HU: Hexanon 60mm/f1.2 LTM on eBay

[peter_n]

Lens sold for $1,746.00.

 

[pvdhaar]

Lens sold for $1,746.00.

A considerable sum, but then again, according to the seller the buyer does get "maximum bokeh".. 😀

 

[jaapv]

Kind of makes it pointless to buy it, as a Noctilux could be found for the same price. The Hexanon is reputed to be very good, even droolin'stuff and so it is looking at the example in this thread, but it certainly has not got the fingerprint of the Noctilux, nor the subtle contrast. It might go better with a set of Nikon RF lenses, or even CV to conserve the character of ones pictures across the lens range.

 

[StuartR]

I think this lens is more meant for collectors. But that said, it is not entirely pointless, as there is no Noctilux that will work on a LTM body, and it is frankly a different lens. At 60mm, it might even have less depth of field than the noctilux wide open. Its fingerprint might be different than the 50mm f/1.2 that I showed in the thread. And don't read into my images for information about contrast -- I like contrasty images, so I routinely discard a lot of shadow and highlight information in levels and curves.

 

[Hacker]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Konica-HEXANON-60mm-f-1-2-L-mount-Mint-Condition_W0QQitemZ150174140143QQihZ005QQcategoryZ30063QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

GAS-inducing post.