View Full Version : A good laugh #2 ( my rig and lights )
stoneman227
03-04-2016, 08:06 PM
When I first built this beast I posted picks here. I added a few things , a focus rail for one , and though it's somewhat laughable the lighting is better.
The main light is a desk lamp with a LED spot light bulb and Kimwipe lens cleaning tissue extended out as a diffuser. For close-ups I direct this light into part of a old spray bottle cut to fit around the lens which diffuses the light even more.
Lordy , I hope Ray doesn't see this !
The coin pics I have included were taken while I took pics of the rig.
John
WxMan
03-04-2016, 08:56 PM
That's actually pretty cool
duece2seven
03-04-2016, 10:19 PM
That's truly fascinating! I like it! Hey, there's nothing wrong with a little redneck engineering when necessary. You should see my phone pic rigging! What do the golfers say? "It's not how you drive but how you arrive! "
Tracy
jfines69
03-05-2016, 04:30 AM
I think that's cool... What ever it takes to get an excellent photo!!!
Roller
03-05-2016, 05:25 AM
It works. That's what counts. Nice pics.
That's a great engineering feat as well as great pictures!! I am impressed!! Larry
VAB2013
03-05-2016, 06:54 AM
No laughing here, just wow that is cool!! Your photos are terrific!! I would not change a thing :)
ray_parkhurst
03-05-2016, 08:47 AM
The exceptional quality of the final pics speak for themselves. Plus, wood is a good vibration dampener. I must say that horizontal setups for coins are rare. Usually folks do vertical so the coin is sitting flat, but obviously that's not written in stone!
stoneman227
03-05-2016, 09:20 AM
The idea for my rig came from a comment in a Forum post , somewhere, about a "sled" they used when photographing coins. A 3d image of my rig popped up and all I had to do was build it.
Funny thing, as I continued reading that post long ago the "sled" had nothing to do with holding a camera !
JC Stevens
03-05-2016, 10:53 AM
All you need now is a cup holder for your 'Eggnog'
stoneman227
03-05-2016, 04:59 PM
All you need now is a cup holder for your 'Eggnog'
Something I'll definitely have to work on :D
Magers
03-05-2016, 06:38 PM
All you need now is a cup holder for your 'Eggnog'
Now you gotta put one on there!
silver1985
05-23-2016, 06:25 AM
The photo of the 1955 (noted here) looks like it was taken with several extension tubes stacked with a 50-55 mm objective lens.
How many mm of extension tubes (??) are in the setup shown in your post for this image?
1955 D ddo 1 b.jpg (http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=107907&d=1457150667) (173.9 KB, 30 views)
lincolnjoe
05-28-2016, 07:44 PM
what size lens is that and what type of camera?
styxman
05-29-2016, 12:22 AM
OK, so I was looking through the photos of your rig and I thought what a cool setup, but as far as pictures go... Then I almost fell out of my chair when I saw your pictures - I mean I really jumped! What outstanding photos - both full view as well as the close ups. Lighting is really good; you can see the high and low points of the bed of the coin. Detail is very sharp. Color is spot on; the temperatures of your lamps is about perfect. Thank you so much for showing us your setup - there is something to learn from everyone - like your cutup bottle. I mean wow - what great photography.