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Valued Member
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What do you think? Any tips? Canon D60 f8 1/13 sec ISO 125 Camera on a tripod, two diffused lights   |
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Moderator
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Beautiful photos.
Maybe a can of compressed air?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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first those are awesome shots.. I agree with the compressed air. Also, with a little adjustment on the lighting you should be able to lose the bluish hot spots seen in the fields. Could look like this:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Proof, proof-likes and even some high end MS coins create their own problems when photographing them.
Many people use axial lighting.
But you did quite well.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks good, for a proof coin photo.
I seldom get good results when I try pseudo-axial imaging of shiny coins, especially if they're slabbed and the slabs are scuffed up. Usually, for frosted proofs like these, I just do photos like these (with dark fields). The real problem comes with brilliant proofs.
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Valued Member
United States
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Can a couple of you post pictures of the different lighting setups you are using for proof coins?
@Bababooey is that through plastic or a raw proof coin?
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Valued Member
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Tanks for the complements and the tips! The compressed air would get rid of some of the dust without harming the coin? The kind you can buy at an office supply store like office depo?
@cj , It was taken raw not through plastic.
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Valued Member
United States
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you can use a bulb syringe to blow off dust without using any compressed gasses or air... they have them at the drug stores or you can get some specialized ones from photo supply stores.
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Pillar of the Community
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you want to be real careful with canned air. blowing off your good coins. that air has moisture in it. not good for the coins. if you decide to try that. blow some on your key board see what I mean. you'll see the moisture very quickly so be careful with that. have a great one
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Pillar of the Community
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Bababooey if you want to remove dust off your coins. go to a large store where they sell ladies makeup. they have a brush there that ladies use made out of I believe. the one I purchased the lady told me it is made out of camel hair. its big, round and very soft. its also very expenses. I can tell you you will never mark your coins with this brush. just gently from the center to the outside flick the brush. the dust will be gone. its works great
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Valued Member
United States
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Rocky - although I agree it is soft... there is always a chance that something will be scraped across the field on your coin... it is best to blow off debris. a bulb syringe is around $1 and does not use compressed air and is simple to use. just because the brush won't scratch your coin, there is always a chance of some other spec of sand or something getting caught in the brush and ruining a coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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cjweber thank you very much. I will get one of these bulb syringes. that bush is a lot costly then that. when the lady told me the prices. I said are kidding. she laughed and said no. it does work good. but you are right all one would have to do is pick up a piece of grit and to late thank you.
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Valued Member
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I moved the lighting to a higher angle. I think it helped a bit but the reverse did not turn out great. I tried a 'bulb syringe' that I had for some optical equipment, I don't think it helped at all. I think the coin has some microscopic imperfections that is not going to come off. It is an inexpensive raw proof. I have a few others that I can practice with. How about a ring lighting that attaches around the front of the lens? I've been reading about axial lighting, is that preferred?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks good to me! How do you avoid getting the reflection of the camera on the coin? That's always the hard part for me.
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