Schneider Alpa Tele-Xenar 90mm f/3.5
Schneider-Kreuznach · Alpa · 1952 · Telephoto, 4 elements in 4 groups
Also known as: Schneider Alpa Tele-Xenar 90mm f/3.5 · Alpa Tele-Xenar 3.5/90 · Tele-Xenar 90mm Alpa
Variants & identification
| Variant | Mount | Years | Serial ranges | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpa Tele-Xenar 90mm f/3.5, preset | Alpa | 1952–1960 | — | Unpublished |
- The end date is this entry's inference from the Alfitar's arrival.
How to tell them apart
- TELE-XENAR 1:3.5/90 in a compact preset barrel — the short Alpa telephoto of the Alnea years
- Alpa Tele-Xenar 90mm f/3.5, preset: Four elements in four groups, 220 g, ten-blade preset diaphragm, focus to 0.6 m, 52 mm hood, introduced 1952 (The Lens DB). Replaced by the Angénieux Alfitar 90mm f/2.5.
Specifications
- Formula
- Telephoto, 4 elements in 4 groups
- Construction
- 4 elements / 4 groups
- Aperture range
- f/3.5
- Min. focus
- 0.6 m
- Weight
- 220 g
- Years manufactured
- 1952–1960
- Country
- Germany
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History
The Alpa Tele-Xenar 90mm f/3.5 was the portrait lens of the second-generation Alpas: four elements in four groups, a ten-blade preset diaphragm, 220 grams, close focus of 60 centimetres, introduced in 1952 alongside the Alnea bodies (The Lens DB). Around 1960 Pignons replaced it with Angénieux’s Alfitar 90mm f/2.5, whose catalogue entry says so. Production is unpublished and no review has been found.
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