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*'''Code names''' - BEOON - 16511
*'''Code names''' - BEOON - 16511
*'''Production era''' - 1959-1970 (Laney says 1970 was BEOONs last catalog reference, but produced later)
*'''Production era''' - 1959-1970 (Laney says 1970 was its last catalog reference, but '''BEOON''' was still in production after 1970)
*'''Type''' - Small copying stand for scales of reproduction of 1 : 1, 1 : 1.5, 1 : 2, 1 : 3. Can be used with many cameras w/ the equivalent of a 35 or 50 mm lens. The stand consists of an open base with a helicoid threaded column, platform with circular hole for securing the camera lens or the included extension tubes A, B, C & D plus a 5 X loupe (shown at left). The loupe is used to check focus when using a rangefinder camera. The open base (w/ three included masks) allows use on a light table for transparencies.
*'''Type''' - Small copying stand for scales of reproduction of 1 : 1 to 1 : 3. Designed for Leica [[M3]], it can be used with [[Visoflex]] (portion shown ghosted at left) and many cameras w/ the equivalent of a 35 or 50 mm lens. The stand consists of an open base with a helicoid threaded column, platform with circular hole for securing the camera lens or the included M39 extension tubes A, B, C & D plus a 5 X loupe (shown at left of base). The loupe is used to check focus when using a rangefinder camera. The open base (w/ three included masks) allows use on a light table for transparencies.
*'''Variants''' - Gray hammertone or green (shown)
*'''Variants''' - Dark gray or green hammertone
*'''Accessories''' - [[Visoflex]], [[OTZFO]], [[Focotar - 1 1:4.5 / 50 mm]], [[OTRPO]], [[1:3.5 / 65 Elmar]] in combinations as various as the photographer's imagination
*'''Preceded by''' - [[BEHOO]]
*'''In the box''' - see components (in green) image below
*'''Reference'''
*'''Reference'''
**Page 44 of Dennis Laney's [http://www.cameramanuals.org/leica_pdf/leica_accessory_guide.pdf Leica 1984 Accessory Guide] courtesy of Mike Butkus
**Page 44 of Dennis Laney's [http://www.cameramanuals.org/leica_pdf/leica_accessory_guide.pdf Leica 1984 Accessory Guide] courtesy of Mike Butkus
**[http://sculptingwithlight.blogspot.com/ The other day I bought a Leica BEOON]
**[http://sculptingwithlight.blogspot.com/ The other day I bought a Leica BEOON] courtesy of Lars-Göran Hedström


== Comment ==
== Comment ==
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*'''On the street''' - $US 359, £BP 149 in 2014
*'''On the street''' - $US 359, £BP 149 in 2014
*'''Forum discussion'''
*'''Forum discussion'''
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/22546-behoo-anyone-uses.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/41147-anybody-have-info-adapter-extension-tubes.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/92772-making-b-w-prints-kodachrome-transparencies.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/92772-making-b-w-prints-kodachrome-transparencies-2.html]
***Quote from Forum discussion [2] # 23 (above) ". . . the Leica 16511 Copy Stand used in conjunction with a light box is the best way to go. It offers magnification of 1.1 to 1.3 and comes with a focus finder and is ideally suitable for a 50mm Summicron and an [[M6]]. Brian Bower recommends it in his book '''Leica M photography''' - David & Charles page 92 and Theo Scheerer also sings it's praises in his earlier book '''The Leica and the Leica System''' - Fountain Press page 82." -[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/members/kenneth.html Kenneth]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/92732-16511-leitz-copy-stand.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/317371-m-ltm-lens-adapter-not-usual.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/317371-m-ltm-lens-adapter-not-usual.html]
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 5 March 2014

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  • Code names - BEOON - 16511
  • Production era - 1959-1970 (Laney says 1970 was its last catalog reference, but BEOON was still in production after 1970)
  • Type - Small copying stand for scales of reproduction of 1 : 1 to 1 : 3. Designed for Leica M3, it can be used with Visoflex (portion shown ghosted at left) and many cameras w/ the equivalent of a 35 or 50 mm lens. The stand consists of an open base with a helicoid threaded column, platform with circular hole for securing the camera lens or the included M39 extension tubes A, B, C & D plus a 5 X loupe (shown at left of base). The loupe is used to check focus when using a rangefinder camera. The open base (w/ three included masks) allows use on a light table for transparencies.
  • Variants - Dark gray or green hammertone
  • Accessories - Visoflex, OTZFO, Focotar - 1 1:4.5 / 50 mm, OTRPO, 1:3.5 / 65 Elmar in combinations as various as the photographer's imagination
  • Preceded by - BEHOO
  • In the box - see components (in green) image below
  • Reference

Comment

  • On the street - $US 359, £BP 149 in 2014
  • Forum discussion
    • [1]
    • [2]
    • [3] [4]
      • Quote from Forum discussion [2] # 23 (above) ". . . the Leica 16511 Copy Stand used in conjunction with a light box is the best way to go. It offers magnification of 1.1 to 1.3 and comes with a focus finder and is ideally suitable for a 50mm Summicron and an M6. Brian Bower recommends it in his book Leica M photography - David & Charles page 92 and Theo Scheerer also sings it's praises in his earlier book The Leica and the Leica System - Fountain Press page 82." -Kenneth
    • [5]
    • [6]

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