Tuesday, June 13, 2017

KOW - Foldio Lightbox Photography Studio

A couple of years ago I supported a Kickstarter by Orangemonkie for their Foldio Studio. This is a lightbox for photographing things with your smartphone. Aimed at the internet auction market it is also ideal for miniatures.


The box is made of light plastic and folds down to A4 and about 1cm thick. It is held together by rare earth magnets and comes with strips of LED lights that are powered by batteries that clip on the side. Also supplied are background sheets in white, black and grey rubber. They have subsequently upgraded it at least twice. You can check them out here



The Plague Angel in the Studio

I lent mine to a mate over six months ago and never got round to getting it back. I've been unhappy with the recent pictures I've been taking of my minis so got it back this weekend. 


It now sits on a shelf in my painting area ready to be used when necessary. What I like about it is that it takes up little room so I can happily leave it up without worry. The black lamp has a daylight bulb and it can swing around if I want to shine extra light on a model.

I'm surprised I haven't left it up fulltime in the past.

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  1. That looks so simple. The box that is.

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    1. It was a great pickup. Just the right size. Looking to have it set up permanently to get more use.

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    2. This something that i will keep an eye out for myself.

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  2. I really like mine - I bought the Foldio 2 (which can be plugged in instead of batteries and is bigger) and love it (though I don't have a permanent place to put it). Also check out the Macromats by TableWar (the guys who make FatMats) - they fit the Foldio 2 perfectly (and I like the blue one much, much better than any of the backgrounds that come with the foldio). http://www.tablewar.com/the-macromats/

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    1. I'd love to get them but NZers have to go through an Australian distributer who is currently showing no stock and charges exorbitant postage.

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