Schneider Kreuznach's mainstream lenses at Photokina (pictures)
The German lensmaker is moving more into lenses for Canon, Nikon, and Sony SLRs, and it's showing off Micro Four Thirds lenses set to go on sale in 2013. And it's trying to catch the iPhone photography wave, too.
Stephen Shankland
Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D printing, USB, and new computing technology in general. He has a soft spot in his heart for standards groups and I/O interfaces. His first big scoop was about radioactive cat poop.
Schneider Kreuznach polarizing filter for smartphones
Schneider Kreuznach's B+W Smart-Pro C-Pol filter gives mobile-phone photographers a polarizing filter for cutting down on reflections.
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Schneider Kreuznach 14mm f2.0 Micro Four Thirds prototype
Schneider Kreuznach's prototype Super-Angulon 14 mm/2.0 wide-angle lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras.
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Schneider Kreuznach 60mm f2.4 Micro Four Thirds prototype
A Schneider Kreuznach prototype for a 60mm f2.4 macro lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras.
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Schneider Kreuznach 30mm f1.4 Micro Four Thirds prototype
A Schneider Kreuznach prototype for a 30mm f1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras.
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Schneider Kreuznach Xenon SLR lenses and Super-Angulon tilt-shift
Schneider Kreuznach, heading more toward the mainstream SLR market, added four lenses to its lineup. From left to right are a wide-angle 28mm f4.5 tilt-shift model, 35mm and 50mm f1.4 primes, and an 85mm f2.4 macro.
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Schneider Kreuznach B&W Smart-Pro C-Pol filter
Schneider Kreuznach's B+W Smart-Pro C-Pol filter gives mobile-phone photographers a polarizing filter for cutting down on reflections.
