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Subject: [Leica] Hexar-RF data sheet
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@bayarea.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:06:34 -0700

This was posted to <rec.photo.equipment.35mm> this evening. It's a 
translation from the Konica website of the technical data on the new 
Hexar RF.

Godfrey
- -------- Original Message --------
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 04:12:16 GMT
From: "Shinichi Hayakawa" <shaya@gol.com>
Newsgroups: rec.photo.equipment.35mm

OK.  Here is a quick-and-dirty translation of Hexar RF's Japanese info at
the Konica site.

Enjoy!

Shinichi

P.S. Doesn't the fact that the camera has a 75mm frame in the viewfinder
ring a bell?

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Model name: Konica HEXAR RF
Type: 35mm focal-plane shutter camera with interchangeable lenses and with
stop-down TTL auto exposure
AE type: Aperture preferred with manual override.
Film: 135
Format: 24mm x 36mm
Lens mount: Konica KM mount.
Interchangeable lenses: M-HEXANON lenses--28mm/F2.8, 50mm/F2 and 90mm/F2.8
Viewfinder type: Inverted telescope design with real image rangefinder
patch.
Vierfinder magnification: 0.6 x
Rangefinder: Superimposed/split-image type (like Leica's)
Viewfinder frames: Auto-switching bright frames for 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 
75mm,
90mm and 135mm lenses.  Automatic parallax correction from infinity to 
0.7m.
Viewing area (versus actual image): 85% (at 3m).
Viewfinder information: LED display for shutter speeds (1/4 ? 1/4000 at 
1EV
intervals) and exposure compensation.
Shutter type: Electronically controlled vertically running metal 
focalplane
shutter.
Shutter speeds: Auto: 16 sec. ? 1/4000.  Manual: B, 1 ? 1/4000.
Synchro: "Direct X" (hot-shoe?) at 1/125 or slower.  1/125 in AE, 1/125 or
slower in manual.
Metering: TTL stop-down metering.  Center-weighted.
ISO range: DX: 25-5000.  Manual: 6-6400.
Exposure compensation: +/- 2EV at 1/3 stop steps.
Film transport: Automatic winding at 2.5 fps at normal temperature.
Automatic rewind at the end of the film with manual rewind button.
Rewinding can be stopped by turning off the main switch.
Film rewinding time: About 13 sec. for 36 exp. roll.
Battery life: About 140 rolls of 36 exp. film.
Battery type: CR2 x 2
Others: Selftimer, accessory shoe with "direct X contact" and cable 
release
socket.
Size and weight: 139.5 x 80.0 x 35.0mm.  560g.
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M-HEXANON LENS 28mm/F2.8
Configuration: 7-group 8-element
Angle of view: 75.7 degrees
Distance scale: Infinity ? 0.7m (with meters and feets)
Aperture settings: 2.8 ? 22 (with half stop clicks)
Number of iris blades: 10
Mount: Konica KM
Filter size: 46mm
Dimension: 55.4 x 40.4mm
Weight: 230g
Accessories: Front cap, rear cap, hood and case.
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M-HEXANON LENS 50mm/F2.0
Configuration: 5-group 6-element
Angle of view: 44.8 degrees
Distance scale: Infinity ? 0.7m (with meters and feets)
Aperture settings: 2 ? 16 (with half stop clicks)
Number of iris blades: 10
Mount: Konica KM
Filter size: 40.5mm
Dimension: 54 x 43.5mm
Weight: 255g
Accessories: Front cap, rear cap and case.  Hood is built-in.
- ------------------------------------------------------
M-HEXANON LENS 90mm/F2.8
Configuration: 4-group 5-element
Angle of view: 26.5 degrees
Distance scale: Infinity ? 1m (with meters and feets)
Aperture settings: 2.8 ? 22 (with half stop clicks)
Number of iris blades: 10
Mount: Konica KM
Filter size: 46mm
Dimension: 55 x 69mm
Weight: 330g
Accessories: Front cap, rear cap and case.  Hood is built-in.