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selectsplat New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 05/17/2012 07:46 am Ok, after trying last night with a 8mp camper for about an hour, I realized that taking pictures of coins with hi res and high detail is more difficult than it looks. Are you guys using some sort of magnifying glass or something? I can't get a crisp picture that close up. Any tips would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 05/17/2012 08:57 am 1. get the light right - that takes a lot of trial and error. 2. get a tripod. 3. use your camera's timer. Report this Post to the Staff
jokingjoker Pillar of the Community United States 2150 Posts	Posted 05/17/2012 09:46 am Also if your camera has a macro function, it looks like a flower symbol, use it. Report this Post to the Staff
Penny Guy Pillar of the Community United States 531 Posts	Posted 05/17/2012 4:27 pm Another suggestion is to RTOM. (read the owners manual) You'll find info on using the built in macro features your camera has as well as options for manually setting exposure. The above suggestions are excellent and a requirement to improve coin pics. There are also a number of excellent threads here that you can search for and readl. Good Luck and have fun. Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 05/17/2012 10:19 pm You'll get more help if you: - Tell us what camera you are using - what lens - what lights - MOST IMPORTANT...post your best pic and tell us what you don't like about it Ray Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
mvc Valued Member United States 138 Posts	Posted 05/18/2012 08:47 am I have a canon T3i, and no matter what I tried, could not get the quality I wanted. They were OK for ebay, etc. Finally got a 100mm macro and man what a difference. decent copy stand and lights help as well Report this Post to the Staff
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