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Sdedalus
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Username: Sdedalus
Post Number: 5
Registered: 04-2011
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 12:15 am: | 
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http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss180/sdedalus83/Photo/press.jpg
I picked up a dirt cheap press camera with the intent to strip a dirt cheap polaroid pack film camera of its back and mounting it on a 4x5 adapter.
Does anyone recognize it? |
Canleikon
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Username: Canleikon
Post Number: 5
Registered: 03-2011
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 07:12 am: |
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It appears to be a Busch Pressman, made in USA back in the mid century. |
Sdedalus
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Username: Sdedalus
Post Number: 6
Registered: 04-2011
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2011 - 12:12 am: |
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Definitely not a pressman model D. I haven't been able to find a picture of the original pressman. It's also definitely prewar.
The lens is a real oddity. It's about 150 - 160mm, four elements in three groups, and missing the front facing, so there's no identifying information.
This picture shows the geometry; pardon my terrible art skills.
http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss180/sdedalus83/Photo/mysterylens.jpg |
Kerne
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Username: Kerne
Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2011
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2011 - 09:11 pm: |
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Check out this thread on Graflex.org. Might be helpful. Could be a model C.
http://www.graflex.org/helpboard/viewtopic.php?t=5508&sid=0224f1c889b4d251b4cef3 f1ef1dc8f6
French article on the Model C.
http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Busch/html/Pressmann_C.php |
