Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In einer eMail vom 05.06.97 01:33:41, schreiben Sie: << Anyone care to discuss the M6 in comparison to the Konica Hexar? I'm getting close to an M6 purchase, but just want to "be sure". >> I once ghostwrited a book on the Konica Hexar (not available in english). The advantages of the Konica are: 1. significantly cheaper 2. fully automatic mode available 3. quieter than M6(!) 4. Flash with all shutter speeds available 5. good autofocus The advantages of the M6 are: 1. interchangeable lenses, some of them faster than Konica's lenses 2. runs without battery, if desired 3. serious manual exposure and manual focus mode The optical performance of the F2/35 mm Hexar lens is not far away from the referring Leica lens, it is stunning. In my eyes the Konica Hexar is the best of all luxury P&S cameras (Nikon 35ti, Leica Minilux, Contax T2). It is as big as a M6, but it is less obtrusive than a P&S and the fast lens allows you to shoot without flash often. To put it in other words: I have a Leica M3, but no 35 mm lens. If I were in the market for a Leica Summicron 2/35 mm, I would seriously consider buying a Hexar instead, because it costs about the same. But as I consider 35 mm quite a boring focal length (according to my personal taste), I would not like to use a 35 mm lens camera solely. Frank PS: If you see the Konica and its price, you can't help asking why the Leica M stff is that awfully expensive...