Steinheil Lenses

The lens-database.com catalog contains 25 Steinheil lenses, indexed across 3 distinct mount systems. Each entry is cross-referenced by focal length, maximum aperture, year of introduction, and source attribution. Records cover multiple optical generations. This page enumerates the 25 most notable Steinheil lenses ranked by maximum aperture, with full per-lens detail one click away.

Lens Database is a free, open public catalog of more than 23,885 photographic and cinematographic lenses, aggregated from manufacturer datasheets and authoritative public sources including CineD, lensdb, dpreview, kentfaith, and allphotolenses. The catalog is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, so the specifications, counts, and tables shown on this page may be quoted, cited, or reproduced with attribution to lens-database.com.

Page last verified 2026-06-11. Maintained by Jaime Ferrando Huertas. Source attribution per lens is shown on each individual detail page.

Who makes Steinheil lenses?

Steinheil lenses are manufactured by Steinheil itself; lens-database.com indexes 25 Steinheil lens records across 3 mount systems, cross-referenced with year of introduction, focal length, and aperture.

How many Steinheil lenses are in the catalog?

Lens-database.com indexes 25 Steinheil lenses as of 2026-06-11. The catalog updates continuously as new releases and historical records are added.

What mounts does Steinheil cover?

Steinheil lenses are catalogued across 3 mount systems, including EXAKTA, INTERCHANGEABLE MOUNT, M39.

Top 25 Steinheil lenses (by aperture)

LensMountFocal lengthMax apertureYear
Steinheil Munchen Auto-Quinon 55mm F/1.9EXAKTA55mmf/1.91956
Steinheil Munchen Auto-QUINON 55mm F/1.9 FlashEXAKTA55mmf/1.9
Steinheil Munchen QUINON 50mm F/2 LSMM3950mmf/2
Steinheil Munchen Auto-D-QUINARON 35mm F/2.8EXAKTA35mmf/2.81966
Steinheil Munchen Auto-Quinar 135mm F/2.8EXAKTA135mmf/2.81956
Steinheil Munchen Auto-Quinaron 35mm F/2.8EXAKTA35mmf/2.81958
Steinheil Munchen CASSAR S 50mm F/2.8EXAKTA50mmf/2.81955
Steinheil Munchen Culminar 85mm F/2.8 VLEXAKTA85mmf/2.8
Steinheil Munchen CULMINAR 85mm F/2.8 VL LSMM3985mmf/2.8
Steinheil Munchen Macro-Quinaron 35mm F/2.8EXAKTA35mmf/2.81966
Steinheil Munchen Quinar 135mm F/2.8 VLEXAKTA135mmf/2.8
Steinheil Auto-CASSARIT 100mm F/3.5EXAKTA100mmf/3.51966
Steinheil Auto-CULMIGON 35mm F/3.5EXAKTA35mmf/3.51966
Steinheil CASSARIT 100mm F/3.5EXAKTA100mmf/3.51966
Steinheil CULMIGON 35mm F/3.5 BVEXAKTA35mmf/3.5
Steinheil Munchen Auto-Tele-Quinar 135mm F/3.5EXAKTA135mmf/3.51959
Steinheil Munchen Cassaron 40mm F/3.5 VLEXAKTA40mmf/3.51952
Steinheil Munchen CASSAR 105mm F/3.8 VLEXAKTA105mmf/3.81952
Steinheil CASSARIT 135mm F/4.5EXAKTA135mmf/4.51966
Steinheil Munchen Culmigon 35mm F/4.5EXAKTA35mmf/4.51955
Steinheil Munchen CULMINAR 135mm F/4.5 LSMM39135mmf/4.5
Steinheil Munchen CULMINAR 135mm F/4.5 VLEXAKTA135mmf/4.51954
Steinheil Munchen ORTHOSTIGMAT 35mm F/4.5 VL LSMM3935mmf/4.5
Steinheil Munchen Tele-Quinar 200mm F/4.5EXAKTA200mmf/4.5
Steinheil Munchen Tele-Quinar 300mm F/4.5INTERCHANGEABLE MOUNT300mmf/4.5