DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PHOTOGRAPHS OF CONTROLLED CONTRAST

A device for producing photographs of controlled contrast wherein a negative to be copied is evenly illuminated by a light source, the image thereof is directed by an optical member to an image detecting and conversion unit which produces a "non-sharp mask" of said negative under control of a respective control unit. Both, the "non-sharp mask" of the image and the image of the negative are directed into an image plane where they are superimposed and exposed upon a photo sensitive material.