Our copy stand is a little older -- I believe we got it secondhand several years before I got here -- but it has a 36"H stand and a base that is 16"W. We use a piece of archival board to extend the base and give extra support to something larger than the base and I think the smaller base makes it easier to handle. Ours also doesn't have included light fixtures but we have a dedicated photographing area in our work room and several lights we can use when photographing any object so it really works for us to not have separate lights. As far as the height goes, I haven't heard any complaints about our copy stand being too short. If you have other collections that will be photographed without the copy stand I would opt for the 42"H stand w/o lights and get lights that can work without the copy stand. If you will only be using the copy stand, then I'd probably still opt for the taller stand and add lighting to it.

Hope this helps!
Jess

On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Kathie Gow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Listers, hi. We are a local (frugal) historical society in need of a copy stand with lights for photographing a wide variety of non-scannable artifacts in our collection. We have lots of books, oversize paper, small housewares, textiles, etc…

 

I am wondering if I should spend the extra money for the larger base and taller copystand, and if it’s a better value to buy a kit with the lights included, or separate. For instance, one option is the ProMaster  copy stand, with a 16x19 base and 28”H camera stand (with quick-release plate for the camera), which comes with two light fixtures (projector bulbs sold separately) for about $220. A larger option is the Adorama or RPS “heavy duty” copy stand with 24x24 base and 42”H stand, w/o lights for $129-$170, with lights adding an extra $75 or more.

 

This stand will mostly be moving from a shelf in our workroom to the work table, and needs to be heavy duty enough to hold steady for a digital SLR and 90mm macro lens.

 

Any advice from copy stand users would be much appreciated!

 

--Kathie

 

 

Kathie Gow

 

Oral History Producer

http://www.wordspicturesstories.com

 

Curator, Hatfield Historical Museum

http://hatfieldhistory.weebly.com

 

 


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