Abstract: In a reproduction camera having a slant body and anteroinferior platforms, apparatus for setting or replacing a copy comprises a carrier which is anteroinferior and capable of moving along the slant body, where the optical axis is always vertical thereto, a copy holder which is mounted on the carrier to swing back and forth around a fulcrum, and a plate for holding down evenly a copy mounted on the copy holder by a hinge, by which the plate can be opened or closed. The fulcrum is positioned so that the total centroid of the combination of the holder, the plate and the hinge exists in the rear of the fulcrum when the plate is opened and exist in the fore of the fulcrum when the plate is closed.