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New Member
United States
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hi-everyone. this is a very helpful site! id like to know which is better a digital camera or a scanner.for pics to put in auctions,also is one brand better than another?  ***Edited by Forum Dad to move to phtography forum*** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2254 Posts |
Welcome to the forum bnoggle. We have a whole section dedicated to coin photography which will probably handle this question for you.
I would recomend the camera approach as it gives you more options. Most auction sites do not have limits on resolution either, so you can take as good a pic as the camera will allow.
Enjoy your time here.
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New Member
 United States
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thanks for the info ive got a digital was afraid I was goig to have to spend my coin buying money on a scanner
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Moderator
 United States
6563 Posts |
 Cameras are Better I only use my decrepid scanner when I want to catalog pages of coins or scan notes and such |
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 United States
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
2078 Posts |
This is a 300 dpi scan in bitmap converted to jpeg on an old photoscanner It took all of 10 minutes scanning and cropping Now somebody with a camera show me what you can do better and tell me how long it took Cause my wife is willing to give me a Canon through the lense camera for my retirement   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
830 Posts |
Welcome to Coin Community !!!  I've used both, and my preference, by a huge margin, is the digital camera. As tights24 said, it gives you more options. Play around with lighting and white balance settings and you'll get the hang of it in no time at all. Use the macro mode to shoot pics, and always use a tripod or copy stand to avoid any blurring. |
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United States
6563 Posts |
Ok ageka send me the coin and I'll show you a better picture.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3234 Posts |
HP makes the only scanners that I know of that can properly scan through slabs. I have an old Canon that does a phenomenal job of scanning raw material; it just can't capture luster. Just about any decent digital camera (5MP or higher) should do you fine.
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New Member
United States
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THANKS EVERYONE ive got a kodadx7630 but I dont have any macro setting or white lighting
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United States
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Here's a couple quick efforts with my sub-$100 Epson V100 scanner, meant to disprove the myths that scanners can't achieve depth of field, luster or color. In the interests of honesty, they're followed by my best efforts of the same subject with my camera. Note that I spent no time at all tweaking the scanner settings to maximize the result - I just shoved the coins in and scanned them on Auto. Scanner:   Camera:   Honestly, I don't think the scanner can match the camera for color, but it's not that bad, either. |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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I do not have a single slabbed coin I do not have any non gold coins I would want to scan So I asked my wife weather I could get a notebook Toshiba pro P100-376 instead Intel core 2 2 gigaherz 2 mega RAM 4 mega Cache 17 inch ethernet, lan, bluetooth etc Nvidia7600 And XP professional in Flemish French and English ( Cause I got all XP programs I want ) I do not know what to do with it but at least I could play the latest games and since she wants a diamond at least I get a little back  Oh the pains of retirement  |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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@ graceoutcast quote:
send me the coin and I'll show you a better picture.
I was expecting that from Chrystalk or possibly Old Dan By the way this is what in Belgium is sold at melt + 1.5% by any exchange agent When I read European Coinforums I am sure that Belgium is a paradise at least for people that like goldcoins |
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