Poor Mans Optical Aid For More Magnification W/ Photography

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mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 12/14/2012 5:49 pm I use a small Canon 8MP digital camera model SD1100IS. The camera has a digital macro setting but this allows you to get only so close. I have found that simply holding a 10X jewelers loupe over the lens allows you some extra ZOOM. You need good light because you tend to block out light when you get in very close. Below are two sample pictures. Maybe this will help someone else who doesn't want to buy a new camera. *This picture is without the added loupe.* This picture is with the added 10X loupe. Report this Post to the Staff

Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 12/14/2012 6:11 pm That's quite a difference! Thanks for the tip. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 12/14/2012 6:41 pm Nice fix. I always look for ways to work around the 'accepted" way of doing things - its fun. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 12/14/2012 9:16 pm Hold my phone camera up to this Shoot closeup Done quickly with no added light, just the light on in the room. I have showed this to a couple older coin dealers how easy photos can be taken and used on ebay and places like here and they love the smartphone. Report this Post to the Staff
fen-garm New Member Estonia 5 Posts	Posted 01/20/2013 07:13 am I usually don't use my mobile phone to take photos of coins and always prefer a camera, but as an emergency device the phone does its job. However, I also tested my phone camera without and with an additional lens and here are the results. The left one is took without additional lens and for the right picture I put a 20x Leuchtturm loupe in front of my phone lens. These pictures are NOT digitally edited, but the size of both is shrinked 3,4 times so just imagine how big the originals were! Report this Post to the Staff
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