Need Help With Picture Focus And Lighting

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Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 01/18/2018 11:51 pm So I have been getting a lot listed on COC and JC said my pictures need help. He says all my photos are out of focus but don't see it. But he is the man and knows his stuff, so I want to be able to get the rest of my stuff listed and more to come. I like finding new stuff so with that said. I need help so let me know what you think of my pictures and what I can do to better my images. So my set up right now is a cheap usb microscope for taking most of my close ups and a macro app for my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 for full coin and kinda close ups. My light source is a florescent daylight bulb from different angles that I think shows my stuff better mostly from the left though so help thank you Microscope pictures App photos EDITED for punctuation to the best of my knowledge as I failed it numerous times in high school Edited by Mrzllewellyn 01/19/2018 12:05 am Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/18/2018 11:54 pm ~~Your post is one long sentence.~~ Please try some punctuation or line breaks so its easier to read. EDIT - that is better, anything is better than nothing Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 12:05 am Done sorry not my strong suit definitely don't know if it was done correctly Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 04:49 am I am no pro but, your pics do look out of focus,scope and phone. The scope pics look like the white balance is out of adjustment also. Instead of fluorescence light, use a hand held LED flashlight. Block off all but the LED at 12k on your scope and you may need to put a filter on that one. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 05:33 am I turn all the lights off on my scope And also I view all of the pics on my phone would that make a difference how good I can see them if they are out of focus or not? Edited by Mrzllewellyn 01/19/2018 05:35 am Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 07:22 am It might, being a small screen. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 10:56 am The issue is not really one of "focus". It's more that neither the USB scope nor the smart phone have particularly sharp optics, so don't produce sharp photos. The standard for COC and other sites for publishing is a bit higher than can be achieved with this equipment. Most of the photos published on those sites were taken with lab microscopes using a camera on the eyepiece. This method is sharper than either USB or smartphone optics, so appears more "focused". Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 11:04 am Well I don't have a million dollars to spend on equipment so I'm guessing my listings will stop which I hate but I guess I won't be able to get the quality wanted with what I can afford Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 12:53 pm Don't give up so easily. Practice. I have two scopes and a point and shoot camera and I can get "good enough" pics. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 12:54 pm Have your images from this equipment been published before on COC or other sites? Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 1:09 pm Sorry to be so negative about this... Looking at your "app" photos, they are much better than the USB camera ones, so there may be some hope. How are you taking those? Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 3:05 pm Mrzllewellyn, Have you tried one of those clip on magnifiers for your phone? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 3:26 pm No but I was looking at them online lastnight and was looking at different apps and my camera features and all I really do want clear and in focus pictures but don't have the cash to be buying a nice set up and all just got to deal with what I got or something that is a few dollars @Rpmsrpms yes I have around 8 or so listings on coc but I need to get better pictures for a few and I can't seem to do it and I want to send him pictures on future listings in focus and sharp you know so he doesn't have to email me 6 times to take better pictures it's a waste of his time and I get frustrated because I think the pictures look good but they don't you know? Win win Report this Post to the Staff
Justwalking Valued Member Russian Federation 172 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 10:24 pm Mrzllewellyn, you no need million dollars for equipment. I have spent about $150 for 16MP USB camera and microscope lens for $25 (both new from China) No need another optics for coin pics like this (just resized) Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 10:34 pm What is the name of the camera and the lens very nice picture Report this Post to the Staff
Justwalking Valued Member Russian Federation 172 Posts	Posted 01/19/2018 10:43 pm Both noname products. Search about Eakins 16MP HDMI+USB 1080@60 1/2.33" with 6 buttons on the top and as for lens it was Plan Achromat X4 finite lens. See my theme here. Report this Post to the Staff
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