Overview

The Konica Hexanon 35mm f/2.8 (early preset) is a well-regarded wide-angle lens with good image quality, delivering sharp images, high contrast, and good color rendition with no detectable distortion. Its optical design remained largely unchanged for decades, indicating a solid formula. It is not very sensitive to flare but benefits from a lens hood due to its large front element. Build quality varies with cosmetic updates, and the preset version offers a minimum aperture of f/22. It is common and affordable, suitable for general photography.