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Kaiser FilmCopy Vario

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$182.39 $299 In stock

Category: Archiving

  • Stable holding device for the exact positioning of slides and negatives of various formats during digitization with a camera mounted to a copy stand or tripod. For use on light boxes.
  • Includes insert for 35 mm slides in 5 x 5 cm mounts (4489) and 24 x 36 mm format masks (4486) with guide ridges for 35 mm film strips.
  • With appropriate format masks or glass inserts (each available as accessories) also suitable for film strips and cut single slides and negatives of the 4.5 x 6 cm, 6 x 6 cm, 6 x 7 cm and 6 x 9 cm film formats and the 24 x 66 mm panoramic film format.
  • Inserts are easy to change.
  • Mounted 35 mm slides can be placed directly from above on the device, for placing film strips the pressure frame has to be opened.
  • Bottom part with adjustable stop pins for different film widths plus four steplessly adjustable masking strips.
  • Overlay mat sized 254 x 201 mm (10 x 7.9 in.) serves as a protection against stray light.
  • Weight of FilmCopy Vario (w/o masks, w/o overlay mat): approx. 600 g (1.3 lbs.).
  • The FilmCopy Vario Kit (2458) already includes the super flat “slimlite plano” LED light box (2453) for viewing and sorting slides and negatives and for illumination during digitization (illuminated area 22 x 16 cm (8.7 x 6.3 in.), 5000 Kelvin daylight, CRI = 95, continuously dimmable, battery and mains operation).
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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Sophia ★★★★★

The adjustable inserts fit my mixed batch of 35mm slides and medium format negatives perfectly, no more slipping. Setup was straightforward on my light box, and the stable grip lets me batch-digitize without constant repositioning.

Sofia J. ★★★★★

I was tired of my slides wobbling during digitization, but this holder locks them perfectly flat against the light box. The adjustable tension keeps even old glass-mounted negatives securely in place without shifting.

Richard G. ★★★★★

The insert trays swap out easily between 35mm and medium format, which I wasn't sure I'd need until I started digging through my grandfather's mixed boxes of slides. Everything sits flat and square on my light box now, no more nudging strips around with my fingers. Honestly the most stable holder I'