Where can I obtain a scale right-angle ruler?

chrismower · Post by **chrismower** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:46 am

An odd question I know but I would like to obtain one of those right-angle ruler thingies, similar to the ones you see CSI types using when photographing evidence at crime scenes.

I would like to be able to put a size reference into some of my pictures and one of these would be ideal. They look a bit like an engineers try-square only they have accurate size markings on them so the scale of the object being photographed can be calculated when looking at the picture.

If anyone out there has any info I would appreciate it. I have tried Googling but I don't know what the proper name for them is so I haven't had much luck.

Thanks,
Chris

Harold Gough · Post by **Harold Gough** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:16 am

Is Ebay item 290822610674 what you want?

Quite a selection here:

http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/right-angle-ruler.html

Harold

chrismower · Post by **chrismower** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:47 am

Thanks Harold. Close but not quite. The thing that I am looking for is a right angle like the ones in the picture but usually thin plastic with very large markings and registration circles on it. The markings need to be large so they can be picked up in the photograph. This is an example of what I am looking for.

I may end up printing one on a transparency but it wouldn't be as accurate or robust as the real thing.

chrismower · Post by **chrismower** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:49 am

I have just found the name. They are called Photomacrographic scales and I have found a re-seller! Happy days.
Thanks anyway.

Regards,
Chris

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:12 am

chrismower wrote:They are called Photomacrographic scales and I have found a re-seller!

Excellent. So then Armor Forensics 721507 ABFO Photomacrographic Bitemark Black & White Bar Scale on eBay, $6.92 with free shipping at this time.

Thanks for the info.

--Rik

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:16 am

http://www.crime-scene.com/store/references.shtml

chrismower · Post by **chrismower** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:33 am

Thanks everybody for the replies. All very useful.

Chris

ray_parkhurst · Post by **ray_parkhurst** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:27 pm

Yes, extremely useful. I'm always amazed when high quality and appropriate "stuff" that I didn't even know existed suddenly pops up in front of me..Ray