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I needed a way for a Picamera to take pictures of highly reflective surfaces. Conventional lighting created too much glare, so I went with a different solution; a microscope light.
This item is available at this link: https://www.microscope.com/120-led-diffused-dome-ring-light-esd-safe.html
The microscope light allows very precise adjustments to brightness and the LEDs are distributed behind the white diffuser material on the light's interior. This creates a very soft, white light that works well for reflective surfaces. However, I needed a way to marry the Picamera with the light and lift the light above the photographic subject.
Here is a fully assembled version (FYI, this rig was originally built to roll and capture dice rolls for some statistical testing, so the version pictured has a solenoid mount in the center I removed from the included .stl since I assume most people would prefer a flat surface)
Assembly is straightforward;