Does anyone have much information on the optical quality of the 50mm Hexanon for the Hexar RF? I'd be especially interested to hear how it compares to a current Summicron. Thanks.

-- Peter Latner (peterlatner@yahoo.com), March 23, 2001

Answers

There's a test of all 3 Hexanon lenses at www.photodo.com, along with tests of the Leica counterparts. I've seen side-by-side slides taken with the Hexanon and current Summicron. As they say, "you can't tell the players without a program". The only thing I dislike (intensely, I might add) about the Hexanon is the 40.5mm filter size. E39 is hard enough to find filters for. B+W do not make (at least I've never seen them sold) their Multi-Resistant-Coated UV filters in 40.5 and I swear by those filters.

-- Jay (infinitydt@aol.com), March 23, 2001.

B+W will make the filters for you though you will have to wait a while.

Cheers,

-- John Collier (jbcollier@home.com), March 24, 2001.

Hey, my 40mm Rokkor is 40.5mm too! Nice round number, don't you think? Heliopan has a full range of filters in that size, and I especially love their polarizers. Let us know how you like the Konica lens if you end up with one.

-- Andrew Schank (aschank@flash.net), March 25, 2001.