Specifications of the Schneider-Kreuznach Super Xenar 50mm F/2.8 *1954
Name – Schneider-Kreuznach Super Xenar (S-Xenar)
Manufacturer – Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH, Bad Kreuznach, Göttingen, Germany
Release Year – 1954 to 1956
Material – Hard chromed brass
Lens Design – five elements in four groups (modified Tessar design)
Viewing angle – 46°
Diagonal Field of View – 46.8°
Aperture – F/2.8 to F/22
Aperture blades – 15
Focus – 0.75 m (29 ½”) – ∞
Filter diameter – 40.5 mm
Push-On Filter diameter – 51mm
Dimensions L x H x W – 49mm x 24mm x 60mm (1 7/8” x 7/8” x 2 1/3”)
Weight – 230 grams (8¼ ounces)
This beautifully engineered lens was manufactured using pre-WWII materials by Jos. Schneider Optische Werke, referred from hereon as Schneider-Kreuznach. The lens is solid machined brass with a hard chrome coating, making it very heavy for its size, and when held in the hand it possesses a definite feeling of solidity. The shiny chrome, the gorgeous engravings and the deep purple coating of the front lens element all combine to create a lens that typifies the height of German mid-century photographic craftsmanship.
Name – Schneider-Kreuznach Super Xenar (S-Xenar)
Manufacturer – Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH, Bad Kreuznach, Göttingen, Germany
Release Year – 1954 to 1956
Material – Hard chromed brass
Lens Design – five elements in four groups (modified Tessar design)
Viewing angle – 46°
Diagonal Field of View – 46.8°
Aperture – F/2.8 to F/22
Aperture blades – 15
Focus – 0.75 m (29 ½”) – ∞
Filter diameter – 40.5 mm
Push-On Filter diameter – 51mm
Dimensions L x H x W – 49mm x 24mm x 60mm (1 7/8” x 7/8” x 2 1/3”)
Weight – 230 grams (8¼ ounces)
This beautifully engineered lens was manufactured using pre-WWII materials by Jos. Schneider Optische Werke, referred from hereon as Schneider-Kreuznach. The lens is solid machined brass with a hard chrome coating, making it very heavy for its size, and when held in the hand it possesses a definite feeling of solidity. The shiny chrome, the gorgeous engravings and the deep purple coating of the front lens element all combine to create a lens that typifies the height of German mid-century photographic craftsmanship.