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chambrenoire
05-26-2008, 08:08
What a great camera! I'd recommend anyone to get it if they can.

Btw mine is the Titanium with serial like 00002**. How many Ti were made?! Is it rare? The top is like somewhere between gold and silver in color. Can't find any info on the Ti-version on the interwebnets :)


Here are some pics from a couple of dags ago w/ Kodak Portra 160VC (2nd picture taken by a friend)
http://i25.tinypic.com/2uqyion.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/33uz69v.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/nedimd.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/dmegdx.jpg
(http://i31.tinypic.com/dmegdx.jpg)
teo
05-26-2008, 08:27
Wait for the sun to go down to use the Hexar, it's a night beast! ;-)
tom_f77
05-26-2008, 09:27
Could it be the Rhodium version? Whatever rhodium is, I think it was the only heavy metal Hexar...
chambrenoire
05-26-2008, 09:38
it says Titanium on the top! i'll post a picture later...
sahe69
05-26-2008, 10:16
Could it be the Rhodium version? Whatever rhodium is, I think it was the only heavy metal Hexar...

Nope, there is indeed also a Titanium version. I have both the Rhodium and Titanium. Strangely enogh there's very little info available about the Titanium version. I remember reading somewhere that they were produced in equal amounts with the Gold version, whatever that is. If I remember correctly Stephen Gandy mentions something about this at Cameraquest.com.
tom_f77
05-26-2008, 11:37
Oops. Should've known to keep quiet - I only have a single black one...

Tom
chambrenoire
05-26-2008, 12:55
"Gold Hexar: gold plated Classic commemorating Konica's 120th Anniversary, only 500 made See Pics (http://www.cameraquest.com/hexgold.htm)" @ http://www.cameraquest.com/konhex.htm

http://i25.tinypic.com/21or2io.jpg
abenner
05-26-2008, 16:05
Off topic slightly, I've never seen a good pic of the Rhodium. Can anyone oblige? It had the stealth mode like the original black, right?
dfoo
06-03-2008, 08:12
I bought a black AF a week ago or so. Already shot 11 rolls of film. I love the camera. The meter is excellent. I just picked up a roll of provia 100 I shot on Sunday, and out of the 37 slides, the exposure was only messed up on one of the them!

The only problem is that the shutter button appears to have some issue :(
2XLX2
06-03-2008, 08:34
great pics!

the cheaper black version is one camera i want to buy some day. though the shutter button issue i read about scares me.
chikne
06-03-2008, 08:59
The only problem is that the shutter button appears to have some issue :(

This is easily fixed, have a look look there:

http://wiki.silvergrain.org/wiki/index.php/Konica_Hexar