the copy stand I have (which is 30 years old) has built in color-
balanced lights, so your color is true(r).
Without them, yes, daylight will give you the best balance.
Jessica
On Feb 1, 2008, at 6:54 PM, jmduke wrote:
> Mark,
>
> A built-in flash is not a good idea. The problem is that it'll
> reflect an objectionable flare right back into the lens and destroy
> the image you're trying to capture. If you're using a digital camera
> you'd be better off to just use available light and use the camera's
> delayed shutter feature so that you won't get camera shake when the
> shutter trips.
>
> I'm not familiar with the two copy stands you reference, but my
> guess is that it probably won't make much difference if you follow
> what I suggest above.
>
> Maurice
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> Maurice,
>> I used Google to locate several different kinds of copy stands, but
>> these
>> two below seem to be the simplest and most inexpensive for someone
>> to take
>> around to County Courthouses etc. and use to copy marriage bonds,
>> atc.
>> Presume the larger one would be more versatile but harder to
>> transport. Do
>> you think that one of these might suffice - they don't have lights,
>> but my
>> digital camera has a built-in flash
>> glarte
>> Digital Pursuits 18" x 12" Close Up Copy Stand
>> http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product_main/dig-dpcs1812.html
>> Digital Pursuits 12" x 9" Close Up Copy Stand
>> http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product_main/dig-dpcs129.html
>> For the business pros, there was good advice at:
>> http://www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/macro/copy.html<http://www.marietta.edu/%7Emcshaffd/macro/copy.html
>> >
>> and there was a build it yourself version at:
>> http://csigizmos.com/products/photography/photostand.html
>> Thanks,
>> Mark Wilson
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