Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]To DAG will adjust the back focus for something like $35 or 55 (if you believe such a problem exists). Not much of a gamble there. Being "at the mercy of independent repair people" is no different from owning a Contax G, a Plaubel Makina, a Rolleiflex (or a Leica for that matter, if time and money have any meaning to you). Leica's service prices are only really justifiable in reference to how much the equipment costs. And Hexars seem to hold their value a lot better than Leicas. Uncorrected for inflation, a Hexar sells for about the same price as it did when new. An M7 or M8, not so close. I bought an M8 because there was no digital Hexar. But I knew long term, it would be depreciation hell. But the real question is how much you want to sink into a film based system these days. Dante -----Original Message----- From: A. Lal <alal@duke.poly.edu> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 1:55 PM To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Konica Hexar RF Hi Philip, I had two Hexars at one time, sold them both, never regretted the sale. They are now orphaned, neither Konica-Minolta nor Sony will support them, so you are at the mercy of independent repairers should something go wrong. The parts problem will only get worse with time. There may well be a problem with collimation and focus of Leica M and Cosina lenses on some Hexar bodies. TO summarise, if you are a gambler, and hope that the camera will not go wrong, and that your particular specimen will focus properly with your M lenses, then go for it; otherwise, I'd recommend saving your pennies and getting a user M7 if you need auto exposure. Regards, Akhil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Forrest" <photo.forrest@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, 09 October, 2008 11:06 AM Subject: [Leica] Konica Hexar RF > How many LUG'gers use a Konica Hexar RF? The reason I ask is that I > really want the features of an M7 or Hexar, yet the Hexar is 1/3 the > price of the M7 and has back-door loading. I love my M4, but want to > move into an M body with a meter and aperture priority ability. > The case could be made for me to get an M6, but then I'm still in the > same price as the Hexar, but don't have the back door for much quicker > loading, nor the AE and high shutter speeds of the Konica product. > Thoughts? > Phil Forrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information