Schneider macro varon 85/4.5 CAS @1x &2x

[pppjw]

Where can this lens be purchased in the US?
Thanks,
Dan

I bought it on a Chinese second-market website. The price is around 1,200USD. I had saw another used on eBay few month before.

[nikonf]

It is approximately $4700 NEW in the USA. Schneider USA can give you the name of distributors.
Great lens and so is the Rodenstock 105mm f5.6 FLOAT Macro that covers from 1:4 to 4:1.

[lothman]

Great lens and so is the Rodenstock 105mm f5.6 FLOAT Macro that covers from 1:4 to 4:1.

googling for this lens brought me to this hit:
https://www.alpa.ch/en/site/when-even-i ... -with-alpa

I like the big prints.
Seems the Rodenstock Macro Switar 5.6/105 mm is a "hell of a macro lens".

the lens looks rather simple, 8 lenses in four groups
http://linhof.com/wp-content/uploads/20 ... 7-11_w.pdf

[JKT]

I wasn't too impressed by the tripod mount, though.

[ray_parkhurst]

Keep in mind there are fixed mag versions of both the Rodenstock and Schneider "float" lenses. I have not seen the Schneider fixed lenses available used but there are plenty of the Rodenstocks available on eBay in 0.33/3x, 0.5/2x, and 0.7/1.4x versions. I think that you could buy all 3 mag ranges for quite a bit less than one float lens, but admittedly the float lens is a "luxury" item where buying used "industrial" fixed mag versions is pretty much utilitiarian.

[chris_ma]

I believe the Rodenstock is the same lens as the Linos Float 105/5.6, as Ray mentioned there are fixed mag versions of those on ebay that are quite affordable, and those are very good lenses (I have the 0.33x, 0.5x and 1x).

I never tried the Float version, but the MTF on the data sheets look quite a bit better for the fixed mag version, specially at 1x, which is basically diffraction limited.

the macro varon should be a bit better then the Linos/Rodenstock Float, but has a smaller image circle and smaller range of magnification.

some direct links to datasheets:
Linos Float:
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/out/Graphi ... 1322_0.pdf

Rodenstock Float:
https://www.alpa.ch/_files/HR-Dig_Macro ... 017-11.pdf

Linos fixed:
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/out/Graphi ... 1301_0.pdf
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/out/Graphi ... 1298_0.pdf
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/out/Graphi ... 1292_0.pdf

Macro Varon:
https://schneiderkreuznach.com/applicat ... 4-5_85.pdf