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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 1473515, member: 29751&quot;]Bob, great setup!!&nbsp; I also use those Jansjo (IKEA) LED lamps as my main light source.&nbsp; Do you know Ray Parkhurst?&nbsp; He has done a ton of work on different diffusers for these little Jansjo guys over on the Coincommunity forums.&nbsp; I learned a ton from him there; improved my coin images by probably 1000% after reading his threads and taking his advice.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with you -- that little APO-Rodagon f/4 75mm lens is my favorite.&nbsp; The flatness of field and the sharpness of it blows most macro lenses out of the water.&nbsp; I purchased my first for around $250, and when I saw another recently come up on eBay for ~$300 I snagged it as a back-up.&nbsp; They don&#039;t come up for sale too often.&nbsp; Another great thing about the microscope stand is how fine of focusing you can get! Nice!&nbsp; Just in case anyone is interested, I&#039;m posting the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/44495-USA/Rodenstock_452345_75mm_f_4_APO_Rodagon_D.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/44495-USA/Rodenstock_452345_75mm_f_4_APO_Rodagon_D.html" rel="nofollow">specs for the APO-Rodagon f/4 75mm lens</a> here. </p><p><br /></p><p>My LED lamps register as between 3000ºK and 3100ºK, so right on par with Bob&#039;s report!</p><p><br /></p><p>Bob, just curious, what type of bellows do you have mounted to your microscope stand and your copy stand?&nbsp; I shoot with a Pentax auto-bellows with M42 mounts.&nbsp; It is a dovetails, single-rail bellows with a built in focusing rail.&nbsp; Yours on the microscope stand appears to maybe be a Vivitar 2-rails bellows?&nbsp; I can&#039;t tell...</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a shot of my set-up...</p><p><img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/brg5658/Photography/axial_setup_camera.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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