Konica M-Hexanon 50mm F/1.2 Limited

Standard prime lens • Film era • Discontinued • Collectible

  • Announced:
  • · January 2001
  • Production type:
  • · Small-batch production: 2001 (two thousand one) units
  • Availability:
  • ● Sold out
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · KONICA M-HEXANON LENS 1:1.2/50 LIMITED
  • Class:
  • · Ultra-fast full-frame standard prime lens

Sample photos (2)

M9 Digital Camera @ ISO 400, 1/125 sec. ???mm F/1.4. hayasin, https://www.flickr.com/photos/hayasin55/
F/1.4
M9 Digital Camera @ ISO 160, 1/1000 sec. ???mm F/1.7. hayasin, https://www.flickr.com/photos/hayasin55/
F/1.7

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
50mm
F/1.2
7 elements in 6 groups (Double Gauss derivative)
Leica M
46.8° (35mm full frame)
On Leica M8/M8.2 APS-H [1.33x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
66.5mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/1.6 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
36°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Manual
Aperture control:
Aperture ring
10 (ten)
Focusing:
Coupled to the rangefinder:
Yes
0.90m
<No data>
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
390g
⌀68.8×50mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 62mm
HL-5 - Screw-type round vented

Source of data

  • Manufacturer's technical data.

From the American Photo magazine (July-August 2001)

You need a Hexar RF, Konica's new but old-fashioned-looking manual-focus 35mm rangefinder model, in order to take advantage of the Konica 50mm f/1.2 M-Hexanon lens. That's okay, because you can only get the lens if you buy the new Konica Hexar RF Limited ($4,000, kit). The limited-edition camera has a sleek titanium-and-black body, but the silver-barreled lens is more than just a pretty face: It features exceptional speed, being over a stop faster than the standard 50mm f/2 M-Hexanon. This means you can not only shoot without flash in lower light, but also achieve shallow depth of field with normal perspective.

From the editor

Konica produced a chrome-finish HEXAR RF camera, targeted for the year 2001 in a limited release of 2001 units, supplied in a boxed set including M-Hexanon 50mm F/1.2 lens and HX-18 flash. The lens was only manufactured for this set, so examples are unavailable except in conjunction with the limited-edition kit or the (apparently few) occasions where components of the kit have been separated. This means that most are held by collectors.

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