Would Like To Take Photos Of Coins - Equipment Advice?

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rookie2012 New Member Canada 16 Posts	Posted 11/14/2012 6:05 pm Hello all: this is my first post (not sure if I'm doing it correctly). My husband recently inherited some coins. One set is 45+ 1966 Canadian silver dollars - they look so beautiful - I would like to take pictures of them - send them to someone and ask if they have any value other than silver content. MY QUESTION: how do you all take such wonderful pics? I tried with my regular camera and "not so good" .. does anyone have recommendations on the type of camera? Is there a special trick to taking clear photos? Do you have to buy a camera specific to taking coin photos? wow... lots of questions ... any direction would be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188952 Posts	Posted 11/14/2012 6:13 pm to the Community! I moved your welcome post to the 'Coin Photography' forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 11/14/2012 6:49 pm I just use a kodak easyshare for my photos. They're not perfect, but I haven't explored it's potential yet. I don't recommend using a flash though, I use two lamps with 40 watt Reveal bulbs. Also using a tri-pod to stable the image helps. Other than that, it's mainly settings on the camera and distance from the coin your photographing. If you have a camera with different settings you can use, I would tell what kind of camera and someone will walk you through the steps. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 11/14/2012 6:52 pm Btw Report this Post to the Staff
blackjack Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 11/15/2012 06:01 am You might look at my post, NEED ADVICE FOR A CAMERA. Members posted helpful information for me. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/15/2012 07:07 am to CCF. If you have a digital camera you should be able to post decent pics here on CCF. Set your camera so there is no flash and set it to macro (little flower icon). I like the results I get taking the pic outside in the sunshine. Practice a bit and it will be OK. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5856 Posts	Posted 11/15/2012 09:42 am I use an el-cheapo 8 megapixel Nikon "coolpix" digital camera and get good results. There are two "secrets." The first is to make sure your camera has a "macro" setting for taking close-up pictures (on my camera it took me awhile to figure out that you also have to zoom in with the macro feature enabled). The second is to use lots of light (NOT the camera's flash). I nice strong overhead light will work. Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
rookie2012 New Member Canada 16 Posts	Posted 11/29/2012 4:28 pm thanks to all who replied .... I hadn't checked my messages for a while and didn't see the replies until today. I am definitely looking into a little better camera and hope to be posting some pics for your opinions. thanks again Report this Post to the Staff
robster Pillar of the Community Australia 674 Posts	Posted 11/29/2012 8:48 pm Here's a small glimpse of my last month attempting to take photos that I would be happy to post.! and a very occasional.Luckily there any many members who provide great information on this topic.! Have fun.!! Report this Post to the Staff
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