Konica Hexar Silver

Konica Hexar Silver

Konica Hexar Silver

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This is one of the greatest film cameras of all time. It's wonderfully made and maybe the most silent 35mm camera.

It's a multi-mode autofocus camera with Program, aperture priority and manual exposure modes. The viewfinder is very large, clear and distortion free, with three exposure and a focus confirm leds.

The Hexanon 35mm F2.0 lens is superb in all aspects, razor sharp even at full aperture. The only drawback is the maximum shutter speed of 1/250s at maximum aperture.

The optical performance is comparable with a Leica Summicron 35 but for a fraction of the price. If you don't believe, try it. Oh boy, it's SHARP!

I said before it's silent ? It's very silent. Seriously. It's a perfect camera for street photography and also my personal pick for travel light.

It has all the possible modes you need, exposure compensation, spot metering and a very sophisticated autofocus system. I don't remember about having a single out of focus or bad metered photo with this camera.

I think it's a much better deal than any Leica with a 35/2.8 Summaron. It simply does much better and a lot cheaper.

Sometimes you can find one at e-bay, but expect to pay a high price for it.