Godfrey
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Just took delivery of a lovely condition Leica BEOON copy stand device. Talk about a thing that incites a bit of time travel...!
Such beautiful precision.. The BEOON was designed to work with a 50mm lens and an M3 (or other M or LTM body) netting standard magnifications of 1:1, 1:1.5, 1:2, and 1:3, which allows copying film or small prints precisely and easily. A focusing magnifier with ground glass, masks for the four formats, and a dedicated set of extension tubes are included. It's supremely rigid and wonderfully well made. The whole kit breaks down and fits into a small box that can hide in a desk drawer easily ... No need for the closet filling copy stand I have been using.
I'll be bending it to the task of being an efficient, tiny copy apparatus for Polaroid prints, using a 35 or 40 mm lens and either Sony A7, Olympus E-M1, or Leica M-P bodies.
It's just so cool.
G
Such beautiful precision.. The BEOON was designed to work with a 50mm lens and an M3 (or other M or LTM body) netting standard magnifications of 1:1, 1:1.5, 1:2, and 1:3, which allows copying film or small prints precisely and easily. A focusing magnifier with ground glass, masks for the four formats, and a dedicated set of extension tubes are included. It's supremely rigid and wonderfully well made. The whole kit breaks down and fits into a small box that can hide in a desk drawer easily ... No need for the closet filling copy stand I have been using.
I'll be bending it to the task of being an efficient, tiny copy apparatus for Polaroid prints, using a 35 or 40 mm lens and either Sony A7, Olympus E-M1, or Leica M-P bodies.
It's just so cool.
G