wasn't aware of the Konica Auto-Reflex full/half-frame cameras but they're described in detail at www.buhla.de. The zoom lens was the Zoom-Hexanon AR-H 47-100mm / f3.5 and you can get one from KEH.com for just USD 45.00!
I'm afraid I'll have to resist the temptation: I don't much care for zooms, the focal length range doesn't appeal, and -- most importantly -- there are other Hexanons on my wish list.Holy Macro!
Jonathon, that is very very rare! Someone, grab that lens!
BTW, I think I have seen another zoom (35-70?).
Given the rarity of the lens, even USD 125.00 is a very good price for a mint copy. The photographs of the lens aren't great but it does look to be in very good condition and the seller has an excellent feedback rating. KEH's "Bargain" category is, on the other hand, something of a lottery.Yeah, that's a very good price. It's "bargain" condition, so I don't know if you'd actually make any cash flipping it.
The last one sold for $125 mint with case and caps:
http://cgi.ebay.com/KONICA-HEXANON-...mera_Lenses?hash=item20af5948cd#ht_646wt_1167
As far as actually USING it, I'm guessing it is much less useful than the 35-70mm........
I'm shocked, Vivek, that someone might suggest you'd buy such a lens in order to flip it. :shocked:I did not have "flipping" in mind at all.
By the way, Guy closed down the thread on m4/3rds forums, before I was able to apologise for what you interpreted as a dispicable 'stilleto attitude' - that was not my intention, and I've sent you a PM to explain.One of my favorite lenses, out of the vast high resolution, lenses is the CRT Nikkor 55mm f/1.2 lens.
Apart from being a beautiful lens, it is really a very high resolution (>250 lp/mm) lens for color photography. I mostly use it on my Nikon F-2.
However, to extract the most from its capacity, it is better used mounted on a Konica.
The Konica camera this lens is mounted is no ordinary camera!
This is the only 35mm reflex camera capable of full frame and half frame pictures on the same roll!
I'll take that as a yes then.Brian, That thread is best locked up and Guy did the right thing. No worries. We do not know each other personally. Just forget it.