70mm Film Magazine for Copy Camera Vintage Large Format Reprographic 8.5x7x4.5

70mm Film Magazine for Copy Camera Vintage Large Format Reprographic 8.5x7x4.5

This is a 70mm film magazine designed for use with copy cameras and reprographic camera systems. The magazine mounts to the camera body to hold and advance 70mm roll film during document reproduction, microfilming, or large-format copy work. It features a circular film port on the front face, a sliding dark-slide cover to protect the film gate, interior film transport spindle and drive pin mechanism, and two chrome locking screws to secure the magazine to the camera. A red indicator flag on the side signals whether the film compartment is open or light-sealed.

Specifications & What's Included

• Film format: 70mm
• Type: Detachable film magazine / camera back
• Dimensions: approx. 8.5 x 7 x 4.5 inches
• Housing: black metal/composite construction
• Film port: circular aperture on front face
• Dark-slide: sliding cover over film gate slot (bottom edge)
• Locking hardware: two chrome thumbscrew-style locking screws
• Interior: film transport spindle and drive pin mechanism
• Red indicator flag on side panel
• No manufacturer markings visible (unbranded / OEM)
• Includes: magazine body and removable lid only

Applications

Copy cameras — also called reprographic cameras or process cameras — were workhorses of the printing, publishing, and document reproduction industries from the mid-20th century through the 1980s and into the early 1990s. They were used to photograph documents, artwork, maps, engineering drawings, and printed materials at precise scales for offset lithography, microfilming, and archival duplication. A 70mm film magazine like this one attaches directly to the camera's film plane, allowing the operator to load a roll of 70mm film and advance it frame by frame without returning to a darkroom. This format was common on larger reprographic systems where the wide film width provided a generous image area and high resolution for fine-detail document copying. Today, these magazines are sought by photographers, archivists, and collectors maintaining vintage reprographic equipment, as well as those repurposing copy camera components for large-format experimental or alternative-process photography.