KONICA HEXAR-RF /Limited
This is a record of playing with M-mount lenses on a Konica HEXAR-RF /Limited film camera.
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Impression
This camera is an M-mount compatible film camera that I found when I did not have enough money to buy a Leica M body for film cameras at that time.
We used both the standard black body and the limited edition titanium-colored body that came with the 50mm/F1.2, and found no difference in feel or functionality between the two.
Before this camera, I had used MINOLTA CLE, Rollei-RF (same as Bessa-R2), and CONTAX G1/G2, but HEXAR-RF was easier to use with lenses with a focal length of 50mm or less because of its viewfinder display and automatic winding function.
The Zeiss Ikon (COSINA / released in 2005) with its long baseline length and large magnification is superior in terms of viewfinder readability and accuracy.
The HEXAR-RF has a viewfinder with a magnification of 0.6x,.
So there were concerns about focusing accuracy when using a large aperture lens with a focal length of 75mm/90mm.
Unlike digital cameras, film cameras could only take a limited number of pictures, so lenses with a focal length of more than 50 mm were rarely used.
All lenses were purchased and used except the 21-35Dual. All of the lenses were solid, but not unique, lenses that fit the term “solid and sturdy.
The 21-35Dual is a bifocal lens, but it is not optimized for image quality at each focal length, and it is a lens that only uses both ends of a 1.5x zoom lens, and I did not purchase it because of its high distortion.
From 2000 to 2010, we sometimes saw it priced close to $1000, but in the 2020s, we see used prices above the list price, probably due to the small number of lenses in circulation.
Specification
| 項目 | 値 | 備考 |
| Finder | Real-image rangefinder type reverse Galilean perspective finder | |
| Finder magnification | x 0.6 | |
| base length(mm) | 69.2 | |
| Shutter | Electronically controlled longitudinal travel focal plane shutter | |
| Shutter speed | 1/4000〜16sec (auto mode) 1/4000〜1sec (manual mode) | Stepless speed change in auto mode Bulb mode available for manual mode |
| Photometry | Shutter curtain surface, TTL direct metering | |
| Battery | CR2-3V (2) | |
| Size (mm) | W x H x 奥行 139.5 × 80 × 35 | Excluding protruding parts |
| Weight(g) | 560 | Only body |
Lenes
| focal length | Lens name | Release | Technical Report |
| 28mm | M-HEXANON f28 / F2.8 | Year 1999 | 28/50/90mm-PDF |
| 50mm | M-HEXANON f50 / F2 | Year 1999 | 28/50/90mm-PDF |
| 90mm | M-HEXANON f90 / F2.8 | Year 1999 | 28/50/90mm-PDF |
| 35mm | M-HEXANON f35 / F2 | Year 2000 | 35mm-PDF |
| 50mm | M-HEXANON f50 / F1.2 | Year 2001 | 50mm/F1.2-PDF |
| 21-35mm | M-HEXANON f21-35 / F3.4-4 | Year 2002 | 21-35mm-PDF |
Option
- Electric Flash (HX-18W)
- leather case
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