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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 2637858, member: 24633&quot;]Actually, scanners are hardly the best for taking good images because they flood the subject with too much light.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sure, you can spend a small fortune on a good camera set-up, but even the smart phones made today are capable of taking excellent images. Probably the best set-up requires a stable platform to avoid camera shake. A copy stand or tripod for a conventional camera is needed, but for the newer camera phones, all you really need is a stack of books.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for lighting, it is better to have two or more light sources. The simplest arrangement would require two desk-top light sources positioned at 10 &amp; 2 o&#039;clock at about a 45 degree angle to the subject so the light bounces away from the camera lens which should be positioned directly above the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>Close-up images are an entirely different subject. You can use an expensive camera/bellows set-up, a more expensive camera/stereomicroscope set-up or one of the less expensive USB microscopes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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