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chris00nj
05-19-2009, 14:15
I saw a Schneider-Kreuznach 105/3.5 for sale, supposedly in LTM. Anyone ever heard of this lens? Any impressions?
raid
05-19-2009, 16:40
Here is a Schneider 105mm 2.8 LTM for sale on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Schneider-for-Leica-2-8-105mm-Xenar-boxed_W0QQitemZ350202435987QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCame ra_Lenses?hash=item5189b11993&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
raid
05-19-2009, 16:41
Most Schneider 105mm lenses are enlarger lenses. Maybe someone has modified the lens.
chris00nj
05-19-2009, 17:36
Most Schneider 105mm lenses are enlarger lenses. Maybe someone has modified the lens.


Maybe. It seems a bit short to be a 105 mm (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=350204047125).
raid
05-19-2009, 17:42
Mf and LF 105 lenses can be shorter than 105mm lenses for a 35mm system.
FPjohn
05-19-2009, 18:04
Black barrel Xenars, 105mm/3.5 in a sunken mount with rangefinder coupling, were available in LTM. The sunken mount appears to have been a sunshade feature.

yours
FPJ
Sonnar2
05-21-2009, 13:12
Xenar 105/3.5 was a 4-element lens (similar to the Tessar) for 6x9cm cameras before WWII.
Schneider made some lenses in LTM but not much, and even less were RF coupled - probably in fear of Leica's lawyers (patent protection).