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I am a New Leica M6 TTL with M28/2.8 latest lens User. I have read some article about comparison Leica vs. Konica lens from Japanese

Magazine. According to the magazine lens test, new Konica Hexanon lenses are almost same quality as Leica lens. BTW, I want to know more

practical user report about Konica RF lens like Hexanon 28/2.8 and Hexanon 90/2.8 lens. If the quality of Konica lens is really good as Leica lens, I

think there's no reason to buy 2~3 times expensive Leica lens. If you have any information about Lens Test of Konica M-Hexanon Lens or

Comparison between Konica and Leica lens, please share with me. Thanks. < www.welcome.to/studionaki >

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This fellow here

 

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http://www.photoshot.com/articles/hexartest.html

 

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wasn't happy with the 50, although one of the contributers at this

site has one and loves it. I have seen several contradicting tests on

the Konica lenses, and that tells me part of the cost savings over the

Leica lenses is paid for in lack of the stringent "every lens a great

one" standard that Leica is known for. You just don't hear people

complaining they got a bad new 35mm aspherical Summicron. It is very

costly to make sure there is almost no sample variation on your

lenses, and that is factored into the cost of the Leica optics. Why

buy the Konica ones (which by the way may or may not sync of with the

Leica rangefinder cam 100% according to Konica)when you can find used

clean Leica lenses for about the same price.

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I'm someone that has actually used the Konica lenses, at least the 50

(which comes from the camera) and the 28 (which I got grey

market/Ebay for a very good price). I've used the 50 a lot, and it

is capable of extremely high quality images, I've used the 28

occasionally and it seems good. Unfortunately, I don't think most

reviewers have any idea what they are doing.<p>

 

I'm a heavy user, I average 10-15 rolls a week, and I have lots of

negatives over a number of cameras I can look at. When you search

out opinions, look for people who shoot a lot and don't have brand

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Oddly enough, I'm not all that thrilled with the Leica 35/2ASPH, it

is only marginally better than the 35/2 on my Konica Hexar AF.<p>

 

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<i>The Message, copyright 2000 Jeff Spirer, 50mm Hexanon</i>

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"Unfortunately, I don't think most reviewers have any idea what they

are doing"."look for people who shoot a lot and don't have brand

bias." Gee whiz Jeff, if your stance isn't a brand bias FOR Konica, I

can't imagine what is. No one is trying to bad mouth something you

like here, just offering up information from different sources as

requested by the poster-- "If you have any information about Lens

Test of Konica M-Hexanon Lens or Comparison between Konica and Leica

lens, please share with me." Because it doesn't jive with your

expeience doesn't mean it is irrelevent or that the reviewers must be

wrong because you don't agree with them.

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  • 6 months later...

Hi,

I do not have much technical knowledge of lens testing proceedures.

 

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I shoot slides most of the time and view them with my trusted

Kindermann projector.

 

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I have compared under real life conditions two Leica M 50/2 with the

Hexanon 50 which came with the Hexar RF camera. One is the old Dual

Range Summicron and the other is 50/2 Summicron made in Canada. I

used Kodak 100VS slide film and Hexar RF camera mounted on Linhof

tripod. Viewing was done with a Kindermann slide projector on large

sized screen.

 

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At close range all three lenses were identical in all respect.

Hexanon produces colours more punchy than the other two. A little

contrasty too. DR with little more shadow detail. You cannot really

say which is superior. At infinity the Summicron (Canada) and the

Hexanon are much sharper than the old DR lens. Then again Hexanon

with more life to colours than either of the Summicrons. I found the

corner sharpness of the DR at wide F2 apeture is poorer than the

other two lenses.

In my opinion if you have bought the Hexanon 50 with your HEXAR RF

camera you unlikely need the Leica 50 . Hexanon is every bit as good

as Leica 50/2. I am saying this as a user of these lenses. Lens

reviewers will have different opinion.

I had the Newer Summilux 35/1.4 ASPH and the 50/1.4 both silver

chromed versions. I viewed some of my slides taken about two years

ago with these lenses . The film was Provia 100. I really made a

mistake selling my 35/1.4 ASPH. The images are superior in every way.

It just blows any of the Leica M lenses I have used so far.

 

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Currently I am also trying out a Contax G2 camera with 4 lenses.

 

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regards

Thiru

 

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aathma46@hotmail.com

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