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Your cart is empty.This copy stand allows for photos from a 90 degree angle from 10 to 19 inches away. Camera attaches with a 1/4x20 Camera Mounting Screw.
Suetonius
2025-09-06 12:58:40
I was actually surprised at how difficult it was to find a copy stand-- local camera shops don't carry them (and there are not many camera shops around anymore anyway). Much of what is available from on-line retailers is much pricier than what I need (I'm not a professional, the on-line retailers seem to be oriented to professionals who want/need pretty high-end/high-priced equipment).This copy stand was absolutely perfect for my purposes. The product description was entirely accurate, and I received exactly what I was promised. This copy stand was easy to use (important for an amateur) and I found it to be very sturdy: it holds the camera completely steady for taking pictures of very small objects, with no loss of focus. You do have to be careful with your lighting, as you do with any photography, and lighting is more critical when taking pictures of small objects (the higher-priced copy stands usually have lighting kits, if you need them); all I had to do was move the copy stand and place it where the lighting was most appropriate, not a problem at all. The price for this copy stand was very good, it actually cost a wee bit less than a quote I got from a "major distributor" (who did not even have any in stock, but expected to get some soon). It also arrived even more quickly than promised-- and what was promised was pretty fast to begin with. All in all, if I need another item that is carried by RPS Studio, I will just go directly to them.
Brian Lair
2025-09-05 12:19:06
The product arrived promptly and with no damage to the item or the packaging. Product appears to be made solidly and assembles easily (although there were no instructions). It adjusts as advertised with easy-to-turn bolts. My only complaint is the base is only 10 3/4" x 17 3/4", not 12x18 as advertised. This is a problem because I purchased it to photograph 12x12 photo album pages; these do not fit on the base and consequently the camera can't easily fit the subject in-frame. I have to zoom out to fit the vertical dimension, leaving way too much space on the horizontal. A disappointing design flaw & somewhat deceptive specifications.
Dokeo
2025-06-28 13:22:34
This is working well for my project, which is taking pictures of pictures. The post is secured by a nut, which is every so slightly longer than the rubber pieces in the 4 corners. This caused a slight mark on my wooden table.I suppose I could file off the difference, although most likely I will get something to put under the corners to take up the difference.It stores nicely as the post is removable (with a threaded screw). I have a Canon T1i which isn't too heavy for this copy stand. If I had the extended battery it might be.I would have given this 5 stars if it hadn't put a mark on my table.
Martin H. Goodman
2025-06-08 18:34:02
I've used this make and model of stand as provided by a major research library to take photographs of over 1600 letter and legal isze pages, with a relatively small and light Canon T2i Rebel DSLR camera equipped with a small and light Canon EF 24mm f/2.4 lens.The good news is that the library's providing the stand made this copy session possible. Without it there was no way I'd try to capture 1600 pages with a hand held camera! I was able to set up a "production" situation with a target for the papers, allowing for rapid and precise placement of the pages. I used a bubble level on the camera to put it in the plane of the pages. And overall the stand worked: I got (mostly) more than adequately sharp images, shooting in available light at ASA 800, around f/5.0 and 1/50 of a second.The BAD news is this:The stand is VERY flimsey, and vibrates visible (as shown by the bubbles in the buble levels vibrating) from the shock of the mirror in the camera snapping back.There is no adjustment of the camera's plane in one of the two critical dimensions, and even a light DSLR and light lens like the above SAGS a bit on the mounting. I had to SHIM the camera with a folded piece of paper to get it in the plane of the paper.The stand WAS NOT QUITE HIGH ENOUGH to allow capture of a full letter size page with a 24mm lens on the 1.6x APC Canon T2i[Note the 24mm lens was equivalent to a 38.5mm focal length lens on a full fram Canon 5D or 6D in terms of field of view. Their 20mm lens has a somewhat fish-eye field of focus, NOT SUITABLE for copying flat pages. I fixed this by rotaing the mount 180 degrees, and putting weights on the copy platform, and using the table as the copying area, which gained me a critical extra inch I needed. I could also have propped the stand up on some big books to further elevate it.Basically, the stand is for shirt pocket cameras and cell phone cameras, and IS NOT a proper stand for use with even a small and light DSLR, tho I was able to get it to do the job (even if marginally).For about $130 you can buy a somewhat better (tho still cheap) stand. That is somewhat better built, offers greater height for the camera, and has an angled boom. And I recommend you do that if you have a DSLR. Frankly you get what you pay for in copy stands.Fact is that for serious professional copying you need a MUCH taller stand, to allow use of longer focal length lenses that provide a more flat image.Tho, again, this stand DID allow me to get some critical images of text that I otherwise WOULD NOT have been able to get.
Suetonius
2025-06-02 16:36:17
I was actually surprised at how difficult it was to find a copy stand-- local camera shops don't carry them (and there are not many camera shops around anymore anyway). Much of what is available from on-line retailers is much pricier than what I need (I'm not a professional, the on-line retailers seem to be oriented to professionals who want/need pretty high-end/high-priced equipment).This copy stand was absolutely perfect for my purposes. The product description was entirely accurate, and I received exactly what I was promised. This copy stand was easy to use (important for an amateur) and I found it to be very sturdy: it holds the camera completely steady for taking pictures of very small objects, with no loss of focus. You do have to be careful with your lighting, as you do with any photography, and lighting is more critical when taking pictures of small objects (the higher-priced copy stands usually have lighting kits, if you need them); all I had to do was move the copy stand and place it where the lighting was most appropriate, not a problem at all. The price for this copy stand was very good, it actually cost a wee bit less than a quote I got from a "major distributor" (who did not even have any in stock, but expected to get some soon). It also arrived even more quickly than promised-- and what was promised was pretty fast to begin with. All in all, if I need another item that is carried by RPS Studio, I will just go directly to them.
Brian Lair
2025-04-27 17:50:27
The product arrived promptly and with no damage to the item or the packaging. Product appears to be made solidly and assembles easily (although there were no instructions). It adjusts as advertised with easy-to-turn bolts. My only complaint is the base is only 10 3/4" x 17 3/4", not 12x18 as advertised. This is a problem because I purchased it to photograph 12x12 photo album pages; these do not fit on the base and consequently the camera can't easily fit the subject in-frame. I have to zoom out to fit the vertical dimension, leaving way too much space on the horizontal. A disappointing design flaw & somewhat deceptive specifications.
Dokeo
2025-01-26 15:52:14
This is working well for my project, which is taking pictures of pictures. The post is secured by a nut, which is every so slightly longer than the rubber pieces in the 4 corners. This caused a slight mark on my wooden table.I suppose I could file off the difference, although most likely I will get something to put under the corners to take up the difference.It stores nicely as the post is removable (with a threaded screw). I have a Canon T1i which isn't too heavy for this copy stand. If I had the extended battery it might be.I would have given this 5 stars if it hadn't put a mark on my table.
Martin H. Goodman
2024-12-24 12:20:23
I've used this make and model of stand as provided by a major research library to take photographs of over 1600 letter and legal isze pages, with a relatively small and light Canon T2i Rebel DSLR camera equipped with a small and light Canon EF 24mm f/2.4 lens.The good news is that the library's providing the stand made this copy session possible. Without it there was no way I'd try to capture 1600 pages with a hand held camera! I was able to set up a "production" situation with a target for the papers, allowing for rapid and precise placement of the pages. I used a bubble level on the camera to put it in the plane of the pages. And overall the stand worked: I got (mostly) more than adequately sharp images, shooting in available light at ASA 800, around f/5.0 and 1/50 of a second.The BAD news is this:The stand is VERY flimsey, and vibrates visible (as shown by the bubbles in the buble levels vibrating) from the shock of the mirror in the camera snapping back.There is no adjustment of the camera's plane in one of the two critical dimensions, and even a light DSLR and light lens like the above SAGS a bit on the mounting. I had to SHIM the camera with a folded piece of paper to get it in the plane of the paper.The stand WAS NOT QUITE HIGH ENOUGH to allow capture of a full letter size page with a 24mm lens on the 1.6x APC Canon T2i[Note the 24mm lens was equivalent to a 38.5mm focal length lens on a full fram Canon 5D or 6D in terms of field of view. Their 20mm lens has a somewhat fish-eye field of focus, NOT SUITABLE for copying flat pages. I fixed this by rotaing the mount 180 degrees, and putting weights on the copy platform, and using the table as the copying area, which gained me a critical extra inch I needed. I could also have propped the stand up on some big books to further elevate it.Basically, the stand is for shirt pocket cameras and cell phone cameras, and IS NOT a proper stand for use with even a small and light DSLR, tho I was able to get it to do the job (even if marginally).For about $130 you can buy a somewhat better (tho still cheap) stand. That is somewhat better built, offers greater height for the camera, and has an angled boom. And I recommend you do that if you have a DSLR. Frankly you get what you pay for in copy stands.Fact is that for serious professional copying you need a MUCH taller stand, to allow use of longer focal length lenses that provide a more flat image.Tho, again, this stand DID allow me to get some critical images of text that I otherwise WOULD NOT have been able to get.
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