Busch

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.

1949 ad (Image rights)

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:

• Verascope f40

image by camera1739 (Image rights)

Busch Pressman of 1955 image by Peter Manzari (Image rights)

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