Lightbox

[El Hombre]

All,

I'm on the lookout for a good but affordable lightbox to take pictures of my miniatures. Nothing too big or too fancy, I'm no professional . Does anybody know where (probably on the web) I can find such a thing?

(and no, I don't want to make one myself )

thanks!

[Darkson]

A mate got from called a "Foldio" from Orange Monkey (if I've remembered the names correctly).
I'll try to find a link later (off out in a bit).

[Saebelsultan]

http://orangemonkie.com

[Magictobe]

Foldio is the box you have seen at my place. If you want you can use it at turncoat.

[the solitaire]

I own a small $10 lightbox that I purchased on ebay (Chinese manufacturer) and it works just fine. Looking back I just wish I had ordered abigger one, because, even though miniatures are not that big, fitting a backdrop in the smaller lightboxes can be really limiting.

The one I picked up is this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/24-60cm-Light-S ... SwjVVVjQei

The size problem eliminated itself pretty much after I bought some additional studio equipment. My current "lightbox" is livingroom sized with backdrop system, light stands with remote controlled lights, softboxes and umbrellas. The works.

At the moment I use this backdrop. These are not miniatures, but the picture illustrates what I'm talking about a bit.

DSC_4238 by b j, on Flickr

DSC_4223 by b j, on Flickr

What I used there was a Neewer 9ft backdrop system supporting a 4'x4' rusty sheet of metal, 2 remote flash units on light stands bounced off the wall and ceiling and sheet of glass on a black cloth used as support.

A lot more fun then a lightbox, but quite a bit more expensive, and it takes away more space.

[nazgob]

Top marks for the foldio if you can find it.

[Chaos Dwarf]

I also recommend the foldio although I would splurge and get the one with two light strips instead of one

[DOA]

You don't need a light box
You can use a black card board and a lamp and have good photos
Or you can use a backgroung downloadable here
http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.it/2010/0 ... ounds.html

They have alsogood tutorial for photography

[Fejwe]

I got a cheap collapsible Cowbow Studio light box from Amazon. It came with 2 halogen lights and a tripod and several colored backdrops. I haven't used it much yet but thus far I"ve been impressed by the portability.

[rolo]

A friend of mine made his own with a cardboard box and some stiff poster board.

[Kaiowas]

oh for goodness sake,

I ordered one of the foldio's and they sent two.... anyone want to buy one at a reduced price? pm me