Konica Hexar AR 28mm F/3.5

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · 1975
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · KONICA HEXAR AR 28mm F3.5
  • Class:
  • · Slow full-frame wide-angle prime lens
  • System:
  • · Konica AR (1965)

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
28mm
F/3.5
5 elements in 5 groups
Konica AR [40.5mm]
75.4° (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:
195g
⌀65×38mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 55mm
57mm - Clamp-on rectangular
Not compatible

Sources of data

  • Konica Hexar AR booklet.
  • KONICA HEXAR Automatic Lenses for Autoreflex Cameras booklet.

Manufacturer description

CONCEPT

Konica Hexar automatic lenses represent a significant addition to the Konica Autoreflex system of photography. Made to the same exacting standards of quality as all Konica products, each Hexar lens insures genuinely superb optical and mechanical performance with all Konica Autoreflex cameras. Despite their modest cost, each Hexar lens couples completely to the camera's automatic diaphragm and exposure (AE) controls. The aperture ring incorporates a precision AE-Lock mechanism to prevent inadvertent manual operation; yet, apertures may be selected manually at any time, with the added convenience of positive click stops at every f/stop. The exceptionally large focusing rings are finished in heavily-textured "diamond"-studded material for fast, slip-proof operation. Each Hexar lens is compact and unusually lightweight... a significant benefit in handheld use. Yet the most important feature of every Konica Hexar lens is Konica quality - the quality which, decades ago, gave birth of the famed Konica slogan "The Lens Alone is Worth The Price".

28mm f/3.5 KONICA HEXAR AUTOMATIC WIDE-ANGLE LENS

The most popular of wide-angle lenses, ideally suited to panoramic landscape photography as well as indoor picturetaking. The precision helical mount allows continuous focusing from infinity to a close 11.8" from the film plane, thus making the Hexar 28mm f/3.5 equally suitable for stunningly-attractive close-ups of flowers and other three-dimensional objects. The computer-derived 5-element, 5-group optical formula ensures optimum resolution and contrast, with excellent evenness of illumination readily apparent in the Konica Autoreflex viewfinder. A rectangular lens hood (supplied) and famed Konica Color-Dynamic Coating virtually eliminate flare. A superb complement to any Konica Autoreflex System...

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 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 35mm F/2A9 - 70.30m⌀55 1970 ●
Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8 • Pancake lensA6 - 50.45m⌀55 1978 ●

Lenses with similar focal length

■Konica AR mount (41)
Chinon 24mm F/2.5 Multi Coated
akaAuto-Alpa 24mm F/2.5 Multi-Coated		A10 - 90.25m⌀55 ●
Cosina 24mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaCarl Zeiss Jena II 24mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaPhoenix 24mm F/2.8 Macro		A7 - 70.19m⌀52 ●
Cosina 28mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaCarl Zeiss Jena II 28mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaPhoenix 28mm F/2.8 Macro
akaVivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC		A5 - 50.22m⌀49 ●
Hanimex Automatic 28mm F/2.8 MCA8 - 70.30m⌀55 ●
Kino Precision Kiron 24mm F/2 MCA8 - 80.30m⌀55 1980 ●
Kino Precision Kiron 28mm F/2 MCA8 - 80.30m⌀55 1980 ●
Kino Precision Kiron 28mm F/2.8 MCA? - ?0.30m⌀55 1980 ●
Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.8 PMCA7 - 60.30m⌀49 ●
Panagor Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 1A8 - 70.30m⌀62 ●
Panagor Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 [PMC] Type 2A8 - 70.30m⌀67 ●
Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2 PMCA8 - 80.30m⌀55 ●
Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.5 PMCA? - ?0.30m⌀55 ●
Quantaray 28mm F/2.8 MCA? - ?0.30m⌀49 ●
Sigma MF Super-Wide 24mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated IIA8 - 70.18m⌀52 1988 ●
Sigma MF Mini-Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated II
akaQuantaray 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated		A6 - 60.22m⌀52 1985 ●
Sigma MF H.L. Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-CoatedA8 - 70.22m⌀52 1984 ●
Sigma MF Super-Wide 24mm F/2.8 Multi-CoatedA7 - 70.18m⌀52 1981 ●
Sigma MF Mini-Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated
akaPentacon Prakticar PM 28mm F/2.8 MC		A7 - 60.22m⌀52 1978 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF 28mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Multi-CoatedA8 - 70.35m⌀52 1978 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF 24mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Multi-CoatedA10 - 80.25m⌀62 1978 ●
Sigma-Z MF 24mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated]A10 - 80.25m⌀62 1975 ●
Sigma-Z MF 28mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated]A7 - 60.40m⌀62 1975 ●
Soligor C/D 28mm F/2 P (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A8 - 70.23m⌀58 1974 ●
Soligor G/S Wide-Auto 24mm F/2.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx)A9 - 70.30m⌀55 ●
Soligor G/S Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx)A8 - 80.30m⌀52 ●
Soligor C/D 28mm F/2.8 MCA7 - 60.40m⌀58 ●
Soligor Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A7 - 60.30m⌀58 ●
Soligor C/D Dualfocal 28+35mm F/3.5+3.8 MCA9 - 90.40m⌀52 1981 ●
Tamron-F [Auto] 28mm F/2.8A7 - 70.25m⌀52 ●
Tokina 24mm F/2.8 RMC
akaTokina SL 24mm F/2.8 [I]		A8 - 80.27m⌀52 ●
Tokina 28mm F/2.8 RMC
akaVoigtlander Color-Skoparet 28mm F/2.8 MC		A5 - 50.30m⌀52 ●
Vivitar Series 1 Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/1.9 VMC (s/n 37xxxxxx)A9 - 80.30m⌀58 1976 ●
Vivitar [Auto] Wide-Angle 24mm F/2 [MC] Compact (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 80.30m⌀55 1978 ●
Vivitar [Auto] Wide-Angle 28mm F/2 [MC] Compact (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 80.30m⌀55 1978 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 2 (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 70.30m⌀67 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 1 (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 70.30m⌀62 1969 ●
Vivitar [Auto] Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 [MC] Compact [I] (s/n 28xxxxxx)A7 - 70.30m⌀49 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC Compact [II] (s/n 42xxxxxx)A7 - 70.30m⌀49 1983 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2 MC Close Focus (s/n 28xxxxxx)A8 - 70.23m⌀49 1983 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC Close Focus (s/n 28xxxxxx)A5 - 50.23m⌀49 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxx)A8 - 70.25m⌀58 1976 ●
■Interchangeable mount (25)
Hanimex 28mm F/2.8 [T]
akaHanimex 28mm F/3		P7 - ?0.45m⌀58 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 28mm F/3.5 [Unidapter]P6 - ?0.40m⌀55 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 24mm F/3.5 [Unidapter Auto]A7 - ?0.26m⌀52 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 28mm F/3.5 [Unidapter Auto]A8 - ?0.30m⌀52 ●
Komuranon 24mm F/2.5 K·M·CA11 - 80.26m⌀58 1974 ●
Komuranon 28mm F/2.5 K·M·CA9 - 70.30m⌀58 1974 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF [Wide] 24mm F/2.8 Filtermatic [Multi-Coated] [YS]A10 - 80.20m⌀62 1972 ●
Sigma MF Widemax 28mm F/2.8 [Multi] [YS]A7 - 60.30m⌀62 1970 ●
Soligor Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A7 - 60.30m⌀58 ●
Soligor Wide-Auto 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A8 - 70.30m⌀67 ●
Soligor Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 63.5 ft.⌀58 ●
Mir-10A 28mm F/3.5 [T]
akaМИР-10А 28mm F/3.5		P8 - 70.20m⌀67 ●
Tamron 24mm F/2.5 MC 01B [Adaptall-2]A10 - 90.25m⌀55 1979 ●
Tamron 24mm F/2.5 01BB [Adaptall-2]A10 - 90.25m⌀55 1987 ●
Tamron 28mm F/2.5 MC 02B [Adaptall-2]A7 - 70.25m⌀49 1979 ●
Tamron 24mm F/2.5 CW-24 [Adaptall]A10 - 90.25m⌀55 1976 ●
Tamron 28mm F/2.8 CW-28 [Adaptall]A7 - 70.25m⌀52 1976 ●
Tamron Auto 24mm F/3.5 [Adapt-A-Matic]A8 - 60.25m⌀72 1971 ●
Tamron Auto 28mm F/2.8 [Adapt-A-Matic]A7 - 70.22m⌀62 1969 ●
Tamron Auto 28mm F/2.8 [Adapt-A-Matic]A7 - 70.22m⌀58 1972 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 [T]P8 - 70.30m⌀62 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4]A7 - 60.30m⌀58 1968 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxx) [T-4]A8 - 70.30m⌀67 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A7 - 70.24m⌀52 1976 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A8 - 70.23m⌀58 1976 ●

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