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Founded by Josef Schneider in 1913, in Bad Kreuznach.1
Private company
Schneider Kreuznach
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
German company
Joseph Schneider Optische Werke GmbH (commonly referred to as Schneider) is a manufacturer of industrial and photographic optics. The company was founded on 28 December 1912 by Josef Schneider and Hermann Bauer as Optische Anstalt Jos. Schneider & Co. at Bad Kreuznach in Germany.2 It employed 620 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1913Founded1
- HeadquartersBad Kreuznach1
- Founded inBad Kreuznach1
- Websitewww.schneiderkreuznach.com
- Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
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Joseph Schneider Optische Werke GmbH (commonly referred to as Schneider) is a manufacturer of industrial and photographic optics. The company was founded on 28 December 1912 by Josef Schneider and Hermann Bauer as Optische Anstalt Jos. Schneider & Co. at Bad Kreuznach in Germany. The company changed its name to Jos. Schneider & Co., Optische Werke, Kreuznach in 1922, and to the current Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH in 1998.2
Leadership
Who has led Schneider Kreuznach, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderJosef Schneider1
Controversies and legal
Fine-Art XXL
The Fine-Art XXL line is designed for ultra-large format shooting, covering 20×24 inches. Both lenses are large and heavy, but are designed with exceptional image quality and a huge 900 mm circle of coverage in mind. The 550 mm lens is a 6/2 construction, giving 78° of coverage, while the 1100 mm lens is 4/4 with 45.7° of coverage. Both lenses are mounted in a Copal 3 shutter, and the longer lens is also available in a barrel mount with Waterhouse stops, if the faster f/14 version is desired.
550mm f/11
770mm f/14.5
1100mm f/22(14)
From Wikipedia’s article on Schneider Kreuznach, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1913Founded Founded in Bad Kreuznach1
Links
- Websitewww.schneiderkreuznach.com1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/1000694685711841
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/schneiderkreuznachcine1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/Schneiderkreuznach1
- WikipediaSchneider Kreuznach
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ564435
Sources
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- 1WikidataSchneider Kreuznach on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSchneider Kreuznach on Wikipedia
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsSchneider Kreuznach photo by Axolotl Nr. 733, CC BY-SA 3.0