Want to Buy WTB: Copy Stand

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ColdEye

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Do you have a copy stand you are not using anymore? Looking for one to use for my DSLR film scanning. I dont need anything too large. The camera I am using is a nikon d610 with the 60mm macro lens.
 
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Thank you for the heads up, I have been browsing the new offerings too, that looks interesting with the angled column.
 

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Good Evening, Coldeye,

Consider looking for a sturdy discarded enlarger or just the chassis of one. Some years ago, I found the chassis for an old Beseler MCRX enlarger. The head was missing, but everything necessary was present to make for a fairly easy conversion to a copy stand. Even the motor for raising and lowering the head was present and functional. It's easily strong and stable enough to support a monorail 4 x 5 camera. Total cost: $15 plus a twenty mile trip to do the pick-up.

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I am with Konical on this . I just made a copy stand out of a spare beseler mxt it was simple as could be and it is as stable as can be
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I don't disagree about using an old enlarger. Just be aware that some enlargers are set up to make this easy, while others aren't suitable for this at all.
 

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Both a Leitz Valloy II and and a Durst M600 are made to be usable for copying and, depending how large you want the base to be, are easy enough to fit to a granite slab base, to keep down shake, on a sound bench or table.


This is the arrangement I have with my Valloy II and if I still had one of the Durst, (both are great suitcase darkroom enlargers) and were using it, I'd do the same.

IMO.
 

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I really enjoy the DIY suggestions, because they give me the chance to burst into laughter and say to my computer screen: "clearly, you have never seen anything I've tried to build for myself!"

I truly appreciate the ability that others have to work with stuff like that!
 
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ColdEye

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Ha, the DIY kit might seem good, but my DIY skills are lacking. LoL I will try to look for kits here in the US, as they dont ship here. Looking at the local craigslist did not show any results too. Thank you for all the suggestions.
 

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You could simply decide on an angle, using advice from copy-stand owners for a wooden stand, use some Maple, White Oak Douglas Fir or Birch Plywood (Wood Craft would be a good source, and make one in about half an hour, with a little hardware and glue from Home Depot or Lowes.

Two cheap desk lamps with flex necks on the sides and you're ready to go.

IMO.
 
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