Braun Paxette lenses list

[philslizzy]

Hi, I'm compiling a definitive list of Braun Paxette lenses. Not that I hope to own them all.

I am looking at ebay listings, adverts, magazine articles, brochures, sites such as this.

According to an article in Amateur Photographer a few years ago someone said there were 42 different lenses that fitted the Braun. I have found 34 so far. I suspect that many on the list could be duplicated because there were -E- type i.e rangefinder coupled and non rangefinder coupled.

I've been looking here and found one or two not listed in official brochures.

Two Telons, reputedly by different manufacturers.

It was mentioned in the AP article that the British company Wray made a few lenses for the Paxette. The Lens Vademecum mentions two, which were probably adapted Wrayflex lenses.

The list so far, can anyone add?

[blotafton]

I think you got most of them there.

It's funny that all the lenses are basically a 35, 50, 85 and 135.

[Artboy]

The steinheil Quinon should be 50mm f2 and 45mm f2, and also there is a steinheil Quinon 50mm f1.9.
The staeble also produced one 50mm f2, I think it called Super Ultralit.

Enna Tele Ennalyt M39 200mm f4.5 - seen once on ebay
ISCO Iscomar M39 50mm f2.8 - Never seen it
Roeschlein Pointar M39 45mm f2.8 - have it
Roeschlein Telenar-E (or w/o -E) M39 135mm f5.6 - have both
Staeble Choro -E M39 38mm f3.5 - have it
Staeble Braun-Color-Ultralit M39 50mm f2.8 - lots on ebay
Staeble Kataplast M39 45mm f2.8 - never seen one
Steinheil Tele-Quint M39 85mm f3.5- seen once on ebay, didn't win it
Steinheil Quniar 135mm f3.5 - just got this one.

[Pancolart]

Supposedly Enna Ultra-Lithagon 28mm f/3.5 also exists for Paxette according to http://www.cjs-classic-cameras.co.uk/paxette/paxette.html and http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Photavit_36

[Artboy]

[philslizzy]

[Lloydy]

I've got a nice tidy Paxette, the lens is - ROESCHLEIN - KREUZNACH POINTAR f2.8 / 45mm C Nr 49018

I think this is a very early, flat top with pressed steel accessory shoe, Prontor S shutter, model. I've looked for this lens before and found little about the lens other than it's rare and sought after.

[philslizzy]

[Sam Mendolia]

How to add a photo here ?
I have a Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 50 f2.8 number 4184615
Very good lens.

[philslizzy]

[Gatorengineer64]

Bought this to be a surpise to myself, but its an unknown, paxette lens. Any guess Steinheil Lens cap..... I know what I am hoping for.
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[calvin83]

[Alun Thomas]

It's hard to tell. Both the F/2 Quinon and the F/2.8 Cassarit can have two scalloped rings, just like the picture, but the Quinon also has a milled aperture ring as well which can't be seen there. The 50mm Cassarit tapers inwards, similar to the photo, and the marking for the aperture number is engraved on that part. Some 45mm models of the Cassarit only have one scalloped ring, the other ring is milled but not scalloped.

[calvin83]

Yes. It can be a 50mm Cassarit but impossible for a Quinon.

[kypfer]

The Focal Press camera guides usually list a comprehensive selection of the lenses for the models in question that were available at the time of publication, often with reference to lenses that were no longer available.
I have their books for the Praktica, Exakta and Edixa with such lists, but I've not (yet?) developed an interest in the Paxette range.
Good luck

[Gatorengineer64]

Was hoping for a quinon but a cSsarit with all of the bubbly bokeh fanfare or late would be nie as well we for sure see when it comes

[cyberjunkie]

I found this thread about Paxette lenses only now...
I found it searching the internet for info about M39 Paxette optics, cause I just bought a Super Paxette with a Staeble E Kata 2.8/45mm, and I also just tried a Staeble 3.8/135mm on my A7II, for the first time.
I don't know how the Kata 45mm will be, the Telexon works more than fine even wide open.
Though the main reason I'm writing this post is that I own another Paxette lens, and that lens is missing from the list. It's a Enna 4.5/200mm. A very strange lens for at least two good reasons. One, the focal is VERY long for a rangefinder. Two, the shape is kind of crazy: considering the very slow max aperture.
The shape is really odd. The lens is long and heavy, with a huge front glass!
If somebody is interested, I can try to find the lens and post a picture.
I can also make sure it's a Paxette registry. As written elsewhere, I checked that using the medium sized ring from a set of M39 soviet extension tubes on top of a standard LTM>Sony-E adapter, Sony cameras can focus to infinity with any Paxette objective. If it works ok that way, then it's Paxette mount for sure.

EDIT :
I saw that the Enna 200mm was missing from the jpg, but I just found that it's mentioned in a post. I bought mine many years ago on eBay because of its look, and since then I never saw it on sale again. I guess it's not that common...

Cheers
Paolo

[jamaeolus]

I would love a photo. I have numerous Braun camera lenses. Mostly in Paxette 39mm, a bayonet mount for...I don't recall the odd camera, and at least 1 in DKL mount for the Super Colorette II.

[Alun Thomas]

One for sale here for a prontor mount Paxette Super III Automatic. I like rare lenses, but won't be buying...

[kiddo]

There's a paxette IA with rodenstock Trinar L 40mm 2.8 , is this a triplet and M39? Can be used only with a M39 adapter on Sony? Thanks

[Alun Thomas]

The model IA had a bayonet mount never used on any other camera, and only 2 lenses available, as seen on this web page: http://www.cjs-classic-cameras.co.uk/paxette/paxette.html

The second lens is also made by Rodenstock.

[jamaeolus]

Thanks Alun, that is the camera I couldn't remember. The lens is a 75mm Rotelar in F4. I posted pics in this thread:

http://forum.mflenses.com/rodenstock-rotelar-f4-75mm-unknown-mount-t31084,highlight,%2Brodenstock+%2B75mm+%2Bf4.html

[cyberjunkie]

[Gatorengineer64]

safe to guess all of the 45 /50 2.8s are tessars?

Any lenses really standout on the list as especially good performers?

[calvin83]