Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5

The Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5 is a 180mm telephoto lens designed for the M42 mount and released in 1956. Manufactured by Rodenstock, it offers a maximum aperture of f/4.5, covering a 180mm focal range. Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5 is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-04-27. Source: manufacturer specifications.

What is the Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5?

The Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5 is a 180mm telephoto lens for the M42 mount with a maximum aperture of f/4.5. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5 use?

The Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5 uses the M42 mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/m42.

What is the maximum aperture of the Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5?

The Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5 has a maximum aperture of f/4.5, a slower-aperture design typical of zoom or specialty optics. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

When was the Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5 released?

The Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5 was released in 1956, placing it within the 1950s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the Rodenstock ROTELAR 180mm F/4.5?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/245268-rodenstock-rotelar-180mm-f45. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.