niel35
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posted on February 17, 2007 02:34:55 PM
Just got my Hammacher Schlemmer Magazine
and found this
includes lights too
http://tinyurl.com/2yrxll
here's a tripod
http://www.hammacher.com/publish/73709.asp
I love this magazine
[ edited by niel35 on Feb 17, 2007 02:47 PM ]
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niel35
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posted on February 17, 2007 02:53:02 PM
OK, camera experts, what do you think of this
http://tinyurl.com/3a2cxd
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roadsmith
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posted on February 17, 2007 03:31:34 PM
That tabletop gizmo looks good; it's more expensive than the light boxes some of us have, but then we didn't get lights with it. Is it the H-S catalog you're talking about, or a monthly-type magazine??
By the way, Neva, I tried that quick and easy lasagna recipe and it's Very Forgettable. I've tossed out the recipe already. I'm still planning to send you the vegetarian recipe I have here.
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niel35
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posted on February 17, 2007 03:35:53 PM
Yes, the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog
OK, would love to have the veggie lasagna recipe.
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DrArcane
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posted on February 17, 2007 04:11:55 PM
It's not that hard to make your own light box and set up your own lights.
Then again, this isn't that expensive, so it's just a matter of whether you value your money or time more.
Overall, it looks like a nice little setup.
Dr. Arcane, revelator of mystical secrets
http://www.drarcane.com/phpBB2/
The Arcane Assembly
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photosensitive
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posted on February 17, 2007 04:26:48 PM
I use a larger version of that tent and quartz lights that belong to my husband who is a photographer. My sister who struggled with her pictures got a set up that looks a lot like that. She got it at Ritz Camera if I remember correctly. The set up along with a camera that can focus close have improved her pictures 1000%. Consider if the tent is big enough for the size of things you photograph.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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max40
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posted on February 17, 2007 05:28:04 PM
I would think you could make one out of a translucent lay-in panel for florencent light fixture. Available at any home improvement store.
Corner molding for paneling will hold the 3 pieces together.
Total cost should be less than $10.00
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niel35
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posted on February 17, 2007 06:17:38 PM
I think its a good size for me. I sell mostly china. I value my time more than trying to put something together that I will probably never be happy with.
What do you all think about the camera??
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photosensitive
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posted on February 17, 2007 06:59:03 PM
Can you hold the actual camera in your hands? Even if you plan to buy it online it would be good to go to a photo store and hold it. My friend had me check the specs on a camera she wanted to buy and they looked good. She bought it and when we tried it out the controls butons where so small that neither of us could get the controls to move in the correct direction to change the settings.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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agitprop
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posted on February 17, 2007 07:04:19 PM
niel35 wrote: What do you all think about the camera??
Any digital will do provided you RTFM (read the friendly manual) so you understand how to use it. It's just a tool and so only as good as the person wielding it.
The HM flash on/flash off digicam is probably aimed at the lowest common denominator aka "Photo for Dummies" market and not the sales/photo pros that read these messages 
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cblev65252
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posted on February 18, 2007 06:27:27 AM
I've got this one. My BF bought it for me for Christmas. I have to warn you, though, those lights get extremely HOT! Don't leave them on for a long time.
Cheryl
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niel35
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posted on February 18, 2007 07:21:51 AM
OK, thanks a lot for all your input.
Cheryl, will keep in mind about the hot ights.
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pmelcher
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posted on February 18, 2007 08:55:16 AM
Be careful, when I clicked on the first link my Norton antivirus said it had blocked a 'worm'. I know you did not mean any harm and have no idea why that happened. It may have been a coincidence that someone tried to get in at the same time I clicked the link.
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niel35
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posted on March 1, 2007 02:39:25 PM
Love my light box. Works great and am very happy with my pics. I recommend it.
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hwahwa
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posted on March 1, 2007 03:56:23 PM
I have MBNA credit card and the points I earned I bot their gift certicates,so if you have points ,you can use it to buy this set up.
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