Advice On A Scanner Re: Help - Blurry :o(

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USArmyParatrooper Pillar of the Community United States 1283 Posts	Posted 06/13/2008 6:19 pm I think I'm going to buy a scanner tonight I wanted to know if any of you have suggestions for picking one out. I'm having a terribly hard time photographing certain coins, especially toned coins in a slab. Anytime the color, closeness and detail is just right I get awful glare that ruins the shot. Scanning might not be idea for the really professional shots, but it's simple and I've seen decent results. Any advice? Edited by USArmyParatrooper 06/17/2008 7:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 06/13/2008 10:47 pm Older design, single source scanners seem to work better than newer, multiple-lightsource models. Dedicated scanners also seem to work better than multi-function devices. Just a couple of generalizations from my limited experience that may or may not be accurate. Almost all the pics of coins I post here on the forum and in my CCF gallery are done on an old HP single-source scanner (model: Scanjet 3770). It works well enough on coins in 2x2s, but I've never tried it on a slabbed coin, so I don't know how well it works on them. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
USArmyParatrooper Pillar of the Community United States 1283 Posts	Posted 06/17/2008 7:56 pm OK, so my wife bought an Epson and the images are coming out blurry. The coin is slabbed so the coin off the scanner and out of focus. Any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff
madzdad71 Valued Member United States 377 Posts	Posted 06/18/2008 06:13 am Is there an option for custom settings? I had to play with my scanner for a long time before I could get a halfway decent pic. Finally I got a camera. Report this Post to the Staff
Learjet Pillar of the Community Australia 655 Posts	Posted 06/18/2008 07:25 am Is it a CIF scanner? Apparently they have narrow depth of field. Coin in slab could be a problem as it's not flat on the glass. Report this Post to the Staff
leprecoin Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 06/25/2008 11:07 am I used scanner way back, until some 5 yrs ago. My suggestion, buy a cheap one, because most likely you'll want to replace it pretty quick after, (Unless you'll be satisfied just giving a general idea of the coin, without showing is detailed qualities faults) Report this Post to the Staff
junjiesalvador Valued Member Philippines 212 Posts	Posted 06/26/2008 02:22 am I bought a scanner last week, a Genius Vivid 1200E-(1200 X 2400 dpi resolution). Don't seem to work well with coins. It is now used to send documents instead. Report this Post to the Staff
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