From copy stand to scanner
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Pantagruel
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From copy stand to scanner
A colleague in the biology department gave me an old Spiratone copy stand (remember Spiratone from the distant film days?). It has some potentially useful components. The gooseneck arms that hold the two light fixtures (complete with polarizing filters) are just right for mounting the cameras. The camera mount itself, which is a spring-loaded parallelogram design, looks like a fine device for manipulating the platen. The center column that all this mounts on can be used for lighting after I fashion a horizontal arm to attach to its top.
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IMG_0202.JPG- The copy stand in question, a bit rusty and much neglected.
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- The parallelogram camera mount.
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- The gooseneck lamps arms with a camera replacing a lamp.
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- The lamps detached. The handles unscrew from the socket bases.
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Re: From copy stand to scanner
Keep us posted on how those filters work. I'd be interested in knowing. Are they meant to be used in conjunction with a polarizing filter on the imaging device?
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Pantagruel
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Re: From copy stand to scanner
Yes, at least they were on the original setup. I haven't had a chance to find a suitable filter for the camera(s), but I have tried shooting through one of the squares while the other is clamped to the light, and it can, when rotated,cut down on some reflection.