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* Tele Xenar (4 element) and Tele Arton (5 element) Telephoto lenses | * Tele Xenar (4 element) and Tele Arton (5 element) Telephoto lenses | ||
* Symmar: Initially a 3+3 Dagor-type sold as triple convertible, later a Plasmat sold as convertible | * Symmar: Initially a 3+3 Dagor-type sold as triple convertible, later a Plasmat sold as convertible | ||
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* Xenar: mostly four element designs, copies of the [[Carl Zeiss]] Tessar, though some f/2.8 Xenars were a five element design (5 elements in four groups) | * Xenar: mostly four element designs, copies of the [[Carl Zeiss]] Tessar, though some f/2.8 Xenars were a five element design (5 elements in four groups) | ||
* Xenon: six element design, for high aperture lenses | * Xenon: six element design, for high aperture lenses | ||
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== Cameras with a fixed Schneider lens == | == Cameras with a fixed Schneider lens == | ||
* [[Adox 300]] | * [[Adox 300]] | ||
| − | * [[Agfa Karat 36 and Karat IV)]] | + | * [[Agfa Karat|Agfa Karat 36 and Karat IV)]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * Balda [[Baldaxette]], [[Baldina|Super Baldina]], [[Super Pontura]] |
* [[Certo Dollina I]], [[Dollina II]], [[Dollina III]], [[Super Dollina]] | * [[Certo Dollina I]], [[Dollina II]], [[Dollina III]], [[Super Dollina]] | ||
* [[Franka Solida]] | * [[Franka Solida]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Duo Six-20|Kodak Duo Six-20 (various models)]] |
| + | * [[Kodak Easyshare DX6490]] | ||
* [[Kodak Instamatic 500]] | * [[Kodak Instamatic 500]] | ||
| − | * [[Kodak Retina and Retinette (various models) | + | * [[Kodak_AG#35mm|Kodak Retina]] and [[Kodak Retinette|Retinette]] (various models) |
* [[Kodak Regent II]] | * [[Kodak Regent II]] | ||
* [[Nagel Pupille]] and [[Vollenda]] 3x4 | * [[Nagel Pupille]] and [[Vollenda]] 3x4 | ||
* [[Makina|Plaubel Makina IIa]] | * [[Makina|Plaubel Makina IIa]] | ||
| − | * [[Rollei 35 (1972-1973 only) | + | * [[Rollei 35]] (1972-1973 only) |
| − | * [[ | + | * Rollei [[Rolleicord]] and [[Rolleiflex]] (various models) |
| − | * [[Welta Welti, Weltini, and Weltur]] | + | * [[Welti|Welta Welti]], [[Weltini]], and [[Weltur]] |
== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 3 July 2008
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| Schneider Kreuznach in Bad Kreuznach, Germany |
Schneider or Schneider Kreuznach is the popular abbreviated name of a manufacturer of industrial and photographic optics.
When the company was founded at Bad Kreuznach in Germany on 18 January 1913 by Joseph Schneider, the name was Optische Anstalt Jos. Schneider & Co. In 1922 the name was changed to Jos. Schneider & Co., Optische Werke, Kreuznach, and in 1998 to the current Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH.
Over 14 million Schneider lenses have been sold worldwide. Schneider camera lenses are renowned for their quality and have equipped many luxury cameras to this day, including the recent Alpa 12WA and 12/SWA, Rollei 6006, and the Linhof Technorama panoramic camera. As lens supplier for Kodak, Schneider is present in the mass market too. Schneider also makes lenses for repro cameras and for television cameras.
Schneider lens names
- Angulon and Super Angulon
- Radionar and Isconar: triplet lenses
- Tele Xenar (4 element) and Tele Arton (5 element) Telephoto lenses
- Symmar: Initially a 3+3 Dagor-type sold as triple convertible, later a Plasmat sold as convertible
- Variogon: range of zoom lenses
- Xenar: mostly four element designs, copies of the Carl Zeiss Tessar, though some f/2.8 Xenars were a five element design (5 elements in four groups)
- Xenon: six element design, for high aperture lenses
See also
The links go directly to the Schneider section:
- 39mm screw lenses
- 42mm screw lenses
- Exakta lenses
- Hasselblad
- Leicaflex / Leica R lenses
- Rolleiflex SL35 lenses
Cameras with a fixed Schneider lens
- Adox 300
- Agfa Karat 36 and Karat IV)
- Balda Baldaxette, Super Baldina, Super Pontura
- Certo Dollina I, Dollina II, Dollina III, Super Dollina
- Franka Solida
- Kodak Duo Six-20 (various models)
- Kodak Easyshare DX6490
- Kodak Instamatic 500
- Kodak Retina and Retinette (various models)
- Kodak Regent II
- Nagel Pupille and Vollenda 3x4
- Plaubel Makina IIa
- Rollei 35 (1972-1973 only)
- Rollei Rolleicord and Rolleiflex (various models)
- Welta Welti, Weltini, and Weltur
Links
- Homepage of Schneider Kreuznach, in English and in German
- Company's archive in German
- Schneider lens age by serial number in English
