Cassady
Member
Hello! I'm a Hexar newbie.
I should be getting a used Hexar RF, the 50mm f/2.0 M-Hexanon lens and the kit flash sometime this week. I'm excited about trying a different camera out, but was wondering if there are any particular "gotchas" that I should look for?
I will have 30 days to return the camera if I don't like it and I plan on trying it with the Konica lens and with my 35mm Summicron and 28mm M-Rokkor lenses to make sure everything works. I know that some of the early cameras are reported to have rangefinder problems and was curious if there's a run of serial numbers that this applies to.
Any other considerations for what will be a user camera?
TIA
I should be getting a used Hexar RF, the 50mm f/2.0 M-Hexanon lens and the kit flash sometime this week. I'm excited about trying a different camera out, but was wondering if there are any particular "gotchas" that I should look for?
I will have 30 days to return the camera if I don't like it and I plan on trying it with the Konica lens and with my 35mm Summicron and 28mm M-Rokkor lenses to make sure everything works. I know that some of the early cameras are reported to have rangefinder problems and was curious if there's a run of serial numbers that this applies to.
Any other considerations for what will be a user camera?
TIA
Gary Sandhu
Well-known
Rangefinder patch misalignment
Film rewinds early.
Um, that's it-- it's an electronic camera so it'll otherwise work or it won't.
Film rewinds early.
Um, that's it-- it's an electronic camera so it'll otherwise work or it won't.
dct
perpetual amateur
- have a closer look to all the RF windows (viewer, frost, patch). They are just glued and might come loose or cracked due to wrong handling.
- check the on/off switch ring if it is still mechanically tight or if there is already some slackness
+1 for the already mentioned topics. If it works, it will last for years.
- check the on/off switch ring if it is still mechanically tight or if there is already some slackness
+1 for the already mentioned topics. If it works, it will last for years.
Cassady
Member
Thanks!
I'll be sure to check the things that you two have mentioned.
I'll be sure to check the things that you two have mentioned.
Mackinaw
Think Different
When the Hexar first came out, there was a lot of discussion of M-mount lenses not focusing accurately when mounted on this camera. It was reported back then the the "flange-back" distance of early Hexars' was not the same as a Leica M. Apparently, this problem was fixed on later models.
Jim B.