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madzdad71 Valued Member United States 377 Posts	Posted 06/03/2008 6:50 pm I am trying everything to get good pics of my cents. I have, what I believe to be a 1916 matte proof. I'd like to get the best pics that I can, So I'm trying with a couple others. The 1958 is so shiny that the light reflects and it looks too blurry, the 1910 looks okay. Have a look at the pics, let me know what I can try to get the lighting right please. Currently I have 2 lights, one on each side of my light box, I tried filtering the light through tracing paper, It didnt help. Image: 1958dOb.jpg 70.75 KB Image: 1958drv.jpg 93.65 KB Image: 1910ob.jpg 65.69 KB Image: 1910rv.jpg 76.31 KB Report this Post to the Staff

BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19980 Posts	Posted 06/06/2008 6:13 pm Your focus is slightly out and there's too much exposure. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
chrsb Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 06/06/2008 7:52 pm I use a milk jug to diffuse the light- Not a matte proof- Neither is this one- Edited by chrsb 06/06/2008 8:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
madzdad71 Valued Member United States 377 Posts	Posted 06/07/2008 08:04 am ChrsB, I find it amazing that you can foucs through the top of a milk jug. I think that I need to get the macro lens for my camera. It's great as it is with silver coins, not quite so much with copper, unless it's a large cent. Your pics are beautiful. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
chrsb Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 06/07/2008 08:08 am Mad, I cut the top off of it so the camera lens can go slightly into the jug, there is not macro lens on my camera, I just set it to macro mode (flower). Report this Post to the Staff
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