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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looking for a scanner that can do well with slabbed coins. Any suggestions?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Lighting is usually abysmal on scanners. But honestly literally any flatbed scanner could do it.
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Pillar of the Community
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4038 Posts |
If you're scanning for ebay or other sales venues, you'll recoup the investment into a real camera pretty quickly through increased prices realized due to superior imagery. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1748 Posts |
I have a canon rebel eos. What do I need to make that work?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
I have a Canon CanoScan LiDE 500F.
DO NOT GET ONE IF YOU ARE GOING TO SCAN SLABS.
It's a great scanner for most purposes.
It can scan with resolutions as high as 1200 dpi.
BUT
It's focal plane is SO tight to the glass surface that the tenth or eighth of an inch that the slab holds the coin above the surface is NOT in focus.
BTW it's an old model so it's unlikely that you'd easily find one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If using a scanner is a must, look for a flatbed that you can adjust the focus, some with transparency scanners have this feature, as a coin in a slab needs to focused about 5-10 mm higher than the plate, the coin doesn't sit directly on the glass, otherwise you are focused on the edge of the slab and not the coin. Lighting will be unusually flat with very little contrast. I have an old Epson Artist Expression 1600 that does an admirable job, it was expensive though, compared to todays scanners. Since you have a Canon Rebel, that is what I'd go with for coin photography. There are numerous threads already here on CCF in this forum that cover basic set up quite nicely. Get a copy of Mark Goodman's Numismatic Photography 2nd edition for some good pointers as well. A few of the threads here on CCF to get you started: https://goccf.com/t/166588#1530010https://goccf.com/t/178805https://goccf.com/t/158182https://goccf.com/t/164774"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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What would be the best lens my canon rebel for coin photography?
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Pillar of the Community
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I really like the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (I didn't bother with the IS version). Enough working distance both full slab and down to the 14mm trimes.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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United States
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I use a 60mm lens but the 100mm would be better.
It gives you more working space between the lens and the coin.
If the lens gets too close to the coin it starts blocking the light.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with BStrauss3, that is the same lens I have and use the most, as it allows for focusing via remote from my laptop, I also use a bellows with a 100mm bellows Pentax lens and the Rodenstock APO 75mm F/4D 1:1 enlarging lens for really close up macro stuff. A standard EF 50mm lens with some extension tubes would also be a nice fit. If you get extension rings, make sure they are either Canon brand or at least electronic rather than pass through so you can utilize the remote focusing feature.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4038 Posts |
Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com |
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United States
235 Posts |
Any scanner with a CCD, do not get one with CIS (optics)
Especially if scanning certified coins. (holders)
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Valued Member
Russian Federation
172 Posts |
I have this V370 scanner. Tried to scan coins few years ago. Their looks very flat due to direct scan light. Can't recommend this method.
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