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WTB: Copy Stand w/ Lights

jerseycat101jerseycat101 Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Looking for a relatively affordable copy stand with lighting fixtures included. Used is fine.

Thanks!

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  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jerseycat101 said:
    Looking for a relatively affordable copy stand with lighting fixtures included. Used is fine.

    Thanks

    It has been several months since I shopped for a copy stand, but my recollection was that having built in lights added about $100 extra including shipping. I'm not being nosey, but it might be preferable to pick up a nice copy stand and then buy 3 Jansjo lamps. The latter are dirt cheap:

    http://m.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/20169658/

  • jerseycat101jerseycat101 Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cameonut2011 Excuse my ignorance, but these Jansjo lights include the bulbs? And are these bulb types (LED), optimal for coin imaging? The price point is definitely agreeable.

  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,159 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I use the Jansjo lights and like them better than any I have tried.
    I am looking for a decent copy stand too but don't really want the lights.
    A good heavy copy stand is expensive to ship.
    Decent ones turn up on Craigslist occasionally.

  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,159 ✭✭✭✭✭

    OH. Yes they come with bulbs. LED no heat. My only complaint is that the little inline switches are junk.
    If you can fix that problem when it occurs, you're set.

  • hutze1nmhutze1nm Posts: 235 ✭✭✭

    I want to build a rig for taking pictures, can anyone recommend a good but inexpensive Camera and copy stand specifically - those lights look like they should work nicely.

    Things I like to do: Collect PL Morgans. That’s is all.
  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,466 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Instead of paying the extra cost of having lights w/ the copy stand, I just use a couple of the standard swing arm lamps like you see at every coin show. I don't like LED lighting, so I just have a couple of those swing arm lamps attached to my desk along side my copy stand. I also high color temp CFL bulbs as they don't get hot when taking lots of photos and as long as you let them warm up for a few minutes and set your white balance properly, your photos will look pretty much the same under most types of lighting anyways (see Goodman's Numismatic Photography book for more).

    Luckily, I got a great copy stand used from another dealer fairly cheap. The prices of these online can be crazy, especially with the shipping costs.... best of luck!

    :+1:

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