Konica AR Hexanon 40mm f/1.8 pancake lens on E-mount.
| Angle of view: | 56° |
| Construction: | 6 elements in 5 groups |
| Aperture: | Fully automatic AE, smallest aperture 22 |
| Closest focusing: | 0.45 m (1 ft 53/4") |
| Filter thread: | 55 mm |
| Length (at ∞): | 27 mm (11/16") |
| Weight: | 140 g (415/16 oz) |
| Lens hood: | 55 mm round screw-in |
| Lens diagram: |  |
Hey all. I just got this lens delivered a day ago. Paid about $12 for it, in great condition. Street price usually ranges about $40-60 USD and it was my absolute first choice for a wide-ish standard prime to add to my kit. I love the 40mm focal length (and also 60mm on APS-C).
I looked at about thirteen zillion images and reviews and links for the Super Takumars and Zeiss Jenas and a few legacy Vivitar/Pentax/Canon/Nikon/Oly lenses before deciding.
Love the small 55mm filter thread size. Center sharpness wide open. Smooth bokeh under *certain* conditions. Pancake form factor. I won't write a long-winded review here... I have a feeling those turn off more people than want to actually read them- when I've tried posting them on dpreview in the past.
I think this lens is a fantastic value proposition for many who want a prime lens, are comfy w/ manual focus + focus peaking. And primary concerns are IQ, price, form factor, and *some* smooth bokeh in that order. I got the Fotga Konica AR to Sony E-mount adapter on eBay, it fits & works perfectly.
Detailed thoughts & observations along with each of my newest uploaded images on flickr, for those interested in this lens and would care to visit.
Below is my most recent image with this lens. Maybe some of you are interested in a fast, cheap prime or already were intrigued by this Hexanon pancake? If you'd care to start from there
https://www.dpreview.com/
Photo by: https://www.youtube.com/c/VintageCameraLens/about