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JEFFREY NORDSTROM

Hexanon 57mm F1.4

10/18/2019

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The Hexanon 57mm F1.4 lens has been my main lens for the last year. It's almost always attached to one of my Konica SLRs and I trust it. It's taken a while to get used to its focus range, but overall it's a consistent, solid lens that. Since I will likely never be able to afford the 57mm F1.2, chances are it will be my main compact portrait lens for a while. 

Here are some scenic/object photos I've taken with it. See how much light it gathers, even in low-light circumstances, even with rather expired film.
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Mainly, however, the 57mm F1.4 is a portrait lens. This lens is intended for people, intended to be the most compact means to get a photo of somebody without distorting their features. Here are a few portraits it has taken recently.
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Hexanon 24mm F2.8.

6/4/2019

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For the first in my series showcasing the the Konica Hexanon lenses at my disposal, here's the 24mm F2.8. It's a basic wide angle lens that came with the Konica T3 I picked up from a 2nd hand store in Chilliwack. 

Funny thing: when I opened the camera cover, I discovered that the camera had been owned by Brian Minter, local gardener extraordinaire. His name was inside the case, and the film inside the camera had a bunch of photos from Minter Gardens in the early 90s, I estimate.

I've loved this camera since I got it and it's had film in it on a near-constant basis since then. It doesn't have a flash shoe, but a couple days ago I found a big handle for mounting a flash, so now I can use the camera in all levels of light.

I like the 24mm lens a lot. It's compact and crisp. The photos I take with it seem to have a good appeal to many viewers. At the beginning it seemed lacklustre, but I feel like it has redeemed itself.

I haven't used it for quite a few months, but here are a few photos I've taken with it over the last couple years.
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Hexanon.

4/23/2019

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Been really enjoying the old Konica Hexanon lenses lately. There's something about them that's building my loyalty to the brand. There's a sharpness to them, no matter the camera used. 

​Here's a selection of photos I've taken over the last couple years, using a few specific lenses. And I think I'll post a few lens-specific posts later on.

Here's the 57mm F1.4:
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It's time to party. • • #balloons #deflated #konicaTC #hexanon #konicaautoreflextc #expiredfilm #kodakgold #kodakgold400

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At #douglascoupland's Vortex exhibit at the #vancouveraquarium. • • #vanaqua @vanaqua #konicaT3 #ilfordHP5 #hexanon #vancouver

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Here's the 50mm F1.4:
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I got a part in another play, but they needed headshots. So I decided to try to do it myself. It didn't quite work; I seemed to lean a little too far forward, most of them are underexposed, and none of them worked like I hoped, Nonetheless, they're kinda' cool anyhow and I think I learned a few things about portrait photography for next time. • • • #konicaT3 #portraiture #portraitphotography #portrait #practice

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A few more from the afternoon with @theatremee, who suggested she might lay down in the snow. I used the @cokin blue-yellow polarizer and a diffuser. I really like how these turned out. • • #konicaTC #hexanon #model #Cinestill50d #cinestill.

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The 24mm F2.8
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Thank you, @theatremee for helping me test out some camera stuff. Here she is, radiated by the setting sun. #hexanon

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Fitzy from when we hiked up the Tikwalus Heritage Trail a few weeks ago for dchool hike recon. #travelthecanyon #konicaT3 #explorebc #hexanon

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The 52mm 1.8
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Rosita is a poser. • • #konicaT3 #hexanon #agfaRSX100 #crossprocess #KowaSix #mediumformat #redscalefilm #lomography #lomographyredscale #dogsofinstagram #dogstagram

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Decor in sunrise shadow. • • #driedfruit #konicaT3 #kodacolor200 #kodacolor #shadow #hexanon

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The Konica S2 Auto's 45mm F1.8:
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#konicaS2 #ilfordhp5plus #ilfordhp5 #ilford #rangefinder • Self-developed at home. Wasn't completely certain what the film was. Glad it worked out.

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#konicas2 #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #rangefinder #kodakgold #kodak200 #kodakgold200 #35mm #35mmfilm #analog #analogue #analogphotography #analoguephotography #ishootfilm #shootfilm #negativescan #buyfilmnotmegapixels #rocks #river #Agassiz #FraserValley #believeinfilm #crisp #graffiti

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Classic SLRs: Canon AE-1 and Konica Autoreflex T3.

6/12/2018

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I picked up this Konica T3 from a thrift shop. It had markings inside that said it was once owned by Brian Minter.

I like it a lot, but I feel like it will take a while to master it. The indoors shots I took with the camera seemed to work best, for now. It's also the only SLR I have that has a wide angle-ish lens, which might explain why the indoor shots worked so well. I need to learn to fight the greys for the outdoor ones..
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I picked up the Canon AE-1 from a guy on a Facebook group. It's a solid little camera with a working light meter. I love the photos it takes, but can't seem to quite hold the camera level most of the time. I need to figure out what's going on there.
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Konica S2.

3/19/2018

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A few months ago, I got a Konica S2. I love this thing. Its photos seem astoundingly crisp and it seems to capture light in a unique, earthy way. 

Here are some of the photos I took with it the first time around, using some trusty Kodak Gold 200 from Wal-mart.
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