Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/11

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Subject: Re: Caveat Konica Hexar RF (or Re: [Leica] Focusing Hexar RF withLeica lenses) LONG
From: ray tai <razerx@netvigator.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 19:40:52 +0800
References: <v04011702b63260fcdcf8@[64.20.103.250]>

The Hexar RF has 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm, 90mm and 135mm frame lines but I
don't recall all these lenses are available from Konica.

Ray

Guy Bennett wrote:

>
> i don't mean to be snide but, if i recall, konica never said that leica
> lenses would couple properly to the hexar rangefinder, and have assumed
> that that was why they make their own lenses. (if the hexar were simply to
> be the electronic equivalent of an m camera, why would they have bothered
> to invest in lenses that no one would otherwise want?)
>
> it seems kind of unfair to buy the hexar on the assumption that one's leica
> lenses will mount as they do on the leica body for which they were intended
> when the manufacturer expressly states that they do not guarantee proper
> coupling, and then complain that it won't work.
>
> guy

In reply to: Message from Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net> (Re: Caveat Konica Hexar RF (or Re: [Leica] Focusing Hexar RF with Leica lenses) LONG)