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From: tm on 24 Mar 2010 16:20 "Silvar Beitel" <silverbeetle(a)net1plus.com> wrote in message news:16d1cd78-18b8-42f6-bcad-6bf68d415f61(a)v20g2000yqv.googlegroups.com... > On Mar 24, 1:05 pm, Jim Thompson wrote: > >> Trying to take close-ups of chips, is there some kind of stand/tripod >> to hold a camera pointing downward onto a desk surface? >> >> What do you call it/where do you get it? > > You may laugh - I do this: > > Gorilla-Pod (Google it - great invention) wrapped around the old- > fashioned fluorescent lamp that hangs over my desk. From which > digital camera dangles. Using close-up mode. Wiggle desk lamp until > camera points where you want and to what depth. Take photo. > > Should appeal to the frugal in all of us :-) > > -- > Silvar Beitel Here is a good low cost copy stand. They are out of stock right now but should be able to get them shortly: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/385012-REG/Digital_Pursuits_DPCS129_Close_Up_Copy_Stand.html B & H is very reliable. Tom
From: Andrew Holme on 24 Mar 2010 16:19 "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:kvkkq5ltlju7jh7b3v3d2s49g61sbcgh8t(a)4ax.com... > Trying to take close-ups of chips, is there some kind of stand/tripod > to hold a camera pointing downward onto a desk surface? > > What do you call it/where do you get it? I have a "copy stand" which is for taking photos of photos; but I use it for photos of PCBs. It has a camera mount which slides up and down. I bought a camera with macro mode; but I think you get better depth of focus with the camera further away on high zoom. If you have any perfectionist tendencies, you can spend ages with lighting / shadows and squaring the camera up perfectly to the object.
From: pimpom on 24 Mar 2010 16:27 Jim Thompson wrote: > Trying to take close-ups of chips, is there some kind of > stand/tripod > to hold a camera pointing downward onto a desk surface? > > What do you call it/where do you get it? > > ...Jim Thompson All the tripods I've used (which is not many and are not expensive ones) can tilt the head so that the camera points downward, including a $40 Vivicam. I use floor tripods (not table top types). I just place the tripod on the floor close to the table. Here's a picture I took with that method of a LAN chip that was literally blown up by lightning: http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f223/keimah/?action=view¤t=Blown_chip.jpg Please note that - 1. This was not in macro 2. It was a casual snap: no great care was taken to get a pro grade image 3. It was taken on my porch under natural lighting 4. This picture was heavily downsized and compressed to reduce the file size (I was still on dial-up when I uploaded it) I have other pictures, but this is the only one on my on-line album at the moment.
From: Phil Hobbs on 24 Mar 2010 17:33 On 3/24/2010 3:13 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: > On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:09:34 -0500, > hal-usenet(a)ip-64-139-1-69.sjc.megapath.net (Hal Murray) wrote: > >> In article<kvkkq5ltlju7jh7b3v3d2s49g61sbcgh8t(a)4ax.com>, >> Jim Thompson<To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> writes: >>> Trying to take close-ups of chips, is there some kind of stand/tripod >>> to hold a camera pointing downward onto a desk surface? >> >>> What do you call it/where do you get it? >> >> If you want really good pictures... >> >> Microscopes usually include good illumination setups. >> They often have a 3rd port setup for a camera. >> Some have no eye-ball ports, just USB to your computer. >> >> For a chip, you don't need high magnification, at least >> relative to what many other people need. >> >> Try searching for inspection microscope or disecting microscope. >> Most of what you find will probably be more expensive than you >> will like but you might find something that catches your eye >> or get some ideas. > > I don't need that magnification... I'm just talking macro shots of I/C > packages on PCB's. > > ...Jim Thompson A copy stand. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal ElectroOptical Innovations 55 Orchard Rd Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 845-480-2058 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
From: Grant on 24 Mar 2010 18:00 On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:05:48 -0700, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >Trying to take close-ups of chips, is there some kind of stand/tripod >to hold a camera pointing downward onto a desk surface? > >What do you call it/where do you get it? You mean a Focusing Rail? Goes between the cam and tripod so you can move cam + macro lens forwards/backwards tiny amounts for focus and side to side (not so useful). The one I have is called a four-way focusing rail and I found it s/h on eBay. Also need a ballmount to angle the cam. Grant. -- http://bugs.id.au/
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