Focus Studio in Japan is selling a modified Schneider-Kreuznach XENON-EMERALD 50mm f/2.2 lens for Leica M-mount in limited quantities priced at $999 on eBay:
The Schneider-Kreuznach XENON-EMERALD 50mm f/2.2 “M-Mount Modified” is a limited special edition lens based on the industrial lens XENON-EMERALD 2.2/50 (F-Mount specification) manufactured by Schneider-Kreuznach (Germany), modified to a Leica M-Mount rangefinder coupling at the mount adapter manufacturing factory of the Focus Studio brand “SHOTEN.”
Additional information:
The XENON-EMERALD 2.2/50 is an industrial lens developed by Schneider-Kreuznach for machine vision, printed circuit board inspection, and LCD/OLED display inspection. It features high resolution and a low distortion design with an image circle (43.2mm) that covers a full-size sensor.
The lens employs a broadband coating that covers the entire image area, from visible light to near-infrared light, ensuring consistent transmittance and reducing variations in brightness due to wavelength. This lens is designed to reduce flare and ghosting, and to minimize color casts and loss of contrast.
It delivers high resolution from an open F2.2 aperture, achieving the sharpness you expect from an industrial lens. The natural, soft bokeh creates a three-dimensional effect that makes the subject stand out.
The lens barrels are manufactured and customized at an OEM factory selected from among the SHOTEN brand’s partner factories. The carefully finished silver metal lens barrels offer smooth operation and a classic, sophisticated look.
Schneider’s published “XENON-EMERALD 2.2/50 (F-mount specification)” has an image circle of 43.2mm, but it can also be used with the 44x33mm medium-format sensors of the Fujifilm GFX series and Hasselblad X series at close to medium distances without worrying about vignetting. By using a separately sold mount adapter, it can be used not only with Leica M-mount cameras, but also with various mirrorless cameras.
This product is a limited edition model, but we plan to continue to receive small quantities in the future. As the number of units received at one time is small, it may be out of stock. You can register for “restock notification emails” on the product page of the Focus Studio online store, so please use this if you would like to purchase. Please note that restock notification emails do not guarantee that the product will be in stock or that you will be able to purchase it.
