New Copy Stand for Photos

I've been shooting coin photos off my tripod for a couple years, but recently picked up a new toy, a copy stand from Ray (rmpsrpms here on CT). It's going to be quite the setup I think, though I've only shot half a dozen coins on it at this point. He provided everything but the camera in this case, including the stand, camera adapter, bellows, lens, rail system, micrometer-adjustable base stand and lights. The $700 cost probably isn't for everyone, but for me it was worth it as I was pricing and figuring out how to build this kind of setup anyway.



A huge advantage for me is being able to set this right on the desk next to me, instead of the bulky tripod setup I had. And the little focusing stand is really fantastic, I recommend that highly. Here's a 100% crop of a section about 2mm square.



Dave

... oops sorry about all these attached files. They're not different, just me not being able to attach things correctly

 

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Excellent!

Chris

 

So cool!!

 

Very nice set-up.

 

Nice compact setup and so easy to work with.

 

Yes, I think that's going to be a big factor in getting me to shoot coins as they come in. Drop it on, focus, shoot - a much easier process than what I had before. And I just did the math on the focusing stand, and unless I've got it wrong, this will adjust to 1 micron!

 

Your biggest obstacle will be making sure there is enough room for the lights.

 

The lights are already there, tiny Jansjo lights with high tech white diffusing paper wrapped around them, and the lens won't be getting much closer to the coins than in that photo. So I don't expect a problem, unless I'm missing something?

 

I know the lights are small........I have them also, but even with light heads as small as they are there are times when there isn't enough space between the lens and coin for the light to cover the coin evenly.

 

True that. I have gnip gnop balls covering mine and it is a pain at certain distances.

 

Gotcha, thanks

 

Fantastic setup!

 

Nice setup Dave. Like you, I recently purchased a setup from Ray minus the camera which I bought separately. Dave's systems are high quality and certainly worth the price.

Joe

 

Love the set up! Wish my desk was that clean!

 

How do I get in touch with Ray to discuss purchasing one?

 

He's got a web site at http://www.macrocoins.com

 

Real nice.

 

Thanks for the info. I'm going to look into having him build one for me.

 

Thanks for the info. Going to get in touch with him and have him build one for me.

 

You can also reach him here by sending a private message. https://www.cointalk.com/members/rmpsrpms.31773/