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Okay, here's the setup. I have black Jansjos coming (wife wants the copper and copper was all they had in stock when I ordered these ones).  |
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Canada
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chequer you are doing great. like your setup and like your coins have a great one.
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Greece
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Chequer, is it possible to write the EXIF of the photos? I think there is too much noise.
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Canada
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Switching gears:  Same photo with a crop  Doubling on a 1982 Constitution dollar  Tiny die cracks on a 1970 nickel dollar  |
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chequer...cut a little off the diffuser until it fits, or you can just let it bend a little...Ray
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I would suggest to use a spirit level for your set up, use WB not automatic, and turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" ON when your shutter speed is below 1/125. (The faster speed makes the image sharper)
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What improvements can I make to this? I do have the diffuser attached. Also, this seems to be the largest I can shoot with the current bellows set up ... where do I go for larger coins?   |
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What improvements can I make to this? That picture looks great. Is the coin actually brownish like the picture? |
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Pics look great!!!  Was gonna offer help, but after looking at your pics I should be asking you to tune up my pics.  |
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Your photos look great chequer, my only suggestion would be to adjust your white balance - This can be done in post-processing. Edit: I hope you don't mind; I adjusted the white balance of your most recent picture. Is this closer to what the coin looks like in hand?  Edited by Canadian-Banknotes
05/30/2016 6:30 pm
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Yes, I should likely pay better attention to the white balance ... it's kind of in between mine and yours, Canadian-Banknotes. Thanks for looking, everyone, and I'm very open for any tips. I find it difficult to assess my own photos (like grading your own coins, I suppose), but it just seems to be missing something. Maybe it's time to look into focus stacking? Am I at that point yet?
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For larger coins, you'll need to remove the bellows and substitute with a short extension tube. The helicoid can still be used for focusing.
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I'll have to amend the diffuser, Ray, since it won't fit on the lens (too wide, the material hits the control arm of the stand). Can you show pics of the diffuser that didn't work and the one that did? I'm always looking for new/better ideas for lighting. |
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Rather than try to upload my own pics, here's pretty much the same system (this is Ray's site) and the circular diffuser isn't cut yet on mine, so it's hitting the arm on the stand and bending a bit. Works though and I can always trim it a bit if it bothers me. Hope that helps. Be great if I included the link: http://www.macrocoins.com/example-system-2.htmlEdited by chequer
05/30/2016 9:03 pm
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