So, what do you guys use for lightboxes, those of you who do use them? I was looking around on eBay for one, and I'm looking to get something like this one.http://tinyurl.com/47rq4sBut since I know nothing about light boxes, I figured I'd ask here. What's a good, affordable light box and how necessary will it be to buy a specific light for it?EXIF data available. Clickhereto show/hide.Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeCanonCamera ModelCanon DIGITAL IXUS IICamera SoftwareACD Systems Digital ImagingMaximum Lens Aperturef/3.2Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaLens Size5.41 - 10.81 mmFirmware VersionFirmware Version 2.01Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution180 dpiVertical Resolution180 dpiImage Created2005:05:07 16:23:02Exposure Time1/160 secF-Numberf/3.2Lens Aperturef/3.2Exposure Bias0 EVFlashFlash, CompulsoryFocal Length6.72 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width600Image Height372RenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoScene Capture TypeStandardFocus TypeAutoMetering ModeEvaluativeISO Speed Rating50SharpnessNormalSaturationNormalContrastNormalShooting ModeManualImage SizeLargeFocus ModeSingleDrive ModeSingleFlash ModeOnCompression SettingSuperfineMacro ModeNormalSubject Distance0.910 mWhite BalanceAutoExposure Compensation3Sensor ISO Speed128Image Number119-1902
>>156574>i don't like the idea that EVERYTHING has to be lit like a commercial.Eh. That's just because the guy who writes it works a newspaper photographer. Doesn't mean that you can't take his lessons and apply them to other forms of photography.
>>156576http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html
is that a video camera or a weird ass bridge camera ala sony h series
>>156580it panders to amateur photographers.>>156593i like his ideas on how to do stuff cheaply, i will admit.>>156584now you get it.
pander is used in a sexual context where i'm coming fromwhat the hell
>>156604That would be the original usage, yeah. It also gets used in a more general sense, but it's never meant in a nice way.>>156603Yeah, looks like my sense of humor kicked in.