Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8

The Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8 is a 40mm prime lens designed for the KONICA AR mount and released in 1978. Manufactured by Konica, it offers a maximum aperture of f/1.8, covering a 40mm focal range, weighs 140, accepts 55 filters. Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8 is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-06-11. Source: manufacturer specifications.

What is the Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8?

The Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8 is a 40mm prime lens for the KONICA AR mount with a maximum aperture of f/1.8. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8 use?

The Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8 uses the KONICA AR mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/konica-ar.

What is the maximum aperture of the Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8?

The Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8 has a maximum aperture of f/1.8, a fast-aperture optic well-suited to low-light work. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

When was the Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8 released?

The Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8 was released in 1978, placing it within the 1970s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F/1.8?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/92040-konica-hexanon-ar-40mm-f18. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.