I'm writing this from the press room at PhotoPlus Expo...just a quick newsblast, more to come next week:

I just saw the Konica Hexar RF, a new Hexar that offers interchangeable lenses in the "Hexanon M Mount" which looks remarkably like the Leica M mount. A few key features: Shutter speeds from 1-1/4000 sec., 2.5fps internal motor drive, 3 Konica Hexanon lenses (28mm f/2.8, 50mm f/2 and 90mm f/2.8), exposure compensation, etc.

It looks like it could be the Leica M7! Very cool camera, I saw the only one currently in the US. Shipment to US dealers is expected in December. List price? The same as the coming year: $2K

More soon!

-- Mason Resnick (bwworld@mindspring.com), October 29, 1999

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PhotoHighway has just posted my "sneak peek" article on the Hexar RF, which goes into more detail about this intriguing new camera.

The article can be found here: http://photohighway.com/home/ pt.asp?aid=31996

-- Mason Resnick (bwworld@mindspring.com), November 03, 1999.

I had better luck at this address:

http://home.photohighway.com/home/default.asp? wci=fraLayout_PH&ZTpl=fraLayout_PT&Article=

-- Peter Olsson (peter.olsson@lulebo.se), November 04, 1999.