How To Use A Camera Copy Stand

Device for copying photos to a new negative

In photography, a copy stand is a device used to re-create images and/or text with a camera. The stand consists of a board onto which the media is placed and an apparatus allowing the camera to be mounted parallel to it, usually with an adjustable top. Light is provided by vivid lamps mounted on either side of the media at 45° angles. This provides uniform lighting and reduces specular reflection, keeping glare low.

In film cameras, copy stands are traditionally used with slide motion picture. The fine resolution of slide pic allows the images to be reproduced with high fidelity when they are projected.

Reprography [edit]

Copy stands tin can be used for reprography (that is, to re-create documents). To do so, the camera is mounted, usually with a standard 1/4" tripod-mount screw, onto the stand up, pointing the lens down at the base of operations, where the document to be copied would exist placed.

Forensics [edit]

Copy stands can be used in forensics to photograph evidence, in much the same way documents are reproduced. Evidence is brought to the lab, placed on the copy stand and recorded. Some re-create stands designed for forensic apply have ultraviolet light sources on them, to illuminate latent fingerprints.

Animation [edit]

Copy stands are sometimes recommended equally a low-cost alternative to a full-featured blitheness represent traditional cel animation, especially when using small moving picture formats such as Super 8.