Posted 04/03/2016 2:50 pm
Thank you, very much! My wife was surprised that I had done as well as I thought that I did, especially on the obverse.
To answer your questions, I do wear glasses. Interestingly, though, I used autofocus on the reverse and manually focused the obverse, just to see how the two compared. I believe that I did better than the autofocus, on this one. In this case, I did not tether. I have played with the EOS Utility and tethering in my office, but the copy stand just won't fit on my desk. I'll load up the Canon software on my laptop, and play with that, as well. In this case, I did use a wired shutter release. Figured at $20, the remote shutter release was a good investment, in the event that I was not tethered.
Appearance-wise, it is interesting. I can definitely see there being a toning difference between the front and back in person, but it is definitely more pronounced in the photographs. I do not know how this coin was stored, i.e. if it had been in an album, in contact with other coins, etc. I had figured that it would be a good example for a type set, and the price was very right. Posted it in the grading subforum, too, as I am on the fence if it has been attempted to have been cleaned or not. I know that we have a flash with a diffuser that I was going to play with a little later, while waiting on the lights that I have ordered and when I can get to Ikea. Not sure if the time will allow for it today, but I was also going to put together a simple axial setup, too.
Again, thank you for the feedback. This subform has been invaluable in getting me motivated to start trying my hand at this. I understand how getting a rig setup can be a hobby in its own right, too!
To answer your questions, I do wear glasses. Interestingly, though, I used autofocus on the reverse and manually focused the obverse, just to see how the two compared. I believe that I did better than the autofocus, on this one. In this case, I did not tether. I have played with the EOS Utility and tethering in my office, but the copy stand just won't fit on my desk. I'll load up the Canon software on my laptop, and play with that, as well. In this case, I did use a wired shutter release. Figured at $20, the remote shutter release was a good investment, in the event that I was not tethered.
Appearance-wise, it is interesting. I can definitely see there being a toning difference between the front and back in person, but it is definitely more pronounced in the photographs. I do not know how this coin was stored, i.e. if it had been in an album, in contact with other coins, etc. I had figured that it would be a good example for a type set, and the price was very right. Posted it in the grading subforum, too, as I am on the fence if it has been attempted to have been cleaned or not. I know that we have a flash with a diffuser that I was going to play with a little later, while waiting on the lights that I have ordered and when I can get to Ikea. Not sure if the time will allow for it today, but I was also going to put together a simple axial setup, too.
Again, thank you for the feedback. This subform has been invaluable in getting me motivated to start trying my hand at this. I understand how getting a rig setup can be a hobby in its own right, too!
Edited by jmferris
04/03/2016 3:05 pm
04/03/2016 3:05 pm
