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Valued Member
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Excellent! Thank you for the feedback!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Do I need to purchase a certain type of camera for that level of detail? Before you buy anything, have you tried taking photographs with what you have at hand first? Current cell phones can take some pretty good pics with practice. Also, there's a whole Coin Photography, Image Editing, and Related Software forum that has great information on taking photos that you might want to review as well. |
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United States
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Thank you. I'll take a pick of one that I think is a miss-die hit on a Jefferson nickel, and post it here if you don't mind having a look? |
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@tn, first welcome to CCF. Second, rather than posting here, better would be to move over to the US Modern Coin Variety and Error sub-forum and start a new thread over there with pics of your coin. You should find folks here friendly and helpful.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Valued Member
United States
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okay, I can do that....i was just following the lead to see if someone would think the cellphone or digital camera image would work, or go straight to a microscope camera. See, the question wasn't about the specific nickel, but instead about the methodology used to gain the images to share. Thanks again....
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United States
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Ah ok now I understand. You should consider spending some time perusing the threads in our coin photography sub-forum. You could post pics there to get feedback from a group of very passionate shutter bugs.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You can take some pretty good pictures with a cell phone. For example, here's a couple of quick shots I took recently with my phone:   Just play around with the lighting and you can get fairly decent results. |
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United States
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Thank you. I've got a Note-9 and trying to take it with different settings and effects, and just can't seem to find the right combination of things yet (including keeping still)......i'll keep working with it. I also have an Olympus Digital Camera that I can try with. Thanks again.
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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry folks....since my research, gotta come back to you and re-ask and clarify the question again with the following considerations: I am disabled veteran, and part of the disability makes me shake so bad that a stable shot of a coin with a digital camera or smartphone. The ones that I'm finding online all seem to have the "snap" button on the barrel of the microscope camera someplace which would still possibly make the image not crisp. Is there a model out there where I can snap the setup photo shot with a USB corded button, or do so with Windows while connected via USB. Please send ANY suggestions that will help in this dilemma. I sincerely appreciate the help. Thank you.
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United States
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@tn. yes a shaking hand is tough, but I wonder if you can rest the phone on a stack of books with just the camera hanging off the edge and then tap the button to get your pic? In this way, you wouldn't have to hold the camera at all. Let me know if you think that it might work.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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United States
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i can give that a try, but immediate concerns that come to mind include trim the photos and shadow issues from the raised book stacks.....thank you. Will let you know how it goes, and feel free to drop by any other suggestions you or others may have.
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United States
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thrifty_nickel, Doesn't the iphone have a delay feature for taking photos? On both of my scopes,I click on the computer monitor to snap the photo. John1  |
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United States
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don't have an iphone....what scopes are you using?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@Thrifty_nickel, my advice would be to check them yourself. I realize taking photos with unsteady hands can become a hassle (happens to me too) it use to take me anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes just to get one good photo with my phone, now it only takes 2 minutes maximum (Obverse & Reverse). If it helps you in your case you can send me an email and I can 3D Print you a stand for your phone, all I would need is the Model of your phone you are using (example: iPhone 6S, Samsung Galaxy or Other) so I can print the appropriate size. If it is something you would be interested in you can cover the postage and consider the rest as a welcome to the community.
Cheers!
Finding and discovering modern Canadian doubled die varieties since 2018. 2023 Recent Publications: Modern Canadian Doubled Die Varieties - First Edition PDF & Paperback https://www.mcddv.ca (website currently down for maintenance as of 08/01/2024) |
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United States
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I recently purchased this scope/camera. If you don't mind spending around $110(with instant clip coupon) it would probably work well for you. It comes with a remote control that you can snap photos with and control a lot of the camera functions. 7inch color display screen. Great zooming. Does not hook up to your computer, uses micro sd card(not included). https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...e=UTF8&psc=1Edited by HumblePie
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