Don't know about Andy's Hexanon lenses but I have a Hexanon 50 / f2 on my
M5. The output is hard if not impossible to tell apart from that of a
Summilux 50 / f1.4 on the M3. .................. or that from the $50
wonder, the MIJ 50 / f1.8 on the 4T.
Maybe the only reason why the Hexanon lenses fell off the radar is that the
LUGers ground it down with bad rumours :-)
j.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:19 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Konica Hexanon adapters to Pen FT?
>
> I am at this very moment working on a Hexanon 40mm 1.8, 50mm 1.8 and
> 50mm 3.5 Macro and tube - got the lot off ebay for $60 with a spare
> 50mm and tube for practice.
> Don't know about Pen and OM but the problem for 4/3rds is a step in
> the mount. An adapter would be impossible as there is simply no room
> for it, the Hexanon mount being very close in size and shape to the
> 4/3rds moount.
> Basically, the conversion requires a 1.5mm packing ring for the mount
> or the lens bayonet will not grip. People cut it from brass shim or
> fibreglass circuit board blanks. The bayonet itself is compatible.
> You also need to remove any rear projections to protect the Oly
> mirror - the aperture engagement cam and the pin or cam in the centre
> masking plate. It will then work.
> However, the lens now mounts upside down. This is tricky if it
> worries you as it requires a repositioning of a long spring in the
> mount plate so that the mount can be rotated 180deg. Otherwise the
> aperture won't work. While the mount plate is off, it should be
> spaced out a further 0.5mm for precise infinity focus. I also removed
> the AE locking cam as it's a nuisance - and spent some time finding
> the ball bearing that does the aperture click stops (hands and knees,
> Dyson cordless, magnet). It does tend to jump when you check the
> mechanism before replacing the bayonet mount.
> All this is far easier on the Macro lens as it does not have the
> aperture spring in the mount. The whole mechanism os more robusat,
> less plastic. The extension tube will require an encounter with a
> lathe to reduce the step on the front plate by 1.5mm. Good job I've
> got a spare.
>
> The moral of this story is - get an OM adapter, use old OM lenses and
> send me the Hexanons! :) (Assuming I'm still sane).
>
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 28/03/2008, at 9:44 AM, Leandro DUTRA wrote:
>
>>
>> Are there adapters to Konica Hexanon lenses to use them in Pen FT, OM
>> or Four Thirds cameras?
>>
>> I know one can make one's own Hexanon to Four Thirds, but I would like
>> to try to buy instead, and I would rather use it at Pen FT or OM
>> bodies.
>>
>> I have two copies that only need some cleaning, and no one wants
>> them down here.
>
>
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