Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Limited + 50mm/f1.2 M-HEXANON
From: "Jem Kime" <jem.kime@cwcom.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 08:06:16 +0100
References: <B6026C59.2987%arbos@silva.net>

Mikiro, Lucien,

There were in fact two sets of this at Photokina, although one was at the
front, the other was tucked away down one side 'wall' and rather overlooked.
It would have been good to have made one of them available for cossetting,
fondling, lusting, etc. (dribble, dribble...)
Jem

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Mikiro <arbos@silva.net>

> on 5/10/00 4:54 PM, Lucien wrote:
>
> > Konica HEXAR RF Limited + 50mm/f1.2 M-HEXANON
> >
> > Konica Corporation will unveil its plan to release an
> > exclusive limited line of 2001 units of the Konica HEXAR RF
> > Limited in 2001....
> >
> > More info in English at:
> >
> > <http://www.konica.co.jp/photokina2000/hexarrf/index.html>
> >
> > Lucien
> >
>
> Lucien-
> Did you see this combo displayed at Photokina?  I wanted to play with it
but
> was told I could not because it was the only unit they had." :-(  A new
35/2
> lens was also displayed and was obviously a new design but apparently
> without asph elements.  It seems that Konica intentionally designs Hexanon
> lenses to look more warm than razor sharp.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mikiro
> http://arbos.silva.net
>

In reply to: Message from Mikiro <arbos@silva.net> (Re: [Leica] Konica HEXAR RF Limited + 50mm/f1.2 M-HEXANON)