Originally Posted by
Mark Sampson
Here's how I understand it; Schneider purchased the Goerz name in the early 1970s. They kept the Artar lenses and discontinued their (very similar) Repro-Claron line. They also made various Dagors in the 1970s and 1980s, some actually manufactured by Kern in Switzerland. They were still advertising "Apo-Artar" lenses (no red dot) in glossy magazine ads during the early 1990s ("the best lens for photographing jewelry" as I recall). Which focal lengths were made, how many and for how long? I don't know. But there are certainly more knowledgable people than me on this forum... perhaps they'll share.
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