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Rest in Peace
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After complaining that I have been unable to take and post photos ,a fellow CCF member ( good friend )gave me his old Carson microscope . It took me awhile to get it up and running but now I think I have it down . what say you ? NOT looking for grade or problems , just assessment on photos . Thanks for looking .   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Hey T-BOP. Congrats on the new (to you) microscope camera! The first photo needs some work on focus and the 2nd appears to have been bumped during exposure (perhaps some focus issues there too). Keep at it! Practice makes perfect, or so I've heard.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Probably will be better for close ups of date, motto, etc. Not for pics of whole coin.  |
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Hmm yes, neither one is in focus. Was the bottom one moved during the picture taking? I see weird ghosting at 12 o'clock.
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Rest in Peace
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Yeah I have to work on the actual taking of the picture while touching the top of the Microscope . Whole thing moves too easily . |
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Valued Member
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What is the mexapixel rating of the camera you are using?
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Moderator
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Shouldn't you be able to take the pic by clicking on the screen and not the top of the scope? My Celestron and AmScope have the feature to click on the screen. John1  |
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Shouldn't you be able to take the pic by clicking on the screen and not the top of the scope?  Key point by @john1. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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Agree with Tunnioc, mine works best on close ups, just can't quite get a great pic of an entire coin.
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I can get a full silver dollar sized coin pic with mine by putting the scope on top of as many books as it takes to reach the needed height. John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Photos look good enough for most questions.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice start on your image library.
To eliminate blurry images there should be an way to capture an image without touching the microscope as John1 said.
And one of the things that befuddle me most often is the lighting. Usually too much of it causes problems.
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Valued Member
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Hi T-Bop
The first thing I would do is change the background to a solid color material such as grey or black. Secondly, does you microscope have a stand or are you holding is when taking the picture? They seem to be a little out of focus. Most of these microscopes come with some sort of built-in lighting but you might try adding some external lighting to see if the photos improve at all. You can move the external light around to bring out the best features of your coin.
Joe
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Thanks guys for the suggestions .I will try the picture taking feature , My Carson came with a home made stand made by the CCF member that sent the Mic.to me . And I also have a flex tube stand but isn't very high .I know that lighting is a big deal when taking pics ,need to work on that . |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Glad to see you taking the plunge into the photography aspect of our hobby, T-BOP, which is a hobby unto itself. I got my hands dirty with iphoneography. I would look into getting an 18% gray card as your background. You can also print out this 18% gray block (R-119, G-119, B-119 in PS). It probably won't be exact to an official gray card, but it's a start. I agree with others that focusing is the main issue to be resolved.  Edited by Darth Morgan
07/07/2019 10:43 am
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Another one of my pics . Feel free to comment .  |
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Posted 07/06/2019 10:33 pm
