Scott Bacon
11-Aug-2004, 10:59
I want to express my appreciation to Schneider Optics Customer Service and share my experience with others here on the forum.
I recently purchased a used Schneider Tele-Xenar 300mm f/5.5. I couldn't find specification info on the lens anywhere on the web. I didn't need the information - I was mostly, just curious. So I sent an inquiry to Schneider through their website figuring it couldn't hurt. The U.S. representative searched for the info, but could find none. So he forwarded my request to their factory in Germany. There, someone dug up an old brochure from 1938 which listed some information on the lens and others which are contemporary to the time period. Then they scanned the brochure and emailed the .pdf file to me - simply excellent!
I am very pleased that the folks at Schneider were willing to go to such lengths for an amatuer-noboby-user like me, who bought a 50+ year old lens. Kudos to Schneider Optics!
I recently purchased a used Schneider Tele-Xenar 300mm f/5.5. I couldn't find specification info on the lens anywhere on the web. I didn't need the information - I was mostly, just curious. So I sent an inquiry to Schneider through their website figuring it couldn't hurt. The U.S. representative searched for the info, but could find none. So he forwarded my request to their factory in Germany. There, someone dug up an old brochure from 1938 which listed some information on the lens and others which are contemporary to the time period. Then they scanned the brochure and emailed the .pdf file to me - simply excellent!
I am very pleased that the folks at Schneider were willing to go to such lengths for an amatuer-noboby-user like me, who bought a 50+ year old lens. Kudos to Schneider Optics!