C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Konica Hexar RF (1999) is a Leica M-mount rangefinder with electronic shutter to 1/4000s, aperture-priority autoexposure, **motorized film advance** (a first for any M-mount body — Leica never offered this natively), and full TTL flash compatibility. Body is polycarbonate-on-aluminum, lighter than a Leica M6. The lens mount is Konica's KM mount — physically identical to Leica M, but with an aperture-coupling difference that means **some Konica M-Hexanon lenses behave slightly differently on Leica bodies**, and vice versa, when measuring rangefinder accuracy at edge-of-spec distances.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Ilford HP5 Plus is a flexible ISO 400 black-and-white film with classic grain and strong push-processing tolerance.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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About this camera
Leica M-mount rangefinder body with motorized film advance and a 1/4000s shutter. The "Leica killer" before Konica vanished.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Mount | Leica M (Konica KM, slight rangefinder cam variation) |
| Years | 1999–2003 |
| Shutter | 16s – 1/4000s, electronic vertical cloth |
| Flash sync | 1/125s |
| Meter | Center-weighted silicon |
| Modes | Aperture priority, manual |
| Frame rate | 2.5 fps motorized |
| Weight | 600 g |
| Battery | 2× CR2 |
Released 1999, sold alongside the Hexar AF (a different camera, fixed-lens autofocus). Production ran 4 years until 2003 when Konica merged with Minolta. Konica also released a series of M-mount lenses: M-Hexanon 50/2, 35/2, 28/2.8, 90/2.8, 21-35/3.4-4 dual-focal-length — all praised for sharpness and several still in M-mount lens conversation. The "Konica vs Leica" rangefinder cam compatibility issue is a long-running forum debate; in practice it affects only edge-case very-fast lenses at minimum focus distance.
The Hexar RF was, for a brief moment, the most-modern Leica M-mount body on the market. The motorized film advance, the 1/4000s shutter, the bright 0.6× finder — Leica didn't catch up until the M7 (2002). Sales were modest because Konica's premium-camera reach was limited and Leica purists rejected non-Leica M-mount bodies.
For 2026 buyers, the Hexar RF is one of the best-value M-mount bodies. Used prices run $800–1,500 — half a Leica M7's price for similar features (and faster shutter, motor advance). The trade-off is brand orphanage and the (mostly theoretical) rangefinder cam compatibility issue.
Leica M-mount lenses, plus Konica M-Hexanon lens line (sometimes a touch off on Leica bodies but fine on the Hexar RF). Voigtländer M-mount lenses work perfectly. Hexar RF Winder (rare) was an external motorized grip; the body is already motorized so the winder added vertical-grip ergonomics.
C41
Kodak Portra 160 is a professional C-41 color negative film with fine grain, soft contrast, and natural color.
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Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
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