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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3982880, member: 19463&quot;]I continue to believe that wood is better at dampening vibrations than metal and that gear racks are not necessary for coin photos.&nbsp; My current rig was built from scraps I had but could be duplicated for about $5 including screws.&nbsp; As stated earlier in this thread, I have no need for super black paint because keeping light from falling on regular level black material works.&nbsp; The left side of my image shows my metal rod set upright in a wood base.&nbsp; Smaller height adjustments are made by changing top top piece made of recycled ball point pen tubes of different lengths.&nbsp; These allow me to focus with my rig in steps ranging from about 10mm to 40mm.&nbsp; Larger coins are shot by removing the yellow box at the bottom and removing one of the extension tubes on the lens.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1048619[/ATTACH]</p><p>The right side photo shows the addition of my darkness shade made from two stacked plastic flower pots (from plants placed in the yard) with holes cut in the bottom.&nbsp; My height here is overkill but allows better control of the light than a single pot would provide.&nbsp; This photo does not show lighting (that is another post but I am using a lot of natural window light here lately). </p><p><br /></p><p>I like Publius2&#039;s workmanship and professional look but mine is rock stable and cheap.&nbsp; I built it for a Canon 5DmkII which weighs twice my current Canon FP mirrorless body.&nbsp; I suppose I could make another smaller and cheaper but see no reason to downgrade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Opinion: All posts showing camera rigs should also include a sample mage made from the rig.&nbsp; I have not added any coins yet this year so this is an old Septimius Severus coin reshot this week.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1048625[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an unreduced crop if you click to enlarge.&nbsp; Its faults are from the lighting and decisions I made, not the rig.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1048626[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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