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MikeUK New Member United Kingdom 11 Posts	Posted 04/14/2019 7:55 pm Canon 5D Mark IV & 100mm macro lens. Off-camera flash with diffusion. Tripod or c-stand depending on orientation of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 04/15/2019 7:11 pm Hi MikeUK, Welcome to the forum! Glad to see you chose to post in the photography subforum for your 2nd post. I can't imagine a situation where I'd use a tripod if I already had a copy stand. Can you explain when you prefer tripod over copy stand? By "orientation" do you mean that if the coin is held other than horizontal, that you use a tripod? I'm just curious. Ray Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
MikeUK New Member United Kingdom 11 Posts	Posted 04/16/2019 2:02 pm Hello Ray, Thanks for the welcome! :) I don't have a copy stand and as much as I'd like one, I've never taken the leap because it seems like they take up a bit more space than I'd like. For the most part my c-stand is for top-down shots but in the past I've had people request an image of the coin stood on its edge and I'll use a tripod for that. Mike Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 04/16/2019 10:03 pm OK, then I don't understand what a c-stand is. Can you explain? I thought you were just shorthanding "copy-stand". Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
MikeUK New Member United Kingdom 11 Posts	Posted 04/17/2019 10:36 am A c-stand is a multi-purpose stand with a free-roaming arm attached to the main stand leg. It can be used for strobe lighting or cameras. It's very versatile for studio work and a variety of different photo compositions that you can't really achieve with a tripod. Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 04/17/2019 11:30 am Ahh, I should have googled it before asking. It's short for "Century Stand" and used for cinematography lighting setups, but it sounds useful for holding a camera as well. I see there are small versions available too. Thanks for pointing this out, I would never have known! Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
MikeUK New Member United Kingdom 11 Posts	Posted 04/17/2019 11:50 am You're welcome! They're very versatile indeed. Report this Post to the Staff
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