From Konica M-Hexanon 21-35/f3.4-4.0 YES Bring it on Konica.

-- richard b (rubyvalentine@earthlink.net), February 21, 2002

Answers

I don't get it. Is that a question or an answer? If so, to what?

-- Michael Kastner (kastner@zedat.fu-berlin.de), February 21, 2002.

I think he's excited about another "zoom" with a Leica M bayonet mount, like the Tri-Elmar. A nice engineering accomplishment, but if I really liked zooms, I would use an SLR not an RF camera. There are plenty of good SLR zooms with greater range and larger apertures. Thisis not the strength of Leica M or Konica RF.

-- Eliot (erosen@lij.edu), February 21, 2002.

I'll take that, Eliot. (Your answer, that is.) Thanks.

-- Michael Kastner (kastner@zedat.fu-berlin.de), February 21, 2002.

Agreed, the Tri-elmar is too slow, too big, doesn't focus near enough and seems to have an in-built mechanical linkage problem.

-- Giles Poilu (giles@monpoilu.icom43.net), February 21, 2002.

It's Not a Tri-elmar.It's a M-Hexanon and It's not big and not slow www.konica.co.jp/hexarrf/index_1 .htm

-- Richard (rubyvalentine@earthlink.net), February 21, 2002.

woops, http://www.konica.co.jp/hexarrf/index_1.htm

-- richard b (rubyvalentine@earthlink.net), February 21, 2002.

f/3.4-4 sounds pretty slow to me!

-- Chris Chen (furcafe@cris.com), February 21, 2002.

$1550 for a 21-35 ain't too bad even if it is slow. But, it's a limited collector's item in Japan.Dream, dream, dream.......

-- chris williams (LeicaChris@worldnet.att.net), February 21, 2002.

Hello Richard. The 21 to35 mm. concept is good and will not in my opinion end up an ephemeral design.It's undoubted advantage over the reflex 21 to 35mm. is in super accurate rangerfinder focusing capability at the 21mm. setting,especially in lower light. Regards.

-- Sheridan Zantis (albada60@hotmail.com), February 22, 2002.