Post your photos taken with the Hexar AF

Just got the hexar from frank petronio...hehehe 😀

any Tips would be Appreciated.......I am using it
to shoot a party at a Club this week (arghhh)
tres Low Light
will also take my M6
 
helenhill said:
Just got the hexar from frank petronio...hehehe 😀

any Tips would be Appreciated.......I am using it
to shoot a party at a Club this week (arghhh)
tres Low Light
will also take my M6
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There is this sensor between lens and grip. Keep your fingers on the grip or they will accidentally block the sensor while shooting. If you use the camera in P-Mode don't forget to adjust the critical handshake setting for your needs. Perhaps the previous owner used some weird setting?
 
From this past weekend. On Acros.

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I went from an M2 to a small collection of FSU RFs to the Hexar, and I'm loving it.
 
Douwe thanks 🙂
Tom: Behind Wolverine you can also see Mystique 's back 😀

Helen just set it to P, f2 and 1/30 minimum speed (from the menus) and never touch anything again. Seriously, it will do everything right.
Very liberating!
 
helenhill said:
Just got the hexar from frank petronio...hehehe 😀

any Tips would be Appreciated.......I am using it
to shoot a party at a Club this week (arghhh)
tres Low Light
will also take my M6
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Helen,

I have compiled a lot of info on the Hexar in this article.

Once you get the hang of that camera you'll love it!
 
To shoot in low light I use the spotmeter of the hexar. It's convenient and easy, and it is the best way to use the camera in bars and clubs. This is what I do:

-Put the camera in manual (m) mode. The light meter now works as a spotmeter.

-Focus on the face of your subject (average pale Dutch guy) and keep the shutter half-depressed. Use your middle finger.

-With your index finger push either the up or down button once. The plus and minus signs in the viewfinder will light up, because the camera sets the appropriate shutter time by itself if you keep the shutter button half-depressed.

-The face of your subject is now in zone V, to change it to zone VI you double the shutter time (make it slower).

-Shoot the picture with optimal exposure control in complete and utter silence 😉
 
douwe said:
To shoot in low light I use the spotmeter of the hexar. It's convenient and easy, and it is the best way to use the camera in bars and clubs. This is what I do:

-Put the camera in manual (m) mode. The light meter now works as a spotmeter.

-Focus on the face of your subject (average pale Dutch guy) and keep the shutter half-depressed. Use your middle finger.

-With your index finger push either the up or down button once. The plus and minus signs in the viewfinder will light up, because the camera sets the appropriate shutter time by itself if you keep the shutter button half-depressed.

-The face of your subject is now in zone V, to change it to zone VI you double the shutter time (make it slower).

-Shoot the picture with optimal exposure control in complete and utter silence 😉
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Are you instructing us to show our middle fingers to average pale Dutch guys?
 
douwe said:
-With your index finger push either the up or down button once. The plus and minus signs in the viewfinder will light up, because the camera sets the appropriate shutter time by itself if you keep the shutter button half-depressed.
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I don't get this. When in M-mode I adjust the shutter time with the up-down buttons. When shutter button is half pressed then nothing happens when I push the up-down-buttons.
Mine is an original black Hexar without modifications. Do you have a modified Hexar?
 
Thank you for your cool article, Johan! My original black Hexar AF is a lot quieter than your silver version in the video. 😎

tom.w.bn said:
I don't get this. When in M-mode I adjust the shutter time with the up-down buttons. When shutter button is half pressed then nothing happens when I push the up-down-buttons.
Mine is an original black Hexar without modifications. Do you have a modified Hexar?
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Same here. I also have the original black Hexar AF, and exposure time setting works differently in this version:
  1. Set power switch to M.
  2. Frame image and keep framing.
  3. Press Select to enter exposure time setting (no need to keep button depressed). You will see the exposure time displayed on the LCD. This state will prevail until Select is pressed one more time.
  4. Use the +/- buttons to set exposure until the "+" / "-" lights in the finder are off (or are both lit).
Exposure time setting and focussing are completely independent of each other. So, no middle finger gymnastics are needed. 😉
 
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I have a silver hexar, so maybe that version has some extras. The point is that by pressing the up or down button ONCE only with the shutter button half depressed, the camera automatically sets the right shutter time for you. You don't need to push the up and down buttons until they both light up, the camera does that immediately. It's like an aperture priority spotmeter with instantaneous AE lock. It works for me because it's a very fast and reliable way of setting exposure, and I have sufficient motor skill for the finger gymnastics...
 
douwe said:
I have a silver hexar, so maybe that version has some extras. The point is that by pressing the up or down button ONCE only with the shutter button half depressed, the camera automatically sets the right shutter time for you. You don't need to push the up and down buttons until they both light up, the camera does that immediately. It's like an aperture priority spotmeter with instantaneous AE lock. It works for me because it's a very fast and reliable way of setting exposure, and I have sufficient motor skill for the finger gymnastics...
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Looked up the loooong Hexar AF thread in photo.net and they call it ONE-STEP EXPOSURE LOCK and it is available when you reprogram your Hexar. Because I have the original black Hexar with silent mode there was no need for reprogramming so far. Sounds like a nice feature although I tried the finger gymnastics yesterday and took two photos accidentally.

Unbelievable. The review on photo.net is from 1996. That was the reason for me to buy the Hexar in 1998. And still people post on this thread. 13 years now.
 
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