Want to Buy WTB: Copy Stand In Maine

NortheastPhotographic · Apr 24, 2019

I'm located in the Mid Coast region of Maine. I'm looking for a good copy stand that can accommodate a medium format camera. Due to the likely high cost of shipping I'm hoping I can find one somewhere in or near state.

MattKing · Apr 24, 2019

Good luck with your quest.
To expand your search, it may help to realize that some enlarger are designed to be easily converted for copy stand use.

NortheastPhotographic · Apr 24, 2019

I'm open to multiple solutions! I'm building a camera scanning rig and I'd like to use both 35mm full frame and medium format digital. I want to be able to scan up to 8x10.

Devin@RFCo · Apr 25, 2019

Any old monorail enlarger can be hacked into a copy stand. Free or cheap on in your local classifieds (craigslist or Facebook)

Alternatively. There are a few still available new like the Kaiser ReproKid for about 180$ Without lights.

NortheastPhotographic · Apr 25, 2019

Devin@RFCo said:
Any old monorail enlarger can be hacked into a copy stand. Free or cheap on in your local classifieds (craigslist or Facebook)

Alternatively. There are a few still available new like the Kaiser ReproKid for about 180$ Without lights.

Sadly the weight rating on the reprokid is extremely low. At least in my area many enlargers have risen in price now that digital fever has subsided. A used copy stand is really no more or less than an enlarger, and it's hard to know which exact models are well suited to conversion. I tried to do this with a Bessler 23c but was unsuccessful.

NortheastPhotographic · May 4, 2019

Just want to chime in and say I'm still looking! Nothing on CL or Facebook marketplace at the moment.

choiliefan · May 4, 2019

If you can lay hands on a Polaroid MP4 copy camera locally you will be good to go.
There's an attachment with a 1/4-20 mount for adapting regular cameras in place of the large format head.
There are all manner of accessories and the copy light set-up is really groovy.
Perhaps a WTB ad will find one near by?

Pieter12 · May 4, 2019

You could use a side arm on a sturdy tripod. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...BVCKLy-Gv0SzbxoCQDwQAvD_BwE&lsft=BI:514&smp=Y

NortheastPhotographic · May 4, 2019

choiliefan said:
If you can lay hands on a Polaroid MP4 copy camera locally you will be good to go.
There's an attachment with a 1/4-20 mount for adapting regular cameras in place of the large format head.
There are all manner of accessories and the copy light set-up is really groovy.
Perhaps a WTB ad will find one near by?

Not a bad idea. I do love the idea of the MP4 as it probably could accommodate up to 4x5 cameras, assuming I wanted to get fancy.

Punkinhed7 · May 16, 2019

I have an MP-4 with the 8x10 head that Id part with...but I’m in WA : \

sepiareverb · May 17, 2019

There has been one on the Vermont /Burlington craigslist for a while. Don’t know the seller.

Stephen Prunier · Jun 5, 2019

How's this one? https://nh.craigslist.org/pho/d/nashua-copystand-bencher-illuma-system/6893823535.html

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