New coin photo stand for smartphones.

Dkillett · June 7, 2015 2:04AM

Was at a coin show last weekend and a guy was set up selling these. It's called a ScoPeek. I thought it was pretty cool. Very easy to use and has a magnification spot to take close ups of variety's and such. I broke down and bought one. So far seems to be pretty good.
Cost was $99.00 plus tax.

Pic of the stand.

Picture taken using stand

ricko · June 7, 2015 6:05AM

Interesting.... $99.00 seems like a fair price... even less than I would have guessed. Cheers, RickO

Justacommeman · June 7, 2015 6:11AM

I like!

Thank you for posting

mark

AuroraBorealis · June 7, 2015 12:37PM

Raufus · June 7, 2015 12:43PM

Very cool! Great price.

That's really a nice photo. What did you do for lighting?

Thanks!

Jinx86 · June 7, 2015 12:51PM

Now they just need a website so I can buy one

Dkillett · June 7, 2015 2:25PM

<< <i>Very cool! Great price.

That's really a nice photo. What did you do for lighting?

Thanks! >>

Actually just used standard lighting in my computer/coin room. I have Philips CFL Natural light bulbs.

Dkillett · June 7, 2015 2:31PM

Here is the contact info of the guy who was selling them:

Gary Fullen
P.O. Box 700245
Dallas, TX 75370

Phone: 972-385-9185
Email: fullenimpex@sbcglobal.net

I don't remember him giving me a website, but i could have missed that part.

Hope this helps anyone interested in getting one.

astrorat · June 7, 2015 10:46PM

That's pretty cool.

lkeigwin · June 7, 2015 10:58PM

ScoPeek is a build-it-yourself microscope kit that makes use of smartphones to capture microscopic images.

BStrauss3 · June 7, 2015 11:22PM

He doesn't list one on the flyer.

He told me they are very easy to assemble, but it takes a dot of superglue to hold the stand to the stage. Everything else just screws together.

The action was very smooth. The 'hole' nearest the stand actually has a 10x lens, the 2nd and farthest hole are just holes. So you the option of no magnification or 10x.

Broadstruck · June 8, 2015 12:48AM

It's cool but as far as a photo stand for a smart phone I bet a hand full of Popsicle sticks & a hot glue gun would yield the same results

steveben · June 8, 2015 1:18AM

it could be fixed with lighting perhaps, but the stand is casting a shadow over the subject.

brg5658 · June 9, 2015 5:38AM

<< <i>Interesting.... $99.00 seems like a fair price... even less than I would have guessed. Cheers, RickO >>

I put in a "request for quote" at Alibaba. You can buy these in bulk for $25 each (for a minimum order of 100).

Knowing that, $99 seems a bit steep -- but I guess, who needs 100 of these? I suppose it's a 300% markup fee for the privilege of purchasing just one.

guitarwes · June 9, 2015 5:44AM

<< <i>it could be fixed with lighting perhaps, but the stand is casting a shadow over the subject. >>

That's the first problem I see with it.

I use a couple of books stacked up with just the camera lens of my phone hanging over the edge with the downlights at 10 and 2. Works good for basic pics and I'm surprised at the detail/crispness of the images. I use an iPhone 5c and I don't know what megapixel it is.