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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stujoe, post: 683, member: 11&quot;]There are stands out there but I made one from &#039;stuff&#039;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://thestujoecollection.com/images/otherpic/setup.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://thestujoecollection.com/images/otherpic/setup.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://thestujoecollection.com/images/otherpic/setup.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Basically, I had a piece of particle board (an old entertainment ceter shelf) laying around. I used that as the base. I screwed a piece of angle iron into it. The camera attaches to the verticle part of the angle iron with a 1/4-20 thumbscrew (that is what fits into my camera tripod mount). The camera faces straight down. The deck of cards shown is used as a shim to put the coin as close as I want to the camera lens. I actually use a pack of post it notes now (various colors are good for various coins). The lights are 2- 20 watt halogen desk lamps I bought at walmart for $20. I can angle them to ge the best effect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Using a stand has made my pictures not only better but it also takes much less time to get a good picture and the pictures are more consistant.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of the better pictures I have been able to acheive:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://thestujoecollection.com/images/otherpic/speculate.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://thestujoecollection.com/images/otherpic/speculate.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://thestujoecollection.com/images/otherpic/speculate.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thestujoecollection.com/grade/images/g11o.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thestujoecollection.com/grade/images/g11o.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.thestujoecollection.com/grade/images/g11o.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://thestujoecollection.com/images/otherpic/morgrev.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://thestujoecollection.com/images/otherpic/morgrev.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://thestujoecollection.com/images/otherpic/morgrev.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I got my stand idea from here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.uscents.com/articles/DCP/DCP001.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.uscents.com/articles/DCP/DCP001.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.uscents.com/articles/DCP/DCP001.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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