History: A very nice Portrait petzval lens for the 5x7 and fullplate format. Emil Busch was one of the early optical makers in Germany. He was well known and respected for his well built Aplanat Portrait lenses, and later also for the 'Doppelt Objektiv' Portrait series which had a petzval layout.

This specimen comes from the later line having a very fast petzval layout and an original black finish.

Condition: The lens is in an absolute collectors condition! The brass comes with the original black finish (not repainted) showing only minor wear.  The original iris aperture still moves smoothly, forth and back. The glass is in a really nice condition, there are some usually cleaning marks and dust specs, but that  wont affect the beautifull image of this lens.

This lens has about 245mm focal lenght (9.6") and a stunning open aperture of F3. It will cover 5x7 and might also work for the fullplate format with a nice petzval character especially at portrait distance.

Lens comes with a fitting retaining ring, which makes it possible to mount it also on rather small lensboards.

height: 17.5cm
width: 10cm
weight: 2200gr

Insured and tracked shipping cost:

Germany - 10 eur
EU* - 40 eur
Worldwide - 90 eur

*(the site offers only 2 shipping variations, DE and worldwide. buyers from EU please either contact me beforehand for a reduced EU cost, or after buying so i can send a refund over the difference)

Importent Note: This item comes from my private collection and is around 100 years old (antique). I try my best to describe all the faults and major damage which are relevant for the function of this item. But the actuall item can show signs of wear and also some cosmetic blemishes/damage which is not described in the auction text! When buying this item the buyer agrees to this terms.