Schneider Alpa Tele-Xenar 360mm f/5.5
Schneider-Kreuznach · Alpa · 1957 · Telephoto, 4 elements in 2 groups
Also known as: Schneider Alpa Tele-Xenar 360mm f/5.5 · Alpa Tele-Xenar 5.5/360 · Tele-Xenar 360mm Alpa
Variants & identification
| Variant | Mount | Years | Serial ranges | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpa Tele-Xenar 360mm f/5.5, preset | Alpa | 1957 | — | Unpublished |
- Everything here is The Lens DB's transcription of the specification and catalogue copy; production is unpublished.
How to tell them apart
- A 1.35 kg preset telephoto with a 75 mm front — the longest lens in the Alpa catalogue
- Alpa Tele-Xenar 360mm f/5.5, preset: Four elements in two groups, 1,350 g, 75 mm filter, preset diaphragm f/5.5–32, focus to 4.5 m, introduced 1957 (The Lens DB). Pignons' catalogue recommends a tripod or gunstock, and 1/1000 for birds in flight.
Specifications
- Formula
- Telephoto, 4 elements in 2 groups
- Construction
- 4 elements / 2 groups
- Aperture range
- f/5.5–f/32
- Min. focus
- 4.5 m
- Weight
- 1350 g
- Years manufactured
- 1957
- Country
- Germany
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History
Schneider’s Tele-Xenar 360mm f/5.5 was the longest lens Pignons catalogued for the Alpa: four elements in two groups — a ‘new type of lens construction’ in the catalogue’s words — with a preset diaphragm from f/5.5 to f/32, a 75 mm filter, a close focus of four and a half metres and a weight of 1,350 grams, introduced in 1957. The catalogue suggested a tripod or a gunstock, conceded that handheld pictures were possible at 1/250 or faster, and promised birds in flight at 1/1000. Production is unpublished and no review has been found.
This history is AI-written, from the sources listed at the foot of the page. Where the record is silent it says so rather than filling the gap — but no human wrote these sentences.
Example photos
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Live listings
Asking price, USD: a median of $300 across 4 fixed-price listings on 2026-09-06 (middle half $280–$300). First day tracked.
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- 360MM 360/5.5 ALPA-TELE-XENAR, PRESET, 4 SMALL STARS OF SEPARATION/216134
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- ALPA Mount Schneider Kreuznach Tele Xenar 360mm f/5.5 Telephoto Lens Case & Cap
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