Desktop LED photographic lighting question

I was on Amazon this evening looking for some books for the wife for Christmas. Well I decided to look for some better lighting for my coin photography setup as well. I don't have a lot of room so I currently have 2 desk lamps. One is an OTT light and the other is a simple clamp-on swivel lamp.

My question is does anyone have some desk top Led lighting they would recommend? I would like em with goose necks so they can be move into different positions easily. I did see some on Amazon, but none with goose necks.

I don't have a huge budget for these, but would love to hear some feedback from anyone who uses them.

Thanks...Mont.

 

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Do you have an Ikea close by? If so, you have a source of some of the most popular lighting for coin photography. The Janso LED light is exactly what you are asking for. It's small, bright, has a goose neck and is inexpensive. They run about $10.00 each if you have an Ikea close by, if not, then you'll have to pay for shipping.

 

These are exactly what I am looking for. Thanks a lot!!!!

Unfortunately there in no Ikea near by. Heck I have actually never been to an Ikea store before.

Thanks for the link..I was able to find the black weighted ones with just one click on that page.

 

I came across this yesterday, not a desk lamp, but I thought it was interesting.
So I ordered one to see how it would work on coins.
https://browze.com/1-5m-android-phone-endoscope-camera-with-led-light

 

...and scoping Carson Wentz' knee?

 

Amazon's got them. And don't mix your lighting.........it makes havoc with the 'white balance'.

 

I saw that after knowing what to search for. After seeing the price + shipping I think I will just order them from Ikea.

I have noticed this. This is why usually use just the OTT lamp. But this puts out too wide of a light field and it's wide goose neck is hard to maneuver. Either way I usually run a manual white balance on my Canon T3 as well as run a white balance check in post editing before cropping. White balance and cropping is the only editing I do.

 

So 2 of them provides enough lighting for coins then? Just making sure before I order.

 

Just ordered 2 of the black weighted-base goose necks. Thanks all!!

 

Be prepared to use some sort of diffusion on each light otherwise you will be very disappointed. These lights are just about the opposite of your OTT light. Without diffusion the range of light will be too narrow, almost pinpoint. Once you have them diffused you will be very happy.

 

what is the best way to diffuse them?

 

Some use tissue paper. I use a sort of vellum type paper. I saw another poster use a ping pong ball.

 

I've tried using the cap from a fifty cent size coin tube. Another member used the tube, but I couldn't get the tube to fit over the light head. These took up more space than I wanted to give up.

 

Neat... I have some caps like that.

 

...also known as Kermit the Frog eyeballs.

 

Thanks...will do. I don't have any tubes to steal the caps from so I guess tissue paper will have to do.

 

Some use coffee filters for diffusion.

 

Someone in another thread mentioned using ping-pong balls, or multiple ping-pong balls to diffuse the light. (Cutting holes in them and fixing them over the light source, obviously).