Kern Macro-Switar 50mm F/1.9
Macro lens • Film era • Discontinued • Collectible
- Announced:
- · No data
- Production type:
- · Small-batch production
- Availability:
- ● Sold out
- Country of design:
- · Switzerland
- Original name:
- · KERN MACRO-SWITAR 1:1,9 f=50mm
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame macro lens
- System:
- · Alpa (1952)
Abbreviations
| MACRO | Macro lens. Designed specially for shooting close-ups of small subjects but can be also used in other genres of photography, not necessarily requiring focusing at close distances. Learn more |
Model history (3)
| ■Kern Macro-Switar 50mm F/1.8 AR • 1:3 | A | 7 - 5 | 0.28m | A52 | 1958 ● | |
| ■Kern Macro-Switar 50mm F/1.9 AR • 1:3 | A | 8 - 5 | 0.28m | A52 | ● | |
| —Kern Macro-Switar 50mm F/1.9 AR gold (750 units) • 1:3 | ● | |||||
| ■Kern Macro-Switar 50mm F/1.9 • 1:3 | A | 8 - 5 | 0.27m | ⌀52 | ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 50mm | |
| F/1.9 | |
| 8 elements in 5 groups | |
| M42 [45.5mm] | |
| 46.8° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings only) |
| 6 (six) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.27m | |
| 1:3 | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| <No data> | |
| <No data> | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 52mm | |
| B ⌀52 - Clamp-on round | |
| <No data> |
Source of data
- Own research.
Manufacturer description
The new mount allows a very rapid focussing thanks to the shortened run of the helicoidal scale. Moreover the diaphragm is now in back of the lens.
From the editor
The lens had the M42 screw mount but was sold with the M42 - ALPA adapter.
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■M42 mount (14) | |||||||||
| Asahi Super-Macro-Takumar 50mm F/4 [391, 43910, 43911] • 1:2 | A | 4 - 3 | 0.23m | ⌀49 | 1966 ● | ||||
| Asahi Macro-Takumar 50mm F/4 [367, 43670] • 1:1 | P | 4 - 3 | 0.21m | ⌀49 | 1964 ● | ||||
| Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar 50mm F/4 [43912] • 1:2 | A | 4 - 3 | 0.23m | ⌀49 | 1971 ● | ||||
| Chinon 50mm F/1.7 Multi Coated Macro • 1:3 akaAuto-Alpa 50mm F/1.7 Multi-Coated akaPorst Color Reflex 50mm F/1.7 MC Macro F | A | 6 - 5 | 0.27m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Chinon MCM Auto 55mm F/1.7 Multi Coated Macro akaPorst Color Reflex MCM 55mm F/1.7 Multi Coated Macro | A | 6 - ? | 0.28m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Fuji Photo Film EBC Fujinon 55mm F/3.5 Macro • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.24m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Panagor Auto 55mm F/3 [PMC] Macro • 1:1 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Panagor Auto 55mm F/2.8 PMC Macro • 1:1 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Sears Auto 55mm F/2.8 Macro • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.25m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Sigma MF 50mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:1 | A | 10 - 9 | 0.19m | ⌀52 | 1988 ● | ||||
| Soligor C/D 55mm F/2.8 Macro P (s/n 1xxxxxxx) • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.25m | ⌀62 | 1974 ● | ||||
| Volna-9 50mm F/2.8 MC Macro • 1:2 akaВОЛНА-9 50mm F/2.8 МС MACRO | P | 6 - 5 | 0.24m | ⌀52 | 1984 ● | ||||
| Steinheil Munchen Macro-[S-]Quinon 55mm F/1.9 • 1:1.4 | A | 6 - 4 | 0.22m | S.VIII | 1966 ● | ||||
| Vivitar [Auto] 55mm F/2.8 [MC] Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1 akaElicar V-HQ 55mm F/2.8 MC Macro akaRokunar V-HQ 55mm F/2.8 MC Macro | A | 5 - 4 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | 1975 ● | ||||
| ■Interchangeable mount (1) | |||||||||
| Sigma[-XQ] MF [Standard] 55mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated] Macro [YS] • 1:2 | A | 7 - 5 | 0.25m | ⌀55 | 1973 ● | ||||