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Sony camcorder set on Macro & a 5000k daylight bulb most of the time. sometimes I just use a 100 W bulb, sometimes both, depends on the marble color. Sometimes only a 30W daylight bulb, That's why you see such a wide variety of casts on my mibs. It can be verry time consuming believe me. Good thing we don't use film anymore, I couldn't afford it
mine looks like this but is older and a 54x zoom with macro, i have a tripod or 2 and a pushbutton remote shot taker for close ups (holding still)
I am fairly new to the hobby as well, and live in an area where truly vintage marbles are not all that easy to come by. 55US seems quite steep, but if you are far from good honey holes or you just want to easily start up a decent but common collection, don't be discouraged by others.
It depends on your financial situation, the ease at which you can get to marble shows and people in the hobby, and how much trouble you want to go to to get good marbles.
That said, if you are looking to resell, HARD Pass!