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Are Cheap ($20 Or Less) USB Microscopes Any Good For Photographing Coins?

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Eyez Pillar of the Community United States 536 Posts	Posted 02/22/2021 12:52 pm i love my https://www.amazon.com/Mustcam-Micr...aWNrPXRydWU= after twicking the light in it 50 bucks not bad Heck sometimes I wonder why I have my Dslr CAM lol by the way 1964 Lincoln Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Bedrock of the Community United States 37658 Posts	Posted 02/22/2021 2:06 pm 3rd pic is good, other two have too much glare. John1 ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion ) Searched 5+ Million Cents Since 1971 Report this Post to the Staff
element47 New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 02/22/2021 8:43 pm I spent about 20 dollars on Amazon on a USB microscope with an adjustable arm and adjustable led light source. It does pretty well with close ups of errors, that kind of thing. And for whole coin photos I bought a Xenovo macro lens from Amazon. It goes on your phone and does really well. I also got a small tripod and bluetooth shutter button to keep the phone from shaking when taking the photo. Its a lot of trial and error for me though. I'm still learning for sure. I use an all black background, and I use my old Galaxy s7 edge as a dedicated coin camera. Ive really just started trying to work on my photography the past couple months. But the USB microscope helps me a lot when I'm going through rolls looking for errors. Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 3324 Posts	Posted 02/22/2021 11:07 pm Those mustcam pics are surprisingly good. A bit of diffusion on the LEDs and they could be very good. @Eyez, are you able to take the full coin pic with the camera mounted on the stand, or do you have to move it farther away? Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Bedrock of the Community United States 37658 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 04:32 am element47, 18% gray scale as a background works better. You will need to find a way to filter your light source. John1 ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion ) Searched 5+ Million Cents Since 1971 Report this Post to the Staff
thegrendel Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 08:13 am >> I would like to post the entire coin, first. Then post the area or areas of concern .Is it possible to find a microscope that can do all of that? << Maybe, but not a cheap microscope. I don't see that as an issue because you can take a close-up picture of the entire coin with a good camera that has a macro setting, and then take additional pictures of selected areas of the coin with the cheap microscope. Report this Post to the Staff
Eyez Pillar of the Community United States 536 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 09:24 am @rpmpsrpms on stand half way up those where taking at 3mp not the 5mp setting I find the 3 mp setting on pennies are better 5mp for dime and quarters.@John1 yeah was quick ones I took last night just wanted to show basics off how well it did at a basic fast lvl. Edited by Eyez 02/23/2021 09:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
Eyez Pillar of the Community United States 536 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 09:51 am took a slower take on this to adjust lighting. Report this Post to the Staff
coinchatter New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 5:47 pm John1.... does it also take photos of certain parts of the coin? Or do I need to buy two cameras, one for whole coin and one for certain areas of the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
coinchatter New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 5:52 pm Element47... I am trying to avoid buying something then find out that it doesn't work for me. I will have to return it. I am trying to avoid that. I am trying to work with this iPad Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Bedrock of the Community United States 37658 Posts	Posted 02/24/2021 04:39 am My Celestron 44302 can take full coin pic of a silver dollar coin,I have to put the scope on top of a stack of books to do it though. Generally I use a digital camera for full coin shots and a usb scope for close ups. John1 ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion ) Searched 5+ Million Cents Since 1971 Report this Post to the Staff
element47 New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted Yesterday 9:57 pm @john so I looked up 18% grayscale. Am I able to print out a square of that and just use it as a background? Or is there something specific I should use? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Bedrock of the Community United States 37658 Posts	Posted Today 15H 4M ago If it was me, I would buy them and not print my own. John1 ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion ) Searched 5+ Million Cents Since 1971 Report this Post to the Staff
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