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Still experimenting with various lighting, can't seem to dial it in yet but it is fun playing with the process.    Bob |
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Wow, the quality is excellent! Which camera are you using?
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Canon EOS Rebel XS with Pentax Auto Bellows & El-Nikkor 75mm enlarging lens. Ray put this system together for me.
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Although I'm just a beginner as well the lighting looks a bit harsh to me- do you have the lamps diffused with something?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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not bad at all and a pretty morgan too!
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Looking good, I think you could use a bit more diffusion on the lighting.
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Jeff the lamps were diffused with pieces from an old white t-shirt. Still experimenting with light angles, diffusion compononents etc. Also had to play around with contrast etc. to get the correct coloration. I'm not happy with the light ing either but still climbing that digital learning curve. What is everyone else using for lamp diffusion? Looked at the thread on smile diffusers. Just not sure how to go about building these.
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Pillar of the Community
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Here's a trick to improve the Jansjos...
The biggest problem with the Jansjos is they have a single, small LED emitter at their center. If you can block direct light from the LED, and only get light from the reflected/diffused outer areas, it helps take the harsh edge off.
Try cutting a small round piece of aluminum (or aluminium if you're outside the US) and taping it with Scotch Magic Tape to the center of the Jansjo lens. The perfect size is around 1/4 inch, so a single-hole punch does a nice job of this. Put the shiny side of the foil facing the LED so it can reflect back to the parabolic reflector behind the lens. Add a piece of tissue or cloth reflector and the light will be much more even.
Ray
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Nice shots chErrEEpickEr and nice VAM1B.
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It is a nice coin- NGC MS 64?
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Canon EOS Rebel XS with Pentax Auto Bellows & El-Nikkor 75mm enlarging lens. That explains the excellent quality. Great Morgan!  |
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Jeff, yes it is an NGC MS-64. I have another in MS-65 with some nice rim toning. Not a rare variety but a neat one nonetheless.
Ray thanks for that diffuser tip I am going to give it a shot. I had thought about building a mini light tent to surround the coins to even out the light but will try your suggestion first.
Thanks all for the replies will have to work out the harsh lighting issues.
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Pillar of the Community
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Experience tells me that lighting is the #1 problem when imaging coins.
In your case you are not getting a uniform distribution of light across the whole coin.
This is particularly a problem with MS, PL and proof coins because their surfaces are SO reflective.
See if you can surf up some guides for handling this sort of situation.
OR
Buy "Numismatic Photography", 2nd edition, by Mark Goodman.
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Not a rare variety but a neat one nonetheless.
Yeah, if it weren't for those I would only have about 35 Morgans. Edited by dave700x
02/02/2014 11:54 am
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Better or Worse?  |
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Better.
It's much easier to see the details on the coin, and the lighting's not so harsh.
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