ZU VERKAUFEN Item Description Condition: Good This item is rated in Good condition. Scenes from a Mall: Sony A7, Konica Hexanon AR 28mm f/3.5 f/8.Late F22 version Konica Hexanon 28 mm / F3.5KONICA 28MM F3.5 Hexanon AE AR Lens 28/3.5 225 - EUR 31,17. This along with the 50mm f/1.7 and 135mm f/3.2 Hexanons all in very good condition were obtained for around 80 USD total and have become my goto lenses for B&W street photography due to their older coatings and their smoother tonal roll-off. Konica Hexanon AR 28mm f/3.5.
The first variation was a preset lens without automatic aperture, all later variations had automatic aperture and. The Hexanon 28 mm / F3.5 was one of the first lenses to be developed for the new AR bayonet for the old F bayonet no lenses with focal lengths shorter than 35 mm were available. Lens data Variations Lens overview.
The switch-over to the 5 element design caused a slight loss in optical quality, though. Especially when using the lens in low-light situations on older bodies with a darker viewfinder, precise focusing gets difficult.Image quality differs a bit between the several lens variations – over the long time the lens has been built, coating technologies improved a lot. All in all, the various Hexanon / Hexanon AR 28 mm / F3.5 are good lenses.Sometimes, the relatively slow lens speed is annoying. And not too obvious, the lens does not show too much vignetting either.
Konica Hexanon Ar 28Mm F3.5 Series With The
Of course third party lens hoods can be used as well, but the original lens hood is worth it, if you can get one.For some time, beside the Hexanon AR 28 mm / F3.5 a lens from the Hexar series with the same focal length and speed was being sold. This original lens hood is quite deep and shades very well. For later, non-preset versions, it is the same lens hood as for the other 28 mm and the 24 mm lenses. A matching rectangular metal lens hood was part of the lens kit delivered by Konica at least for some time. With its big and not recessed front element, the consequent use of a lens hood is recommended in most situations to avoid loss of contrast, however.
It is possible that the 5 element Hexanon with smallest aperture 16 is only a re-labeled Hexar. These lenses were not manufactured by Konica themselves, rumours say they were probably made by Tamron. The Hexar series were a series of entry-level lenses sold for a smaller price.
1980):Preset, smallest aperture 22 (until approx. 1979):AE, smallest aperture 22 (from approx. 1978):AE, smallest aperture 16 (until approx. 1967):AE, smallest aperture 16 (until approx. Therefore, you can get it very cheaply – for the usual prices of under 20 € the lens is an incredible bargain.Hexanon AR 28 mm / F3.5 – 7 element, metal (left)Hexanon AR 28 mm / F3.5 – 5 element late F22 version (middle)Hexar AR 28 mm / F3.5 – 5 element (right) VariationsFocusing ring with checkered rubber inlayPreset, smallest aperture 22 (until approx.
1967): 49 mmAE variation, smallest aperture 16 (until approx. 1980)Preset variation (until approx. 1979)Fully automatic AE, smallest aperture 22 (from approx.
1979): 195 g (6 7/8 oz)AE variation, smallest aperture 22 (from approx. 1978): 210 g (7 3/8 oz)AE variation, smallest aperture 16, 5 elements (until approx. 1967): 270 g (9 1/2 oz)AE variation, smallest aperture 16, 7 elements (until approx. 1980): 36 mm (1 3/8")Preset variation (until approx.
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