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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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I built a home made stand many years ago after reading that article and have been very happy with it.
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Valued Member
United States
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Hello & welcome to the forum  As you will see and as you read and learn about coin photography you will find that there are many ways and techniques to do this. Most in the know will use a digital camera over a scanner because in my opinion you are able to get a truer picture of the coin. Scanners will not capture the "shine" if you will. You have received 1 post with a webpage, here I will givew you a site that gets into it in more detail with fancy rigs. Enjoy the reading. http://www.tabletopstudio.com/docum...tography.htm There are of course many more sites on the internet and endless techniques. Macro is strongly recommended because you can get extremely close to the coin and still focus--I use a tripod and a cheap blue light and my Sony F55 which I bought 4 years or so ago and it still rocks & it is only a 3.1 megapixel camera, you can manually move or tilt the coin for the best angle. NO FLASH! unless you want sunshine reflected back--  As you experiment come back for more tips-- I will say this, initially 'practice pratice pratice"--that is the nice thing bout digi cameras, many times I have taken multiple--many pictures of 1 coin and select the "best" truest" one to show and save.  Edited by CiScO
07/24/2005 5:25 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Here is a stand that I make, it works well for me with a Nikon coolpix 3100. I still have to work a little with the lighting, but I'm getting there. http://www.noblecoins.org/stand2.jpg |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Originally posted by wrk4lvg
Now your secret is out!!!
Actually I have a camera stand that I built myself. I am working with a plastics manufacturer to make this available "cheaply" to the public. There is a patent pending, and will completely change how easily collectors and dealers can take photos of coins. Here are a few examples of pictures taken with the camera stand. Download Attachment:  1861 Gold Dollar. Proof-65.jpg47.67 KB Download Attachment: 1793 Wreath Cent MS-66 Vine&Bars.jpg31.94 KB Download Attachment: Seated dollar /a . Proof-65 Cameo.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> 1854 Liberty Seated dollar. Proof-65 Cameo.jpg 38.4 KB Before the cammera stand. Download Attachment: 1795-Draped-Bust-Dollar-PCG.jpg30.66 KB Download Attachment: 1866-Shield-Nickel-NGC-MS-6.jpg25.88 KB My camera stand is portable, lightweight, battery powered (2 AA), uses LED lighting, all cameras including video will mount, and should (if all goes well) be priced at $20 to $25. Batteries not included |
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Forum Kid
 Kuwait
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Thanks you guys!!!
I got a tripod that goes directly above the coin and the problem is since the camera is pretty close to the coins the image comes out blurry.
Should I use Macro mode?
But if I go to far back it becomes clear but too small
HELP!!!
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Forum Mom
 United States
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Definitely use macro mode.  |
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
1523 Posts |
I got this casio 2.1 megapix
And when I use macro It still is blurry
What should I do
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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check the manual ad see what the minimum focal distance is in Macro mode. (Usually around 20cm) do not use the zoom in Macro mode rather bring the camera closer to the coin but no closer than the minimum distance  Edited by nohope587
07/25/2005 10:53 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1529 Posts |
Here are a few tips I have learned from this site....since using the techniques recommeded I can now take excellent shots of my collection.The best part is that it cost virtually nothing. Check it Out |
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
1523 Posts |
The thing is that even if the coin is 20 cm away(minimum distance) it gets too small
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Valued Member
United States
458 Posts |
I have been able to use zoom in macro mode before. Don't recall the results. All I know is I experiment continuosly until I find what I like & want. If the coin is still out of focus you continue to either move the camera closer, or farther away. Some older auto focus cameras have a hard time if lighting is not good. Try farther away test zoom mode. Sometimes on a tuff coin I'll connect camera to my puter and feed the video to my monitor and eyeball the shots..If you continue to have problems focusing then your camera might not be good enof to use in macro mode for coins, perhaps a better camera might be in order...  PS one more thing veeeeerrryyy important, DO NOT hit the shutter with your finger--believe me the camera will move and your shot will not be in focus--I ALWAYS use the cameras timer and don't touch it until it fires-- Edited by CiScO
07/27/2005 9:25 pm
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Forum Dad
United States
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Sounds like the quality setting is not right. Make sure the pixel dimesions are set to the highest available. On a 2.1 MP that should be around 1600 x 1200.
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
1523 Posts |
Thanks alot!! Bobby
It worked!
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Forum Dad
United States
24170 Posts |
You're welcome. Musta been a lucky guess. |
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Posted 07/24/2005 4:37 pm
1861 Gold Dollar. Proof-65.jpg
1793 Wreath Cent MS-66 Vine&Bars.jpg
1795-Draped-Bust-Dollar-PCG.jpg
1866-Shield-Nickel-NGC-MS-6.jpg
