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Konica Hexanon AR 3.5/28 7-element EE version
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
the 24mm is just as good as the yashica ml, but smaller.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
rbelyell wrote:
the 24mm is just as good as the yashica ml, but smaller.


+1 it was my permanent lens on G1 and still with me all time for NEX and NX.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am looking forwar to comparing my Yashicas to my Hexanons, I have 2.8/28, 2.8/35 and 1.8/50 Yashica MLs and 3.5/28, 1.8/50 and 3.5/135 Hexanons.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ian you have it correct the 1st contrast i beleive set to -1 and all others at 0
The vivid setting produces great colours on the nex but as default from factory with most decent lenses the contrast is two much drop it 1 notch and its the perfect setting on the nex imho and several others also +1


PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you Ian and Attila,that is why I love this forum, so many experienced photographers who are willing to share their knowledge and experience because even though I have been at it for over 50years I still try to learn something new every day.So I will go get me some film and try out the koni-omega,thanks for the heads up on 180mm.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
50 years is about 45 years longer than me, I did 4-5 years in the 90s with BW film then bought a DSLR 6 months ago, been obsessed ever since.


PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Look forward your shoots! read manual first , film transport , loading to avoid surprise.

Here is my latest roll
http://www.mflenses.com/gallery/v/filmcamera/japanese/Konica/koni-omega-fomapan-100/


PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great shots Attila,love the one with wall and so many historical buildings,as an ex Brit living in Canada 43 yrs I miss Europe and the history but moving to Ecuador in November, no more snow and cold for this boy and cost of living 1/4 of what it cost me now to live very comfortable.


PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ian, speaking of Yashicas,among the truck load of stuff I received from deceased Photographers estate I find a Contax RTS + winder,Yashica FR+winder & following Yashica lenses dsb 28mm f2.8,dsb 50mm f1.9,ml 55mm f2.8 macro,ml 42-75mm f3.5-4.5,ml 80-200 f4 and Vivitar 2x ex. and a Contax infra red controller and Yashica data back NIB with price sticker $99.95(out of date of course only goes to 1993).Lot more stuff to go through and some will eventually go to Marketplace.


PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Been using this lens a lot recently for landscape work and it does a wonderful job imho.


























PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ian, those are stunning results, Lovely some of your best work by far.
Not seen you around here for a few weeks you would have missed my Petri post i managed to adapt that lens


PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers mate, been working hard at my landscapes, got a load more, been using my 3.5/28 and 1.8/50 Hexanons and my Meyer Oreston 1.8/50 and Pentacon 3.5/30 lenses mostly, as much as I love my Meyer/Pentacons I am finding me using the Konicas more and more.

I would be interested to see your Petri results, I have three copies of the 1.8/55 Petri, one is quite beaten up and needs a clean, one is in great condition but needs re-assembling and the third i converted to EF for use on my EOS. If you fancy cleaning up the dirty one, you can have it, I think it has some fungus and scratches, can't remember but I can dig it out and have a look, stunning lens imho judging by th eperformance of the converted copy on my EOS.

I managed to find a Soligor TC in Petri mount so I am going to cobble together a NEX-Petri adapter using parts from the TC and a Nex-EOS adapter.


PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
excellent job Ian, don't forget to boost colors , sharpness, contrast in post processing.


PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Attila wrote:
excellent job Ian, don't forget to boost colors , sharpness, contrast in post processing.


Most are stitched images so have been PPed quite a lot, I am slowly learning my craft, PP is quite difficult to do without being obvious imho, but I will keep working on it. I don't think I have sharpened any of those images, I have played with the contrast and colours though.

The only weakness I can find with this Hexanon is the flare resistance, it's single coated and as you can see in the last shot of the harbour, it does flare quite badly.


PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
For a very long time I used two Konicas T3n one chrome and the other a black one. One with the 2,8/24 (my copy was somerhing in the prone to flare side) and the other with the 1,8/85.

Both excelent lenses. The 85 mm a bit less contrast.

The 75/150 zoom sourprised to me. Great contrast, very high. Marvelous zoom. If anyone can try it, do it. Perhaps prone to has fungus.

Very nice pics, all of them.

Rino


PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers Rino.

The 2.8/24 and 1.8/85 are both in my 'must buy' list but I doubt I will find them easily or cheap!

Thanks for the tip about the 70-150 zoom, I have the 28-135 in mint condition, not tried it yet.

I wonder if the 70-150 is a Konica design or whether it is the same as the 70-150 that was sold by Nikon and a few others, I have heard similarly high praise for that 70-150 from several people.


PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I took the 3.5/28 out with me today and shot some HDR, I used a Cokin-A CPL in holder with square Cokin hood. I love the results this lens gives, so sharp, such nice colours, bokeh is nice too.






















PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice series.

Some of them are very good ones (Specially 2, 3 and 7).

The hexanon 28 is a very good lens, isn't it? Wink

Because the lens is so good.......!!!!!!!!! (An old publicity of the Konica cams in the 70's)

Thanks for sharing.

Rino.


PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thankyou Rino, it was your information on the 7 element version that made me go out and buy this lens and I am very happy with it indeed, it is a wonderful lens and feels so well built, no plastic at all, just metal, this is what I like a lens to feel like. For the 28ukp O paid I feel I made a very wise investment in an optic that will serve me well for many years to come.

Interesting you like 2, 3 and 7, those hadn't caught my eye as the best of the set but I do like them. The only non-HDR image I kept was actually of 2, I think I like it more than the HDR version actually, less colourful but more contrasty.



I am finding the combo of NEX + Hexanon + HDR a dream. I shot a similar series a few days ago in the same woods with my Tokina 17mm and while the IQ of those is very good, these Hexanons shots are noticeably sharper.

If I had to be critical, the only weak spot in a sea of strong points is the single coating of this lens, which means it will flare somewhat, but I can live with that and flares can sometimes be useful artistically.

Tomorrow I am testing two more Hexanons - 3.2/135 and 4.5/300, I hope they are as good as this 3.5/28!


PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow! Great series! Congrats!!!


PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thankyou, NEX+Hexanon is such a dream combo, makes this work so much easier to get right.


PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Thankyou, NEX+Hexanon is such a dream combo, makes this work so much easier to get right.


this is my opinion too I keep all of them what I have and sell other lenses.


PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
NEX+Hexanons have improved my work a lot, I doubt I would do much better with Zeiss T* and a more expensive camera, I would of course, have a lot less money left if I had bought Zeiss...


PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I went to the picturesque lake Wastwater today and used the 3.5/28 with Cokin CPL again, HDR again, all shot fully stopped down, I think the results were quite good, this is definitely a very good lens for this kind of work, and it is therefore invaluable to me because I mostly shoot HDR landscapes.









PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ohhhh......................I didn't see the series.

Great job, well done.

Thanks again.


Rino
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