Schneider Kreuznach

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About Schneider Kreuznach

Galerie of photos taken with Schneider Kreuznach lenses. Both film and digital images are permitted. You may also post photos of any equipment that use Schneider Kreuznach lenses.

Jos. Schneider Optische Werke G.m.b.H. is a German lens maker founded in 1913 in the town of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Pfalz. For many years the company was a supplier of lenses to makers of fine photographic equipment, among them:
- Franke & Heidecke, manufacturer of the world famous Rolleiflex series of medium format and small format cameras
- Linhof, famous German maker of medium format and large format cameras
- Exakta, German manufacturer of 35mm and medium format cameras
- AGFA, a German photographic company which made various films, papers and cameras
- Adox, a German firm which made films and cameras
- Balda, a German camera maker based in Dresden (later in Bünde, West Germany)
- Alpa, a Swiss luxury camera maker
- Graflex, an American maker of medium format, large format and press cameras
- Eastman Kodak, which used Schneider lenses on the Retina series of cameras and still use them as OEM lenses on many of their current digital cameras

They are also the parent company of B+W Filterfabrik, maker of B+W filters.

For large format users, many Schneider lenses are available mounted in several popular types of shutters, such as Copal, Compur, Prontor, etc.

Schneider optics are also used to make the Componon and Componar line of lenses for use with photographic enlargers.

Please tag your images to show which lens, aperture and camera was used. If taken with film, please include also a tag for the type of film. If taken with digital, please mention which digital camera was used, or which digital back or digital insert was used if taken with a medium or large format camera.

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