KONICA HEXANON AR 57MM F1.4 MANUAL
KONICA HEXANON AR 57MM F1.4 FULL

It had fungus, and the aperture blades were stuck with oil. It turned out to require service too So, I decided to refurbish it immediately. 1st copy needed service, and recently picked up a 2nd copy. Counterparts are the Minolta Rokkor 58mm f1.4 and Helios 44M- 58mm f/2. The focal length made for a good portrait lens. * FrГјhes hochlichtstarkes Normalobjektiv, das wie viele entsprechende Objektive aus der Zeit eine etwas lГ¤ngere Brennweite (55-58mm) hatte. A classic Hexanon noted for its bokeh and character. As to.12 posts I had never thought about trying this lens, until I came upon one more or less by accident. I take pride in my eBay feedback and do this by making sure every flaw.

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KONICA HEXANON AR 57MM F1.4 MANUAL

As a faster alternative, the more expensive Hexanon AR 50 mm / F1.4 was offered soon also a very good lens. I am not aware of any optical differences between the various versions of the 57/1.4 besides the coatings. Konica Hexanon AR 57mm F1.4 Fast Prime VTG Lens Manual Focus w/ Case Tested is in excellent condition with no flaws to show Please see pictures for better idea of the condition of the item. In later variations, this shade was also intended for the Hexanon AR 40 mm / F1.8 and the Hexanon AR 85 mm / F1.8, according to the markings.

KONICA HEXANON AR 57MM F1.4 FULL

On 24 MP full frame cameras, the Hexanon is perfectly sharp even in the extreme corners when stopped down to f8 no lateral CAs are visible. A matching round metal screw-in lens shade was available from Konica as an accessory. Both these lenses are suitable for shooting 'vintage' portraits (either wide open or af f2, preferably black and white of course), and both can be used for landscape photography if stopped down to f5.6 or f8. Of course, the image is very soft wide open, but stopping down to f5.6 or f8 results in sharp images with a well balanced contrast.

Nikon had a 1.4/58m Nikkor as well, but it did consist of seven lenses and was replaced quite soon by the classical 1.4/50mm Nikkor.Д«oth the Hexanon 1.4/57 mm as well as the Rokkor 1.4/58mm (especially in its later MC-II incarnation) perform pretty well. The AR 1.4/57 mm has six lenses in five groups and resembles the Minolta 1.4/58 mm (which in fact was an 1.4/60 mm). It did replace the Hexanon 1.4/52mm for the F bayonet which had been produced in quite low quantities for the Konica F and the Konica FM/FS/FP series. The Konica Hexanon AR1.7/57 mm is an early fast normal lens.

Konica hexanon ar 57mm f1.4