Busch Vademecum Lens Set
- Made:
- circa 1901
- maker:
- Emil Busch AG
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Busch Vademecum lens set. Consists of a lens barrel fitted with an iris diaphragm and seven separate lens with screw fittings at either end. Uncorrected meniscus lenses of focal length 15cm to 75cm. Landscape lens may be obtained by screwing into the bak of the barrel one lens of desired focus. The lens formed will be a Wollaston menuscus lens with the stop in front of it. There are 27 possible lens combinations varying in focal length from 4/35 tp 14 inch. Two between lenses are supplie, one for lenses or combinations of lenses from 4 inch to 10.5 inch focal length. With a set of four yellow filters. c. 1901
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Arthur Frank Collection
- Object Number:
- 1979-559/1163
- Materials:
- glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 65 mm x 150 mm x 65 mm,
- type:
- lens
- credit:
- The Arthur Frank Collection
