Hi, I am hopeful some of you in the group may be able to point me in the right direction.
I have a couple old 8x10 field cameras and I was thinking I would like to make an 8x10 copy camera.
I have a bunch of beautiful 8x10 platinum prints from my dad and I would love to make some new negatives from his prints and then spend the winter printing them in the darkroom.
The problem is that I have never seen an 8x10 copy camera, but I understand the concept of what it is and how I could make the copy negatives, without building and making a copy camera setup.
I have a lot of prints and I don't have a lot of extra space to leave a non copy camera setup in place for more than a day.
I understand that I can put my 8x10 camera on a tripod, place some lights at 45 degrees to illuminate the print and place the print on a flat surface like the wall, but that would be a nightmare to do a few hundred times and a lot of wasted time to get set back up for every single print.
I know there are a lot of smart people here, so I am hopeful that maybe someone has already tackled this type of project, or based on experience, could maybe call out some important things to know before I start the project. It doesn't have to be pretty or elaborate, just functional and repeatable and allow me to make several copy negatives in a single sitting.
Looking forward to hearing some creative ideas.
Larry
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