Konica Hexar
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1. best way to use the camera Use your middle finger to press the release button and your index finger to press the up or down button This way you can look through the view finder while adjusting settings It will also reduce the possibility that one of your fingers covers the photocel on the front side of the camera Filters and short focussing distance The camera was designed to get the highest quality pictures possible and that means NO filters Lucky for you the Konica engineers where kind enough to add a filter screw thread size 46mm If you really want to use filters be careful When you try to focus at a distance of 60cm your camera may display an error message on the LCD panel This is caused by obstruction of the lens by the filter mounted This message stays there even when you have switched off your camera Removing the battery will clear the Icd panel error message You have to remove the filter before using your camera again If you want to use filters focussing at a distance 60cm return your camera to Konica support service and they will add a very thin metal ring to your camera which will keep the filters just out of range of the autofocusing lens and the problem will be solved PS I do not know if this problem is solved on the newer models Using non DX films The camera automatically sets ISO value to that of the loaded DX film There maybe situations where you may want to adjust filmspeed and you don t li2. in memory until you explicitly set another value or switch of the camera The light reading is made for an circular spot area of 4 degrees General camera functions In the table below the display values may differ depending the use of the Up and Down buttons light conditions focusing distance and aperture setting All modes Function Photographer s Action Display press and hold release button halfway 1 5 down make your composition and release shutter 1 30 press and hold release button halfway down and press MF button point to another subject and press and hold release button halfway down again go back to your previous composition and 1 30 release shutter Set focus at infinity press button 1999 Set fixed focus distances press MF button for more than 1 second 0 6 Silent press and hold MF button while switching LIO the camera on until L appears Focus Lock 7 0 Focus Lock with other light reading Table of Contents Camera functions mode dependent In the table below the display values may differ depending on the use of the Up and Down buttons light conditions focusing distance and aperture setting Personal adjustments can be made by using the Up and Down buttons Mode Function Photographer s Action Display over Oruncer press Select button 0 0 camera shake press Select button for more than P 1 30L critical speed second p
3. 5 m till infinity 0 C 0 p lt uperaded Hexar standard model s s ex lir olla le LU lt YR gt gt 6666 I gt en o E Camera shake critical speed S 1 60 Kk 1 30 1 15 1 8 1 4 Aperture f 2 0 2 8 4 0 S6 8 0 r f SNAM 0 16 LAN Exposure correction f oo 03 0 7 1 0 1 3 17 po Fixed focus distances 0 a7 os O ko Ir _ 12 i ia 5 _ e m 08 i Bo 2 Bo 28 BO 40 BO po lo 20 Bo 999 infinity SO value TTT gt D gt Co ON 1 NIL Nn SI SI SI ee 70 QUIN co O HX14 flash unit guide number Adviced setting when using the flash unit Table of Contents HX 14 flash distance range Table of Contents Introduction I have compiled some information which I couldfind in the manual on the net and in magazines about this camera and placed it on a few web pages I took me some time to gather this information and maybe it saves you some time These pages are certainly not complete Ad
4. Konica Hexar What does this camera look like r 1 4 mode Tables erfoc a 11 stances All camera settings 14 flash unit distance range 4 f Information at other sites Introduction Pictures of the camera I have opened the camera and made a few pictures If you want to know what is taking up all that space take a look at these photographs 28 view Front view Inside top cover Infra Red sensors Bottom printboard cover removed Click an icon to see the full image average image size 70KB 640x480 Table of Contents Did you know You can uperade your Konica Hexar standard model camera How many different Hexar models there are Identification of negatives Software upgrade If you own a Konica Hexar standard model you can upgrade your camera with four extra functions Therefore you have to return your camera to Konica support services They will upgrade and check your camera completely for about 30 The extra functions you get are m multiple exposures m one step exposure setting in manual mode m guide number setting m infra red film setting Models There are six different models of the Konica Hexar camera not produced anymore m Standard Black Date standard model with date back m Classic Chrome The Hexar Classic has
5. ase pressed Release the shutter when the Hexar s hidden under a piece of cloth or the sound is camouflaged by other noise 4 Film rewind The noise of film rewind is lessened by the Silent Mode One s best bet however is to make sure that film rewind does not need to occur 5 Shutter The noise from the shutter is not affected by the Silent Mode It is however by far the least obtrusive noise generated even by Silent Mode standards The only solution would of course be to not press that shutter release at all 6 Switching on off When switching off the aperture opens up completely and the lense moves back to its base position When switched on again the aperture closes down to the one selected immediately The lense will move again when focussing takes place either manually or automatically This means that for candids switching off and on again of the Hexar should be avoided Taking the above at heart your Hexar should make a whisper sound like a bang by comparisson Hexar S Mode sort of anyway Yep it s true the Hexar does not sport a shutter priority mode Programmed aperture preference P Mode Aperture priority A mode and full manual M Mode it s all there But there s no way to crank the selector button all the way up to an S Mode What the Hexar does have though is a user programmable camera shake critical speed Combined with the P Mode it offers a programmed shutter preference mode with full stop
6. ative image area The top and left line will move depending on the distance set parallax compensation Distance indicator The top thick line in the view finder points to a small break in the diagonal line in the top right corner of the view finder which is the distance indicator View finder led information e burning continuously distance set correctly e flashing distance set less than 0 6 meter burning continuously under exposure burning continuously over exposure and burn alternating exposure set correctly within 1 3 aperture Flash modes Combinations of the Hexar camera and the HX 14 Konica flash unit Camera mode Flash unit mode Function all automatic maximal flash output variable aperture automatic correction for available light fixed aperture variable shutter time variable flash output nothing automatic fixed aperture fixed shuttertime maximal flash output no correction for available light fixed aperture fixed shuttertime variable flash output Table of Contents Hyperfocal distances Briefly If you set the focus of your camera to the hyperfocal distance the depth of field range from half that distance to infinity It is of course strongly depending on the aperture Aperture 2 2 8 40 56 80 11 16 22 f Hyperfocal distance Set manually 20 20 10 7 5 35 24 1 7 m focus to 18 56 13 26 9 28 6 63 4 64 3 37 2 32 1 69m Sharp from x 10 10 5 3 5 2 5 1 75 1 2 0 8
7. ditional information is always welcome The Dutch user manual is really good this in contrast to the original Konica manual delivered with the camera This manual was written by the Dutch Konica distributor in Amsterdam These web pages contains many tables so you will need a browser with support for tables e g netscape 2 0 or higher will do I owe an upgraded Konica Hexar standard model camera myself and enjoy using it very much Most of the information is not only valid for the Hexar standard black model but also for the newer models of the Hexar but there are some small differences PS I m in no way related to Konica co operation For suggestions and remarks send an e mail to Frank van de Wiel
8. ke to do this with the exposure adjustment 0 2 EV One way to do this is tape the filmcartridee DX code and set manually the ISO value you want Switch your camera to A mode and press the Select button for more than 1 second Adjust the ISO value with the Up or Down button The camera will use this ISO value for all next films until you load an DX coded film or remove the battery Hexar Silent Photography With the Silent Mode the Hexar is an extremely quiet camera Some circumstances may however require even less obtrusive operation e g ceremonies in church candid photography The following considerations will be helpful in achieving this The causes and solutions to noise from the Hexar 1 Focussing The noise of focussing is lessened by the Silent Mode It can be completely eliminated by manually selecting focus in advance and sticking to that Combined with a fixed Aperture for a hyperfocal setting this approach would be most effective 2 Aperture The noise of the aperture opening up or closing down is not affected by the Silent Mode It can be completely eliminated by manually selecting the aperture in A mode or M mode in advance and sticking to that Combined with a fixed Focussing for a hyperfocal setting this approach would be most effective 3 Film Advance The noise of film advance is lessened by the Silent Mode It can not be completely eliminated but the film advance can be delayed by keeping the shutter rele
9. one more extra function than an upgraded standard model Hexar namely automatic bracketing 3 exposures up to 2 EV in 1 3 EV steps This may be of interest for those who make slides But this camera may be hard to find special anniversary model 120 years Konica 1993 only 2000 cameras are made and half of it stayed in Japan m Gold For collectors there is a special gold edition of the Hexar anniversary model Rhodium Pink of Contents The Rhodium has all the functions identical to an uperaded Hexar standard model m Hexar Silver The Silver has all the functions identical to a Hexar classic model plus a date back No silent mode like the standard model Some kind of identification of your negatives On my standard Hexar model there is a small triangular piece cut away from the negative frame in the camera As a result this is visible on all my negatives It is at this location where during the production proces of the camera the opening for the film frame is made Table of Contents Books about Books Language German Title Konica Hexar Author Heiner Henninges Year 1992 Type paperback 132p Publisher Verlag Laterna Magica Germany ISBN 3 87467 502 5 Tips and tricks How to press the buttons Filters and short focussing distance Using non DX films Hexar Silent Photography Hexar S Mode sort of anyway How to press the buttons This is of course personal but for me it is the
10. othing automatic When mounting your flash unit to the camera be sure that both camera and flash unit are switched off Full automatic Available light subject distance and camera shake critical speed is taken into account to get a correct exposure The flash unit is set for maximal light output The picture is made by an exposure with the available light and then immediately changing the aperture of the camera to a value which gives a correct exposure with the full flash output fired just before closing the shutter How to Mount the flash unit on camera Set camera to mode P Set flash unit to mode P FULL When the flash unit is completely charged a FL message appears in the LCD panel and the pilot lamp on the flash unit is burning Press the release button Tf the flash unit is not fully charged a picture is made only with the available light and the flash does not fire Automatic The flash light output is changed depending on subject distance The aperture setting 15 fixed The HX 14 flash unit is now functioning like a normal electronic flash light How to Set flash unit to mode Set camera to mode or M Set the aperture on camera depending on filmspeed im speed ISO aperture Press release button In poor light conditions always use a tripod to support your camera M mode Nothing automatic Flash unit is set for maximal light output You have to set the aperture on your camera man
11. ress and hold Select button while switching the camera on P36 switch to mode if you don t use the Hexar X14 flash unit P FL I B and hold Self button while ea ost switching the camera on 72 12001677 press Select button 0 0 set film speed press Select button for more than 100 ISO value second press and hold Select button until 100 ISO value appears Pus press Down button within 3 seconds when appears press MF button once or twice 750 750 Konica 850 2 Kodak 100 press Select button and press Up set manually or Down button simultaneously 1 250 exposure time Exposure time corresponding to spot reading 4 the aperture setis fixed Make 1 125 composition and release shutter press select button to set exposure time set aperture guide number infra red film setting set time and aperture __ Table of Contents Table of Contents Reset camera functions Reset functions Reset by focus lock switch camera off and on ISO value only if next film has DX code open back cover infra red film setting reset all personal settines remove battery Error situations Mode LCD Display error To solve the problem PAM 0100689 press select button number 15 displayed load film again or remove P AM ashing E film P A M bc flashing battery Li2cr5 continuou
12. sly displayed immediately M bes continuous displayed continuously displayed YE ane camera lens blocked remove battery and or obstruction continuously displayed ced DES UV filter and short focus distance s to high dark continuously displayed keep camerd h slate temperature to low PAM slow reaction keep camera warm 10 C 40 E exposure 7 flashing set aperture to larger value under exposure A 30 flashing set aperture to smaller value under exposure set M 2 flashing exposure time to larger value over exposure set M 22 flashing exposure time to smaller value exposure exceeds Exposure Display Range EV 3 18 This has no effects on camera functioning i speed flashing Silent flashing film rewinding mode stops See Filter low battery voltage press rewind button or switch camera off and on Table of Contents Table of Contents View finder information Autofocus area indicator The central area of the image is indicated by 4 lines cross hair In P and A mode the area of exposure metering area covers 15 and is square shaped just covering the area of the cross hair In M mode the exposure metering area is circular shaped and covers 4 and is as large as the central area of the cross hair Image frame area indicator The 5 thick lines frames 83 of the neg
13. speed settings from 1 4 to 1 60th plus 1 250th Here s how it works m Select P Mode For the slower speeds 1 4 1 8 1 15 1 30 and 1 60 set the camera shake critical speed to the shutter speed required attainable by keeping the Select button pressed Set the aperture wheel to 22 This very small aperture will cause the Hexar to use the slowest shutter speed available to it This will be the selected camera shake critical speed and when there s still too little light as is often the case with f22 and the slower films the Hexar particularly favours will automatically open up the aperture to one appropriate to the camera shake critical speed For the fastest speed 1 250 turn the aperture wheel to 2 This large aperture will cause the Hexar to use the fastest shutter speed available to it This is the shutter top speed of 1 250 and when there s still too much light as is often the case outdoors with f2 will automatically close down the aperture to one appropriate to the camera shake critical speed Hexar Silent Photography Hexar S mode contributed by Peter van de Haar Table of Contents Flash Photography Using the flash unit Konica HX 14 auto with your HEXAR camera There are three main modes of taking pictures with this flash unit Full automatic full flash output with automatic adjusted aperture Automatic fixed aperture and variable flash output depending on subject distance Manual n
14. ually to a value calculated by the following formula F GN m F aperture GN guide number of your flash unit 14 for HX 14 with an ISO 100 film m distance to subject in meters Important when the distance changes to your subject you have to recalculate the aperture value see also Flash distance range How to m Set flash unit to mode P Full Set camera to mode A or Calculate and set aperture on camera e g Film ISO 100 GN 14 m 5 then F is 2 8 Press release button the flash unit is set to mode A the available light 15 not measured Using other flash units Almost any flash unit can be used with your camera Only automatic and manual flash mode are available for non HX 14 flash units Fill in flash Set camera to mode A Table of Contents Choose a correct aperture for the available lieht and use the same aperture value for your flash unit To get a more subtle effect set the work aperture on the flash unit one or two stops larger than the aperture on your camera E g camera aperture F8 set flash unit to F5 6 or F4 Depending on your flash unit you may also reduce the flash output instead of changing the aperture Try different combinations of aperture settings on your camera and flash unit to see what is best in your situation This mode is very well suited for outdoor photography with fill in flash Saving battery lifetime When not using the flash unit for a long time switch of the po
15. wer of your flash unit Table of Contents Extra functions One step exposure time setting in M anual mode One step exposure time setting in M anual mode For this function you have to uperade the standard Hexar model Swith the camera to M mode Set the aperture of your choice with the aperture dial When you press the release button half way down the LCD panel shows you the exposure time corresponding to the aperture set Setting the exposure time Method 1 You can set the exposure time by pressing once the select button and then pressing the up or down buttons until the time corresponds to the suggested time by the camera If you want to stay looking through the view finder use Method 2 In the view finder you will see a or burning which means under or over exposure corresponding to the aperture value set The leds in the view finder will burn for 10 seconds after you have pressed the release button half way down meanwhile you can adjust the exposure time by pressing the up or down button or adjust the aperture by rotating the aperture dial When both leds burn alternating the real exposure time will be somewhere in between within 1 3 f value This procedure may take some time Method 3 To set immediately the exposure time corresponding to the selected aperture value you have to press the release button half way down and press the up or down button at the same time one step The exposure time will be kept
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