Konica Hexanon AR 35mm F/2

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · 1970
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · KONICA HEXANON AR 35mm F2
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
  • System:
  • · Konica AR (1965)

Sample photos (2)

E-620 @ ISO 125, 1/1600 sec. ???mm F/???. Paco Sánchez, http://www.flickr.com/photos/pacosanchezmalaga/
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E-620 @ ISO 125, 1/250 sec. ???mm F/???. Paco Sánchez, http://www.flickr.com/photos/pacosanchezmalaga/
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Model history (2)

■Konishiroku Hexanon 35mm F/2A8 - 70.60m⌀72 1960 ●
■Konica Hexanon AR 35mm F/2A9 - 70.30m⌀55 1970 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
35mm
F/2
9 elements in 7 groups
Konica AR [40.5mm]
63.4° (35mm full frame)
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting)
6 (six)
Focusing:
0.30m
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Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
320g
⌀65×57mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 55mm
57mm - Clamp-on rectangular
Not compatible

Sources of data

  • Konica Hexanon AR interchangeable lenses booklet.
  • Konica Hexanon lenses for Autoreflex cameras booklet (1972).
  • Konica Autoreflex T4 instruction booklet.
  • Konica Autoreflex TC instruction booklet.
  • Konica FP-1 Program instructions.
  • Konica FS-1 instructions.
  • Konica TC-X instructions.
  • Konica Hexanon Lenses booklet (1980).
  • Konica Autoreflex A3 booklet.
  • Konica Autoreflex system booklet.
  • Konica Hexanon Automatic Exposure Lenses for Konica Autoreflex booklet.

Manufacturer description #1

An all-purpose wide-angle. Very fast aperture and compact design. Excellent contrast - minimum flare.

Manufacturer description #2

Key Features:

  • Fast f2.0 maximum aperture provides brighter viewfinder image and allows the use of faster shutter speeds as well as increasing the available light photography range.
  • Only 2.2" long and weighing just 11.3 ounces.
  • Fully automatic exposure control with open aperture, thru-the-Iens (TTL) metering. Positive "AE Lock" prevents unintentional switching to manual operation.
  • Manual operation with positive click stops at full apertures.
  • Konica Color Dynamic Coating reduces flare and increases contrast and color saturation throughout the visible spectrum.

Other wide-angle prime lenses in the Konica AR system

■Konica AR mount (11)
Konica Hexanon AR 24mm F/2.8 [I]A8 - 80.25m⌀55 1973 ●
Konica Hexanon AR 24mm F/2.8 [II]A8 - 80.25m⌀55 1980 ●
Konica Hexanon ARP 28mm F/3.5P7 - 60.30m⌀58 1965 ●
Konica Hexanon [AR] 28mm F/3.5 [I]A7 - 70.30m⌀55 1965 ●
Konica Hexar AR 28mm F/3.5A5 - 50.30m⌀55 1975 ●
Konica Hexanon AR 28mm F/3.5 [II]A5 - 50.30m⌀55 1978 ●
Konica Hexanon AR 28mm F/1.8 UCA8 - 80.18m⌀55 1975 ●
Konica Hexanon [AR] 35mm F/2.8 [I]A6 - 50.30m⌀55 1965 ●
Konica Hexanon ARP 35mm F/2.8P6 - 50.30m⌀55 1965 ●
Konica Hexanon AR 35mm F/2.8 [II]A5 - 50.30m⌀55 1980 ●
Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8 • Pancake lensA6 - 50.45m⌀55 1978 ●

Lenses with similar focal length

■Konica AR mount (8)
Chinon 35mm F/2.8 Multi Coated
akaAuto-Alpa 35mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated		A6 - 60.30m⌀52 ●
Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2A8 - 60.30m⌀58 ●
Soligor C/D 35mm F/2 P (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A8 - 70.30m⌀58 1974 ●
Soligor C/D 35mm F/2.8A6 - 50.35m⌀49 ●
Tokina 35mm F/2.8 RMC
akaTokina SL 35mm F/2.8		A6 - 50.35m⌀52 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 [I] (s/n 22xxxxxx)A6 - 50.45m⌀52 1969 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/1.9 (s/n 28xxxxxx)A8 - 60.30m⌀55 1973 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 [II] (s/n 37xxxxxx)A6 - 50.40m⌀52 ●
■Interchangeable mount (18)
Hanimex Wide Angle 35mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - ?0.60m⌀49 ●
Hanimex Wide 35mm F/3.5 [T]P6 - ?0.60m⌀52 ●
Kenko 35mm F/4 Soft MC [T]M5 - 50.30m⌀52 1996 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 35mm F/2.5 [Unidapter]P7 - 50.60m⌀55 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 35mm F/2.5 [Unidapter Auto]A7 - ?0.50m⌀55 ●
Komuranon 35mm F/2.5 K·M·CA7 - 50.50m⌀58 1974 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF 35mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated [Flash Auto] [YS]A6 - 50.50m⌀52 1975 ●
Soligor Wide-Auto 35mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A6 - 50.40m⌀49 ●
Soligor 35mm F/3.5 [T]P6 - 53 ft.⌀46 ●
Soligor 35mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 50.50m⌀49 ●
Mir-1A 37mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 50.24m⌀52 1972 ●
Tamron Auto 35mm F/2.8 [Adapt-A-Matic]A6 - 50.30m⌀55 1969 ●
Tamron 35mm F/2.8 [T]
akaSoligor 35mm F/2.8		P6 - 50.90m 1961 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 35mm F/3.5 [T]P5 - 50.90m⌀46 ●
Vivitar Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 50.90m⌀52 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4]A6 - 50.45m⌀49 1968 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.5 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A7 - 70.28m⌀58 1976 ●
Hanimar 35mm F/3.5 [T]P6 - ?0.90m⌀52 ●

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