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FlipOfACoin Valued Member 474 Posts	Posted 02/11/2012 10:04 pm OK, I am tired of taking hundreds of pictures with the 'wide angle / flower' setting on my digital camera only to find that I am not improving. Insanity right? This means I need to change something... What about a USB microscope thing-a-ma-jig that will send pictures straight to my computer? Anything along those lines would seem ideal... However, I realize I could be chasing the wrong 'squirrel' entirely. Suggestions Report this Post to the Staff

acloco Pillar of the Community United States 3540 Posts	Posted 02/11/2012 11:02 pm Change your lighting. Lighting is THE KEY in photography...period. I am in the same boat as you. $1000 or $5000 in equipment will not make ME any better...ahem...at photography. :) Read the other posts in the photography page and check the lighting arrangements. I am getting ready to face my ikea lights up towards the camera, but direct them at bent pieces of paper to diffuse the light. I bet it works. Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 02/11/2012 11:11 pm I am in the same boat, about lighting, and my next step is to "dial-in" the proper combination of distance and difusion of the light. The USB Microscopes are good for extreme close-ups, IMO. I have a Dino-Lite USB (got a good deal on it) and it is wonderful for close-ups, and not good at all for full image taking (at least I have not figured it out). Report this Post to the Staff
FlipOfACoin Valued Member 474 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 12:27 am I was thinking more of something I can use to take up-close images. I seem to be running into a lot of questionable OMMs & RPMs... the old 'peepers' are not quite as sharp as they used to be... Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 12:43 am Quote: ...I am getting ready to face my ikea lights up towards the camera, but direct them at bent pieces of paper to diffuse the light. I bet it works. It definitely does. I have tried it with both a white paper reflector and aluminum coated one with good results. Quote: I was thinking more of something I can use to take up-close images. I seem to be running into a lot of questionable OMMs & RPMs... the old 'peepers' are not quite as sharp as they used to be. There are several recent threads on USB microscope cameras. Some members have achieved very good results with them. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Edited by rmpsrpms 02/12/2012 12:44 am Report this Post to the Staff
FlipOfACoin Valued Member 474 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 12:45 am OK, thanks. I must have missed them. I will go back and look again! Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 01:10 am Yep check previous posts, I use a cheap Celestron USB Microscope, works really well for close up photos of varities, RPM, DD, etc., the quality of the photo isn't great, but sure helps my old eyes to see what I'm looking at on a big monitor now days. After 40 my eyes seem to change prescriptions every 8 months. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 05:05 am Quote: The USB Microscopes are good for extreme close-ups, IMO. I have a Dino-Lite USB (got a good deal on it) and it is wonderful for close-ups, and not good at all for full image taking (at least I have not figured it out) My nephew has a Dino-Lite and can take whole coin pics,see the 10th post down JP324 https://goccf.com/t/51390 I have the Celestron and can take whole coin pics of large dollar sized coins as well. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Bizybackson Pillar of the Community United States 1817 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 12:57 pm Member barryg has a good DIY lighting set up, take a look at his ATB coins under the PM forum. Having a good photo editor application like Photoshop helps too, I believe. Good pictures are key for selling on places like e-Bay, or to simply have a record of your collection. Report this Post to the Staff
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