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The product number on the plastic case is 0701-349-000-40. If you google that number, you will find a number of companies selling the Qioptiq lens as a measuring lens for much less than $1200 USD. I have no idea what a measuring lens is, or how the quality compares to the original Rodenstock...

Some further research has indicated that the lens is a Qioptiq Apo Rodagon N 50mm f2.8 lens. It is being marketed in the US by a few suppliers as a Rodenstock. There is nothing on the lens or plastic case to indicate the manufacturer of the lens (either Rodenstock, Linos, or Qioptiq). The...

I recently ordered a new Rodenstock Apo Rodagon N 50mm f2.8 from a US supplier. When it arrived today, I was surprised to find that it was in a white box with no branding on the box, no warranty card, and nothing on the lens indicating that it is a Rodenstock. It is simply labeled Apo Rodagon N...