New Member Registered: April, 2024 Posts: 1 | | Review Date: April 5, 2024 | Recommended | Price: $5.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | bokeh, sharpness on full frame | | Cons: | Contrast, chromatic aberrations, and fringing at f1.4 | | Sharpness: 8
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 9
Handling: 9
Value: 9
Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix GX85, Sony A7II
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 I got a deal of a lifetime on this lens, as I only paid 5 dollars for the lens, in good condition. It is built like a tank, but my butterfingers have dropped this lens 3 times and I fell onto the lens once, so i can't use filters anymore until I replace the filter thread (size is 55mm). this is my first vintage lens I ever got and allowed me to get away from the Panasonic kit zoom. on a 16mp micro four thirds sensor with no anti-aliasing filter, this lens had decent sharpness, but chromatic aberrations are a major issue, along with relatively low contrast and ghosting on contrasting edges at f1.4. stop down to f2 though for the image to be good for most people as chromatic aberrations are greatly reduced, contrast makes its return, and more sharpness makes its way into the image. this is also the bare minimum for landscape, but I would recommend f2.8 for landscape. on a full frame 24mp sensor (who knows about anti-aliasing), however, the lens performs better, as the flaws above aren't as magnified, and the sharpness in the center is good. contrast will be your enemy until f2, when it becomes a truly amazing lens. it excels at portraits given you nail the focus, even wide open, and the A7II and Konica pair are such a good combo, it's my default for full frame. overall, I would recommend this lens, and as soon as I can figure out how to upload photographs, both unedited and edited, I will update this review.
hope you have a good day
update 4-15 i tried to add a photo.
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New Member Registered: March, 2019 Posts: 2 | | Review Date: December 30, 2020 | Recommended | Price: $45.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | build quality, image quality, colours sooc | | Cons: | narrow DOF can make focus difficult | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 9
Handling: 8
Value: 10
Camera Used: Konica Autoreflex T3, Sony a6000 and a7
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This is a lens that didn't impress me initially. I was underwhelmed by the images as I felt those from the Konica 57mm f1.4 were nicer. With encouragement from other users, I focused on it's use as normal lens that can be used for a multitude of situations rather than seeing it as a portrait lens on apsc; something the 57mm excels at.
So what are the positives of this lens. Firstly, it is a bargain. Try finding a Takumar 50 1.4 for $45 in good condition. It is fast at f 1.4, focuses close and produces nice out of focus blur. It is sharp from near to infinity; something not all vintage lenses excel at. It feels well build and solid but isn't so large that it makes the cameras feel front heavy.
The negatives; like all Konica Hexanons, my opinion is that their aperture rings are to narrow and don't fall to hand comfortably.
This is an easy recommendation. Even in late 2020, Konica Hexanons can still be had for very reasonable money. And you are getting a lens from a manufacture whose quality control measure in the 70s surpassed even Nikon if you read the articles.
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