LED Light Box/Table from Ebay

[russellsnr]

Hi, I want to try taking flower images with them laid on top of a box/table being lit from below, now I would try the DIY road but looking at these Light boxes on Ebay just wonder if they would do the job and save a lot of time with DIY.
Anyone tried these please.


Thank You
Russ

[Shadowman]

I took course once and we used a scanner, however we were using the scanned image not capturing what was on the surface. I think the concept would be similar though.

[Dave Humphries]

Interesting what they can do with LEDs these days Russell,

No, I have not encountered one of these, but it seems to represent 'progress' over the bulkier models of old; typically with fluorescent tubes, or even incandescent lamps, in.

This one looks to have a strip of LEDs down each side.

I assume you have a plan to also light from the front (with same colour temperature light source), unless this would be for backlighting thin petals and leaves only?

You didn't say how much it was?

Looks neat though, Dave

[Inkanyezi]

I haven't tried them, but rarely LED will give good colour rendition.

When I want something like this, I put drafting film over my computer screen and show a white image on it. The matte plastic drafting film scatters the RGB dots of the screen, effectively anti-aliasing.

[russellsnr]

Hi, John you got the brain going there with the scanner, buy an old one take it apart and replace with LED light strip.
Dave the lowest price I can see is £24.85 + P&P (depends where you live for that cost)
Also would be shooting down onto the surface rather than straight on.
Russ

[Black Pearl]

Do you ave an iPad or similar - use that.

[IzzieK]

In the old film days, my husband made me a similar one by using an old wine box or rectangular wood box we had in the garage, then he put perspex on top of it. On one side he made a hole to fit the cord of a flourescent bulb. You can easily build one with the same idea using LED lighting. It is the lighting that will cost more than the box.