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So, yeah, I've been reading around on the forum, and didn't really get any closer to my goal to, as they say in Pokèmon; "I wanna be the very best!". But suddenly this morning, I had a medal lying on my desk, and EUREKA! I spotted that my ceiling spot reflected light from a white wall, and gave perfect lighting as I stared down on this little prooflike 17th century silver medal. I got to work, and cut a big hole in the lid of an plastic box, which is white and reflective. Tilted my camera 2-3 degrees, and pointed three jansjos straigth up in the plastic, and two directly on the coin. Voilà! I have nearly managed to mimic PCGS Trueview. Which lately has been my sole purpose in life. So basicly, I have incorporated axial-light, with the direct light, to give some luster. And the good thing is; It seems to work on ALL types of coins. Kit: Canon Eos700D, with Canon 100MM macro, 5 jansjos, and a crummy old Chinese photostand. Toughts?          |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good results Is that 1880-CC dollar in a TPG (or GSA) slab? If so, how did you get rid of the glare from the plastic when shooting axial. That's always the biggest problem for me when shooting axial or pseudo-axial. |
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I think you've got something there.
I assume the SYKKEL-VM'93 is a proof.
If so, it is VERY well done; proofs are notoriously hard to image correctly.
I'd be interested to see what you can do with a rainbow toned coin.
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The 1880 CC is RAW, but might come from a GSA back in the days.
Sykkel, is indeed a proof. I will rummage trough my coins, and see if I can find a good toner.
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Pillar of the Community
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Awesome- can you show a photo of your setup with a small explanation.
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Valued Member
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This.  |
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Valued Member
Norway
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oh, humm.. Well, I can see what I can do.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Yes, very nice lighting effect. Show us how you did it!
Can you also put a mirror where your coin is placed and snap a shot to show the light pattern?
Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.comEdited by rmpsrpms
08/26/2016 3:53 pm
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Norway
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Norway
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So I think, this is an improved ringlight, with extra directional lighting.
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United States
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Very nice aleroe! I like how you shot the coin in two different areas of the reflected light pattern to show the differences. I guess the extra lights are too low to show in the reflection? Do you have an issue with focus on the top/bottom of the coin due to the tilt?
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United States
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What is the white board around the lens hood made of and how do you keep it up there?
If you have the time, I would also like to see some pics of some non-proof, but extremely lusterous, copper coins. This area gives me the biggest headaches  EDIT: From the looks of the pics here, you're capturing larger size coins, so your working distance from the coin is greater. If you do something that is US dime or cent size, and have to lower the camera to focus, what does that do to your lighting scheme? I'm using a Canon 100mm macro as well. In order to get a US cent framed properly and in focus, the distance from the end of the lens to the cent on stage is ~165mm.
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08/27/2016 7:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Love the photos. Got an editing question for ya.
How did you get the white background behind the coin?
I use Canons DPP and when I crop it, it puts up a black background. I cant figure out how to change it.
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08/27/2016 6:52 pm
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United States
441 Posts |
aleroe, I really really really dig the results you've shown for each of these coins. I believe the real key to this is the longer focal length, too. I have a 100mm Canon macro, but I have not been able to use it because my copy stand is too small. Thank you for reminding me that I wanted to do this, I am going to make a now copy stand happen, now!
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Thank you for showing that.
don't be self conscious about how the rig looks- the results say it all.
Congrats.
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