New copy stand coming. How'd I do?

Swampboy

I got a nice birthday present coming soon and I'm pretty excited.

I'm anxious to hear members' opinions on whether this model will serve o.k. for coin photography.
Does it tick al the boxes?



"RPS RS-C150 Copy Light Set, Two Copy Lights with Adjustable Arms - Super heavy duty for even larger medium format cameras. Features a 42" high column with a 24" x 24" heavy duty laminated baseboard. Simple one hand operation to raise or lower the camera. Heavy duty square column"

I have a Canon T2i DSLR. Until I pick up a macro lens later this summer I'll have to settle on using either the stock EFS 18-55 or the EFS 55-250.
I'm especially anxious to tether the camera to my PC.

Any suggestions on lights? Here's the set that comes from the same outfit my wife got the stand from..



"Two copy lights with adjustable arms attach to the baseboard of either copy stand listed above. Bulbs not included. Can also be used with AC slave flash. Uses a maximum 75 watt lamp, such as BB-PH211."

LanceNewmanOCC

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ricko

Nice equipment.. maybe even I could take pictures with that set-up....oh yeah, I need a camera too.... Cheers, RickO

blu62vette

The stand will work fine, get some gooseneck lamps that you can move all over the place and you will be all set.

Kove

Looks like the same copy stand I have. Adorama? It's tall enough to enable macro shots of a full GSA or Ike slab. I bought cheaper lights.

I've got that copy stand, and almost the same camera, but your shots will be subpar until you get the 100mm Canon macro lens. The kit lens doesn't work well for coins.

It's a great setup when tethered to your pc.

Swampboy

Thanks everyone.

I will be anxious to get that Macro lens and yes it's an Adorama Kove.

Appreciate the tip on the goosenecks Todd. Makes sense, micro adjustable in all axes.

illini420

<< <i>Looks like the same copy stand I have. Adorama? It's tall enough to enable macro shots of a full GSA or Ike slab. I bought cheaper lights.

I've got that copy stand, and almost the same camera, but your shots will be subpar until you get the 100mm Canon macro lens. The kit lens doesn't work well for coins.

It's a great setup when tethered to your pc. >>





I have the Canon Rebel T4i with the 100mm 2.8 L-series Macro lens and it's just awesome. Not sure you really need to pay double the price for the L-series lens, but I bought a used one I thought was a reasonable price. The tethering to PC is very fast and very easy to get set up, can't believe I used a point and shoot for so long!

TwoSides2aCoin

I think the guitar looks better Let me see a close up of one of your picks when you get that macro lens mounted on an SLR camera and I'll tell you how long you've been using that pick or if it's Mint State.

SeattleSlammer

Dude, you're getting serious now.

derryb

<< <i>The stand will work fine, get some gooseneck lamps that you can move all over the place and you will be all set. >>


Agree, got mine at Home Depot.

messydesk

I've been using cheap gooseneck lamps for a long time. Far more versatile and less expensive than the fancy looking official accessories. You'll need 2.