Trying The "make Your Own 18% Gray Card.."

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Night-Hawk Pillar of the Community United States 1002 Posts	Posted 08/13/2014 04:52 am Read with great interest our fellow forumite "Darth Morgan" post on using an 18% gray card, with very good results: https://goccf.com/t/160092 ... I don't have one yet, but I found this link on just printing your own 18% gray sheet: http://www.diyphotography.net/diy-m...-gray-cards/ I tried it under a raw St. Gaudens, looks promising.. Color is very close according to my naked eye, didn't have to edit it. Will have to experiment further. Report this Post to the Staff

westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 08/13/2014 09:03 am A tip, most of the camera bags on the market are 18% gray on the interior. Gray cards are available at most camera shops and don't cost much, get one that is not glossy if you do purchase on. I got one that is made from a non-tear plasticized material that has a matte finish. It's about 6 x 9 inches, and comes with a protective sleeve for keeping it clean when stored in my equipment bag. The opposite side is pure white. "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 Edited by westcoin 08/13/2014 09:04 am Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 08/13/2014 1:18 pm I suppose I could make one, but they won't be nearly as durable as this black/white/18% set I picked up for cheap on Amazon. Report this Post to the Staff
ALP Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 08/17/2014 2:09 pm I made one (with a relatively cheap inkjet printer) and it worked ok, but was fairly grainy and not very even. I've since bought a set of black/white/18% from Amazon, and it works much better. Report this Post to the Staff
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