Table-Top Tripod, Free To A Good Home

Yes, I feel lucky to "win" it and it is just what I think will help me with coin images. I have been thinking of making my little studio ever since Kurt was so kind to give it up.
I promise to get some decent images up and show my new set up off asap.

Hey Kurt, No hurry here that's for sure. I bet it will work a heck of a lot better for me than what I do now to take pictures.
I will do some improvisation and my brain will get some stimulation.
Today I went and picked up my new PC tower. It's a slim one so I will have some room at my desk for this setup and not have to go too far to get the images right into a file folder.
Now all I need is a crane with a demolition ball, a front end loader, and a couple dump trucks to clear off my desk.

quoting myself


My desk and new PC is all set up. I even have a camera that will be permanently dedicated to the tripod with a USB cable right into the tower to manage images.

Thanks again Kurt, I have all the patience in the world for the tripod. ( well, maybe some patience with some antsy-ness.. ) You are so kind to give it to me.
I am looking now for a nice side table for my desk to set things up.
Yesterday, I had tried to figure out how to shoot with my camera and get the image taken to show up in my monitor rather than my camera screen. I downloaded the easyshare Kodak program but that does not seem to be what I want at all.
I have a port on my camera that goes into a USB on my PC but it only seems to want to be for transferring files and not working as an extension of my camera preview.
Anybody following me here? I'd like to snap a digital image and immediately see it on a PC monitor.

Thanks WD, I appreciate that.
Enjoy your tripod!

Wow...that sure was fast for the distance!
Great shots! Glad it works so well--I thought it would be pretty versatile.

I have one almost identical. The only problem with the small ones is that any camera with some weight to it will just tip it over. You need an opening between the legs when you angle the camera down to get the coin into view, and there goes all of your leverage. Be ready to tape somthing to the legs. My current tripod has telescoping legs that go to 4 ft I think, which helps distribute the weight better when they are extended, and works much better. For the small point and shoot cameras, anything will do. For any larger body point and shoot or SLR you will need something relatively sturdy. I actually like Kurt's model in that you don't have to worry about the legs when trying to get a coin into the view of the camera.

Yep--the tripod legs scissor open, which I'm glad comes in handy