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jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 03/13/2012 8:50 pm New camera, fairly new lense, two new jansjo---still not there yet, but I think my shots are getting a little better. Shot these raw then converted to jpeg. Any help would be appreciated. Oh yea, the reverse of the Half Cent is rotated that much. . Edited by jprine 03/13/2012 8:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff

carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 03/13/2012 9:50 pm Sorry to break this to you, but I think your photos look great. You might have to adjust your white balance a bit. I wish I could get the results you've achieved. I got a new camera and a new fiancé last year and so far the users manual on the relationship takes a lot more time to learn than the camera. I need to devote more time to my coins and the camera. Don't tell her I said that. Edited by carmykle 03/13/2012 9:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 03/14/2012 10:34 am Those pics look pretty good. What don't you like about them? I do see a few highlights that could be reduced with some (or more) diffusion on the lights. Tell us more about your setup: Camera settings (Live View, exposure mode, shutter mode, focus mode, processing settings, file format) Lens Stand Light positions (Clock, distance, angle from horizontal) Diffusers/reflectors, etc Post Processing (downsizing, sharpening, levels adjustment, saturation adjustment) ...Ray Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 03/14/2012 6:14 pm I am not real happy with the lighting even though it looks pretty accurate. I am shooting a Canon T1i, 100mm canon macro lense. Lights (jansjo) at 2 and 10 about 5 inches away (no diffusion). Coin about 5 inches from lens, camera mounted on tripod. Camera set at 200 iso, 1/8. I am teathered to my computer using zoombrowser, so the camera is still. I turned off all other lights in the room and turned the computer screen away from the shooting field. I did very little post processing adjustments. I originally shot using tissue as a diffuser, but couldnt get the exposure right (too dark). I am still fairly new at this, so I may just be a little dissapointed when I compare my shots to some of the others on the site. I know I still have a lot of reading and learning to do, but any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 03/14/2012 7:45 pm There are 3 dimensions to lighting: - clock position - distance - angle to horizontal I've found the most critical dimension to getting the light how I want it is the angle to horizontal. I have worked laboriously to get the lighting as high as possible without glaring on the coin. This is why I made my "smile" directors for the Jansjos, to get the light at the maximum possible angle. Since your lights are 5 inches from the coin, and the lens is 5 inches from the coin, that means your lights are outside the diameter of the lens, which in my opinion is too low an angle to get best overall illumination. Try moving your lights a little lower, between the lens and coin, and see what you get! My preferred distance with the Jansjos is 100mm between coin to lights for Cents and Nickels ...Ray Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
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