Recommend me a shooting table

[kmiragaya]

Hi

I want to buy a shooting table to use it for stock. I have a light tent but find it too limiting.

What's your recomendation below £80. I don't want to spend too much for what is esentially a piece of perspex. I've been looking at the Calumet Desktop Shooting table and at this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ex-Pro-Phot...photography/dp/B002UD779C/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_7

and at this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467198433&pf_rd_i=468294

What would you buy? If you know of a better option in that price range please let me know.

 

[HoppyUK]

I've got one that looks similar to both of those. Looks good value, works fine.

It's not very big but by the time you've got a couple of lights set up, that's all the space you've got in a domestic environment.

 

[Flash In The Pan]

I've got the Calumet one, purchased via their Amazon store which was about £8 less than the shop price

It's pretty small (mind you there's a clue in the name ) but ideal I managed to shoot my 300mm f/4 lens on it without any problem. Build-wise it's well made and folds up nicely for storage - really all you could ask for just over fifty quid, delivered

 

[kmiragaya]

Thanks


Are these tables supposed to be lit from below if you want to get a white background? Isn't the Calumet too low for this?

I have a Sigma 500 DG Super,two YN-460 plus two umbrellas (one reflective and one shoot through) , remote triggers and reflectors.

What would be your setup with these equipment to get a seamless white background?

 

[HoppyUK]

Thanks


Are these tables supposed to be lit from below if you want to get a white background? Isn't the Calumet too low for this?

Yes and yes.

I have a Sigma 500 DG Super,two YN-460 plus two umbrellas (one reflective and one shoot through) , remote triggers and reflectors.

What would be your setup with these equipment to get a seamless white background?

If you want pure white underneath and also behind, you will need two guns - one under and one behind the background, and experiment with positioning and power settings. Getting it right needs careful balance but it can be done. Main problem I have is holding the guns in just the right position.