Will a Hexar AF.....

infrequent said:
@hexar_hp5 - what do you think of the lens? no one has commented on that yet.
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To be honest I've never thought I've been limited by the lens. I'm not afraid to use it at f/2 and use it throughout the range without any hesitation.

At f/2 it will be like any other lens slightly softer than at f/4 and up or down depending on your view. However, most of the time when I'm shooting at f/2 I'm in low light anyway so sharpness isn't limited by the lens but how well I can hold the camera.

With all that said I have taken some wonderful photo's with this camera. A lot of the photo's do have that special quality, but I don't know if that was the light at that time, my sentimental thought's toward the photo's content, etc.

It's a wonderful camera with a wonderful lens. I haven't been disappointed which is why I gave up my Nikon glass and bought another hexar.

Also have a look http://www.pbase.com/cameras/konica/hexar_af and at http://www.flickr.com/groups/hexar/pool/
 
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I shoot it at f2 whenever possible.
Obviously, it is not at its sharpest wide open, but it is acceptably sharp, and the bokeh is very much to my taste.
In fact, I've bought 46mm ND filters so I can shoot wide open outside.
 
dazedgonebye said:
I shoot it at f2 whenever possible.
Obviously, it is not at its sharpest wide open, but it is acceptably sharp, and the bokeh is very much to my taste.
In fact, I've bought 46mm ND filters so I can shoot wide open outside.
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Hello there,

I actually got some ND filters too. To be honest though I find that in daylight, I'm after a different kind of shot. At night though that f/2 is where I'm at and it's an awfully sweet f/2.
 
i think i really need to just go back to shooting more with my RF and see how i cope with the MF.... As many have mentioned, a fast reliable AF is just so tempting...
 
szekiat said:
i think i really need to just go back to shooting more with my RF and see how i cope with the MF.... As many have mentioned, a fast reliable AF is just so tempting...
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Whenever I don't have a manual focus camera, I always miss it. When I do have them the novelty for me soon wears off and I prefer the hexars focus.

Really I think it was best said earlier in the thread that the hexar AF is more about getting the photo rather than enjoying the camera. Don't get me wrong it's a fine camera, but not one that you enjoy looking at, etc. It's more about allowing you to just get the shot without any fuss.

I should just keep an manual focus on hand just to stop me from lusting after a m2.
 
It's a very good and fast easy-going camera, with a very good lens.
But the lens does vignette wide open, and even at smaller apertures a bit.
I see it when i use slide film and the sky is in the shot, every time.

Sharpness-wise, there is no need for anything better.

It is also very durable and very low power consumption. The battery in mine is going since ages. The previous owner bought spare battery - the spare battery is expired; he never had to change the one that is in it. I got it almost two years ago i think; did not change the battery that was in it.
 
got mine at the US bay three days ago with a final battle at last seconds...yesterday it started its way to me...waiting.
 
Pherdinand said:
It's a very good and fast easy-going camera, with a very good lens.
But the lens does vignette wide open, and even at smaller apertures a bit.
I see it when i use slide film and the sky is in the shot, every time.

Sharpness-wise, there is no need for anything better.

It is also very durable and very low power consumption. The battery in mine is going since ages. The previous owner bought spare battery - the spare battery is expired; he never had to change the one that is in it. I got it almost two years ago i think; did not change the battery that was in it.
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Same here on both accounts. I've seen the vignetting, though I would say it's mild. Also I bought some extra batteries three years back.. still in there packets.
 
Yeah, the battery in these cameras seems to last forever. When I got my Hexar AF, I went right out and bought a backup battery since I was going to be traveling with the camera. That was last year and I haven't needed it yet. Then, a couple of months ago I discovered that the previous owner had done the same thing and had tucked the extra battery into the original box. So now I have two backup batteries and no indication yet that I need either one!

-Randy
 
I have a black dateback version! supposedly rare according to cameraquest but who knows.. anyway i wont say the lens is the sharpest of the sharp.. but its sharp enough throughout its range

ND filters is a must.. i find im often shooting at f16-22.. way over its optimum aperture because its just too darn sunny all the time!
 
Hi,

It is a great camera but sold mine.
I just can't live with one lens and the higher shutterspeed of 1/250th is very anoying to me.
I did use a ND filter for that, but it is just too much fiddling.
Otherwise, great camera.
I saw one today on the shelf of a local camera store and was tempted again. Just to have for fun.

CHeers,

Michiel Fokkema
 
The Hexar AF is one of the very few cameras that will happily AF and AE and then snap a perfectly focused and exposed frame while you're wearing a welder's mask.. Try that with a manual focus camera..
 

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Well. everyone seems to like theirs. I purchased mine last year and I still don't trust it. Too many shots have been over or under exposed. Too many times (if I get too close to a subject or when glass is involved) the ERR sign comes on and then I have to shut it off and remove the battery to get it up and running again. Too many times when I've tried to take a quick shot nothing happens, why I don't know. Too many times I've been tempted to throw the F***en thing into the Hudson River. I'll stick with My Contax RX thank you.
 
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