Small Artifacts Lighting Setup

Here is the lighting setup I've been using to photograph the smaller artifacts I've documented.

Basically, I've built a light box attached to a light table. But since this is of my doing, there's not much basic about it, and while it gets needlessly complicated, it has proven itself to be quite effective.




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Nikon D100
Nikon Ai 32mm f/2 lens