randy_boren1 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Mystery Schneider lens I have come across a lens that I cannot for sure identify what it fits. Here are the specs: Schneider Anastigmat 50mm f/3.5 with an M39 LTM mount. The lens unit is deeply recessed in the housing which is heavy brass. The distance scale is in feet so I am assuming it is for the USA market. The distance scale focuses to just under 2 feet. The Flange focus is appx 47mm. While it will mount on my Canon P body the focus is way off. I next used a M39 to M42 thread adapter to mount it on my Spotmatic body, it still would not focus to infinity when the lens focus mark was set at infinity. I could achieve infinity by cranking the focus out a bit. The image is rather soft even stopped down to f/11 I believe it might fit the Braun Paxette but it looks completely different from the ones listed on the auction site. Had anyone here seen this lens on a camera? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_z._li2 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Maybe someone disassembled the lens and put the elements back in the wrong order/position? It should be a simple triplet or Tessar formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy_boren1 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 It is a triplet, I was able to remove the components and inspect them, the rear is a sealed single lens, the front unit's second element is also sealed, the front most element was in correctly. Thanks for your reply. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayatuptown Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 probably mid-1951 from Schneider s/n charts Murray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmac Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 The helicoil could be out one thread and the focus ring was adjusted so that infinity lines up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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