Macro Stand?

[nekrosoft13]

I'm looking for a stand that would place a camera in down position. Something that would help with macro pictures.

I want to document my coin collection, and would be nice if I was able to just place the coin, take the picture with capture software.

I don't want to spend a fortune on it, I found one once but it was over 300 bucks, I'm looking for $100 max.

[Tony-S]

Why not just a tripod and a level? That's what I use.

[nekrosoft13]

tripod and a level? how? do you have a example?

i'm looking for something like this
http://www.alanwood.net/photography/olympus/handy-copy-stand-ila.jpg

to be pointing directly down.

[Tony-S]

My Manfrotto has dual mounting post, so I just put the head on the bottom. Then all you need is a hot shoe double bubble level (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/419395-REG/Jobu_Design_LVL_PL_2_Axis_Flash_Hot.html).

[Wilt]

Something else you might consider is to buy a used enlarger, and remove the chassis from the stand...the mount for the chassis can be used to mount a camera vertically, and is easily adjusted to different height for different magnificatio macro work. Enlargers can be had for a very low price, since digital caused interest to wane.

[gjl711]

How about a DYI copy stand. Looks to be no more than a few bucks worth of parts.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Copy-Stand-Cheap-and-easy-to-build/