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| + | '''Busch''' Optical Mfg. Co. in Chicago, Illinois (USA) was a camera maker, formerly named '''Busch Precision Camera Corporation''', and known for nicely-made [[press camera]]s. As is typical with press cameras, a photographer using a '''Busch Pressman''' may frame rapidly using an oversized sports finder; focus very precisely on a [[ground glass]]; or focus with a coupled [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]]. Busch also offered its own top-mounted "Busch Vue-Focus," which combined focusing and parallax-compensated viewing in a single unit. This accessory could also also project a light beam, to illuminate the area of the scene where the rangefinder spot was aimed. | ||
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| + | == List of Busch Cameras== | ||
| + | *[[Busch Pressman Model C]] 2¼×3¼ | ||
| + | *[[Busch Pressman Model D]] 4×5 | ||
| + | *[[Tower Press Camera]] (rebranding by [[Sears]]) | ||
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| + | Busch also sold a 35mm stereo camera, imported from [[Richard (Jules)|Richard]] in France: | ||
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| − | + | == Links == | |
| − | ==Links== | + | * [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/busch/busch.htm Busch C - Busch Pressman PDF instructions] from [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ www.OrphanCameras.com] |
| − | * [http://www. | + | * [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/sears/sears_tower_press/sears_tower_press.htm Sears Tower Press Camera PDF manual] from [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ www.OrphanCameras.com] |
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Latest revision as of 06:05, 16 June 2022
Busch Optical Mfg. Co. in Chicago, Illinois (USA) was a camera maker, formerly named Busch Precision Camera Corporation, and known for nicely-made press cameras. As is typical with press cameras, a photographer using a Busch Pressman may frame rapidly using an oversized sports finder; focus very precisely on a ground glass; or focus with a coupled rangefinder. Busch also offered its own top-mounted "Busch Vue-Focus," which combined focusing and parallax-compensated viewing in a single unit. This accessory could also also project a light beam, to illuminate the area of the scene where the rangefinder spot was aimed.
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List of Busch Cameras
- Busch Pressman Model C 2¼×3¼
- Busch Pressman Model D 4×5
- Tower Press Camera (rebranding by Sears)
Busch also sold a 35mm stereo camera, imported from Richard in France:
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| Busch Pressman of 1955 image by Peter Manzari (Image rights) |
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| Tower press camera image by ektarama (Image rights) |
Links
- Busch C - Busch Pressman PDF instructions from www.OrphanCameras.com
- Sears Tower Press Camera PDF manual from www.OrphanCameras.com
| Companies of Chicago (Illinois) |
| Adams & Westlake | Central Camera Co. | American Advertising and Research Co. | Bernard | Burke & James | Busch | Calumet | Candid | Chicago Aerial | Chicago Camera Co. | Chicago Ferrotype Company | Deardorff | De Vry | Drucker | Galter | Geiss | Herold | Imperial | Kemper | Lennor Engineering Co. | Metropolitan Industries | Monarch | Montgomery Ward | Pho-Tak | QRS Company | Rolls | Sans & Streiffe | Sears | Seymour | Spartus | The Camera Man | United States Camera Co. | Western Camera Manufacturing Co. | Yale | Zar | Zenith |
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