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joeturbo26 Pillar of the Community United States 1101 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 6:36 pm Just thought I'd share! If you hold your loupe over your iPhone camera, it takes an AWESOME picture! I am sure someone else has already done this.. but I was so impressed I had to share! LOL here is an example... Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 6:57 pm I am continually impressed by the iPhone's camera. Report this Post to the Staff
Canadian-Banknotes Pillar of the Community Canada 4917 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 6:59 pm Which iPhone do you have? Report this Post to the Staff
joeturbo26 Pillar of the Community United States 1101 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 7:04 pm It's the 4S. I am a die hard apple fan..I'm sure the 4 would work just as well! Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 7:19 pm All my pictures are taken with a loupe held up to my Droid's camera. Edited by CaptainFwiffo 04/14/2012 7:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
joeturbo26 Pillar of the Community United States 1101 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 7:22 pm Show off! Lol I'm kidding. Hold on I have a 2012 right here. Let me try! Report this Post to the Staff
joeturbo26 Pillar of the Community United States 1101 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 7:27 pm That is much better than my attempt lol. What loupe are you using? Report this Post to the Staff
Canadian-Banknotes Pillar of the Community Canada 4917 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 7:36 pm Quote: It's the 4S. I also use the 4s. The camera is great, and can take decent pictures of entire coins. For example, I just took this picture a while ago. The lighting is not great, but the actual picture is better than a lot on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
erkle Pillar of the Community 1119 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 7:39 pm the kids took this using the telescope and camera and lining it all up, not an easy feat I found out when I tried. Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 8:36 pm I am using some cheap Chinese loupes I got on Amazon. A package of three for seven dollars. Mostly it takes a lot of practice and fussing with lighting. Report this Post to the Staff
Canadian-Banknotes Pillar of the Community Canada 4917 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 9:19 pm joeturbo26, do you hold your phone when you take the picture? Or do you put it on something? I haven't tried this yet, but I think if I hold my phone my hands will shake and I will get a blurry picture. Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 04/15/2012 02:15 am You have to get close when you're doing this, so you can brace your hands on the surface the coin is on. Report this Post to the Staff
daniels Pillar of the Community United States 1620 Posts	Posted 04/15/2012 03:14 am Lol I thought I was the only one who tried that with the camera and the telescope. All my pics I use my Samsung galaxy s2 with the macro setting and also a magnifying app that works pretty good. Edited by daniels 04/15/2012 03:16 am Report this Post to the Staff
R-Dawkins Valued Member South Africa 105 Posts	Posted 04/26/2012 2:08 pm i took an old lens from a broken cd/dvd drive.. hold it against the iphone camera with tape and you get an AMAZING macro effect. You have to try it to believe it.. I have an iphone 3g so pics look a bit crappy, I told a friend of mine who tried it with his iphone 4s.. it was unbelievable good. some pics I took.. (keep in mind that this is with just an iphone 3g and the lens from an old cd drive with no daylight but just from the 100w light in my bedroom ceiling) An ant the stalk from a clover leaf Lettering from a South African 2 Rand coin.. The "Trust" part from in god we trust from a 1797 fantasy Trade dollar (don't ask) Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 04/26/2012 3:05 pm @R-Dawkins - Don't worry. It's ok: http://fakes.numismetrica.com/2012/...1-1797-0001/ ;-) Report this Post to the Staff
R-Dawkins Valued Member South Africa 105 Posts	Posted 04/26/2012 5:02 pm haha.. it was when I first started.. was very naive.. although I really like the way the coin looks. :) Report this Post to the Staff
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