Busch HELLUX 6x36 (Light Version) | FOV 11° | Binoculars | Fernglas | бинокль
Manufacturer: Busch, Rathenow (Germany) Application: Civil Era: 1930s Magnification: 6x Objective Lens Size: 36mm Field of View: 11° - 190m at 1000m Specifics: Shortly after WW1, the first wide-angle binoculars were mass-produced by Carl Zeiss. However, there were also other companies that were able to produce good wide-angle lenses. This also included the Busch company in Rathenow near Berlin. At the time of WW1, Busch released a model called HELLUX 6x36, which had a field of vision of 150m at 1000m (8.5°). From 1931 to 1939, another version of the HELLUX 6x36 was produced, which had a field of view of 190m at 1000m. That was a very large field of vision for that time (and also for today). Only the DELTAR/EM 8x40 from Carl Zeiss with a field of view of 196m at 1000m and the STEPNAC 6x30 from Ross with 192m at 1000m were available on this scale. The famous SARD Mk.43 6x42 was not manufactured until later in the 1940s. There are two types of the HELLUX 190m version. The version shown in this video is the later version, made from lighter material. The first type of the HELLUX 190m version, on the other hand, is made of heavy brass and looks a bit more like the early HELLUX version with the 150m field of view. Unfortunately, I have not yet been able to find a list of serial numbers for Busch binoculars that can be assigned to the production periods. I am grateful for all hints. I tried to make a list of all the (real) wide-angle binoculars available. Here I have only listed binoculars that have at least a 6x magnification and a field of view of at least 9 degrees. List of Wide Angle Binoculars from 6x and FOV 9° - 157m at 1000m (not complete so far): Manufacturer/Model FOV/1000m FOV/Deg. Kenko/Bresser/Orion 7x32 234 13,4 ZOMZ БПШ8x30M 227 13 Tasco Mod. No.110 7x35 219 12,5 ZOMZ БПШЦ6x30 219 12,5 Bushnell 7x32 Xtra-Wide 213 12,1 Leitz Amplivid 6x24 212 12,1 Leitz Trinovid 6x24 212 12,1 SARD Mark 43 6x42 206 11,8 Swift Holiday 7x35 201 11,5 KOMZ БПШ6x24 200 11,4 Carl Zeiss Deltar/em 8x40 196 11,2 KOMZ БОЦ 6х30 195 11,1 Shogetsu Kansei UWA 7x35 194 11 Tasco Mod. No. 400 7x35 193 11 ZOMZ БПШЦ7x35 193 11 Tamron Rangemaster 7x35 192 11 Sears Discoverer 7x35 192 11 Ross Stepnac 6x30 192 11 Chinon Countryman 7x35 192 11 Chinon 7x35 Extra Wide Angle 192 11 Huet 8x40 SGO 192 11 Busch Hellux 6x36 190 11 Tasco Mod. No.118 7x35 188 10,7 Nikon 7x50 IF WX 188 10,7 Chinon 7x35 Wide Angle 184 10,5 Hartmann Compact 6x30 180 10,3 Bausch&Lomb Mark 41 175 10 Kowa BD II 6,5x32 XD 175 10 Binolux 7x35 175 10 Fuji Rangemaster 7x35 175 10 Revue 7x35 175 10 Ross Stepnada 7x30 167 9,5 Miyauchi 7x50 Binon 166 9,5 Minolta 8x40 Standard 166 9,5 Asahi Pentax 8x40 166 9,5 Hartmann Compact 7x35 165 9,4 Nikon 7x35 Gold Sentinel 163 9,3 Nikon Aculon A211 7x35 163 9,3 Nikko 6x24 162 9,3 Olympus 7x35 DPS 162 9,2 Carl Zeiss U-Bootglas blc 8x60 160 9,1 Hertel&Reuss 7x35 WW (Lord) 160 9,1 Shogetsu Kansei UWA 8.5x42 160 9,1 Celestron Granite ED 7x33 159 9,1 Swarovski NL Pure 8x42 159 9,1 Revue 8x40 158 9 Hertel&Reuss 8x30 WW (Lord) 157 9 Nikon 10x50 IF WX 157 9 Vixen SG 6,5x32 WP 157 9
Manufacturer: Busch, Rathenow (Germany) Application: Civil Era: 1930s Magnification: 6x Objective Lens Size: 36mm Field of View: 11° - 190m at 1000m Specifics: Shortly after WW1, the first wide-angle binoculars were mass-produced by Carl Zeiss. However, there were also other companies that were able to produce good wide-angle lenses. This also included the Busch company in Rathenow near Berlin. At the time of WW1, Busch released a model called HELLUX 6x36, which had a field of vision of 150m at 1000m (8.5°). From 1931 to 1939, another version of the HELLUX 6x36 was produced, which had a field of view of 190m at 1000m. That was a very large field of vision for that time (and also for today). Only the DELTAR/EM 8x40 from Carl Zeiss with a field of view of 196m at 1000m and the STEPNAC 6x30 from Ross with 192m at 1000m were available on this scale. The famous SARD Mk.43 6x42 was not manufactured until later in the 1940s. There are two types of the HELLUX 190m version. The version shown in this video is the later version, made from lighter material. The first type of the HELLUX 190m version, on the other hand, is made of heavy brass and looks a bit more like the early HELLUX version with the 150m field of view. Unfortunately, I have not yet been able to find a list of serial numbers for Busch binoculars that can be assigned to the production periods. I am grateful for all hints. I tried to make a list of all the (real) wide-angle binoculars available. Here I have only listed binoculars that have at least a 6x magnification and a field of view of at least 9 degrees. List of Wide Angle Binoculars from 6x and FOV 9° - 157m at 1000m (not complete so far): Manufacturer/Model FOV/1000m FOV/Deg. Kenko/Bresser/Orion 7x32 234 13,4 ZOMZ БПШ8x30M 227 13 Tasco Mod. No.110 7x35 219 12,5 ZOMZ БПШЦ6x30 219 12,5 Bushnell 7x32 Xtra-Wide 213 12,1 Leitz Amplivid 6x24 212 12,1 Leitz Trinovid 6x24 212 12,1 SARD Mark 43 6x42 206 11,8 Swift Holiday 7x35 201 11,5 KOMZ БПШ6x24 200 11,4 Carl Zeiss Deltar/em 8x40 196 11,2 KOMZ БОЦ 6х30 195 11,1 Shogetsu Kansei UWA 7x35 194 11 Tasco Mod. No. 400 7x35 193 11 ZOMZ БПШЦ7x35 193 11 Tamron Rangemaster 7x35 192 11 Sears Discoverer 7x35 192 11 Ross Stepnac 6x30 192 11 Chinon Countryman 7x35 192 11 Chinon 7x35 Extra Wide Angle 192 11 Huet 8x40 SGO 192 11 Busch Hellux 6x36 190 11 Tasco Mod. No.118 7x35 188 10,7 Nikon 7x50 IF WX 188 10,7 Chinon 7x35 Wide Angle 184 10,5 Hartmann Compact 6x30 180 10,3 Bausch&Lomb Mark 41 175 10 Kowa BD II 6,5x32 XD 175 10 Binolux 7x35 175 10 Fuji Rangemaster 7x35 175 10 Revue 7x35 175 10 Ross Stepnada 7x30 167 9,5 Miyauchi 7x50 Binon 166 9,5 Minolta 8x40 Standard 166 9,5 Asahi Pentax 8x40 166 9,5 Hartmann Compact 7x35 165 9,4 Nikon 7x35 Gold Sentinel 163 9,3 Nikon Aculon A211 7x35 163 9,3 Nikko 6x24 162 9,3 Olympus 7x35 DPS 162 9,2 Carl Zeiss U-Bootglas blc 8x60 160 9,1 Hertel&Reuss 7x35 WW (Lord) 160 9,1 Shogetsu Kansei UWA 8.5x42 160 9,1 Celestron Granite ED 7x33 159 9,1 Swarovski NL Pure 8x42 159 9,1 Revue 8x40 158 9 Hertel&Reuss 8x30 WW (Lord) 157 9 Nikon 10x50 IF WX 157 9 Vixen SG 6,5x32 WP 157 9