BEOON

• Code names - BEOON - 16511
• Production era - 1959-1970 (Laney says 1970 was BEOONs last catalog reference, but produced later)
• 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.
• Variants - Gray hammertone or green (shown)
• Reference
  • Page 44 of Dennis Laney's Leica 1984 Accessory Guide courtesy of Mike Butkus
  • The other day I bought a Leica BEOON courtesy of Lars-Göran Hedström

Comment

• On the street - $US 359, £BP 149 in 2014
• Forum discussion
  • Forum discussion
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    • 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
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