Copy Stand

[fish]

Any recommendations for a relatively inexpensive copy stand?

[wxwax]

If anyone else is like me, and has never heard of a copy stand, here's what it is. (http://www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/macro/copy.html)

Fish, what do you plan to shoot with it? Macro stuff?

[wxwax]

I guess $72 (http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product_main/tes-cs1l.html) ain't bad.

[pathfinder]

If anyone else is like me, and has never heard of a copy stand, here's what it is. (http://www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/macro/copy.html)
Cool link Waxy - Maybe we could set up a permanent place on dgrin to store great links for digital Photograph.....

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[wxwax]

Cool link Waxy - Maybe we could set up a permanent place on dgrin to store great links for digital Photograph.....

http://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/lickout.gif
That's not a bad idea. My Bookmarks are starting to overflow.

[fish]

Fish, what do you plan to shoot with it? Macro stuff? Exactly. Flat stuff, specifically, like coins, currency, old photographs, etc. It's a real hassle setting up the tripod to do that.

The $72 job you posted is essentially the right idea, but I wouldn't mind coughing up a few more clams for something a leetle more sophisticated. I'd love to be able to use my pan/tilt tripod head on it with the spirit levels, and the arm should be geared to make it easy to get to 1:1. With a narrow DOF, it's critical that the focal plane is absolutely parallel to the subject, and incremental height adjustments should be precise.

[pathfinder]

Exactly. Flat stuff, specifically, like coins, currency, old photographs, etc. It's a real hassle setting up the tripod to do that.

The $72 job you posted is essentially the right idea, but I wouldn't mind coughing up a few more clams for something a leetle more sophisticated. I'd love to be able to use my pan/tilt tripod head on it with the spirit levels, and the arm should be geared to make it easy to get to 1:1. With a narrow DOF, it's critical that the focal plane is absolutely parallel to the subject, and incremental height adjustments should be precise.
You will be wanting a focusing rail next - It is for you to meet www.reallyrightstuff.com (http://www.reallyrightstuff.com) They have first rate stuff for tripods and macro work.

A copy stand can be a big help, but they take up a lot of space when you are not using them DAMHIK --- Sometimes you can just use a tripod with the macro and a focusing rail and tape the flat printer matter on the wall - Use windowlight or reflectors for illumination - tungsten lighting gets hot when you are standing over it....