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I've seen through out many of the forums where picture quality comes up, and it is suggested that USB microscopes are a budget yet quality solution. I've seen guys using high dollar Cannon setups with all the extra tweaking things come up, but I'm searching for a common man's set up Being on a budget, and having read ALOT of Amazon reviews, I was wondering from the coin aspect if there were any that someone could suggest. A lot of the reviews were for insect views and flower pedals and what not, and I know everyone has there preferences, like there are Ford guys and Chevy guys and neither the two shall pass LOL, SO I guess my question is to the regular users of USB microscopes, is there any consensus on which ones might be better suited for coins and a price range to usability, sort of an ROI (Return on Investment) on one of these units. If there is something posted already, I apologize in advance, I didn't see any thread dedicated to USB microscope recommendations in general. Thanks again for any input. Edited by farrider11
07/26/2020 12:39 am
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Ton of info when you use the search box upper left of page. What is your budget? There is a $400 setup. As to USB scopes, the lower the power the better. 5x to 150x for an example. 5mp is better than 2mp. You will have a lighting issue. Practice slot. John1  |
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United States
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I spent a lot of money for a Dino-Lite USB microscope camera and I've seen photos posted using a $40 USB camera that were just as good if not better.
Reviews are all over the place but in my opinion, like John1 stated, lighting makes all the difference.
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"I spent a lot of money for a Dino-Lite USB microscope camera and I've seen photos posted using a $40 USB camera that were just as good if not better."
This is the kind of feedback I was looking for I was looking for. Thanks !
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 to CCF and very good pics. What make and model? John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, that is surprisingly good quality. Please share details with the group.
Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com |
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I have gone thru a few usb microscopes mainly because they looked 2 fake, the picture that is after all that I have bought probably could have gotten a 5mp digital eyepiece with a mono-scope lol. Working on a new project for people that cant afford that 200 dollar microscope ill post when finished.
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they are all about the same, and only good for closeups
if you want a quick way to take decent pictures of entire coins then NO to the micro
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I have been looking at USB micros ever n Amazon I saw some chea nes and very surrisedmof the magnification. I saw some for cell phones and iPAD. Have anybody used an iPad to take pics using USB microscope. Any info would be helpful. I have a Sony cybershot 5X. Please respond... |
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i myself have been looking at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08G4Y6C6...ov_lig_dp_it , looks as its getting good reviews I just like having realistic micro shots alot of the usb scopes out there have cheap sensors but just got to do research, trial and error lol |
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50x is the lowest it goes,and you need one that goes as close to 5x as possible. You will never need more than 150x for coins either, John1 |
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@John1 well with the 50x maybe I wont miss nothing lol I just like it because of the image res @12mp for 100 bucks, they also make a longer arm thats goes to 10X lowest, heck my eyes are bad I put 2 55mm macro lens together for my loop  . |
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Celestron - 5 MP Digital Microscope Pro - Handheld USB Microscope Compatible with Windows PC and Mac - 20x-200x Magnification, on_amazon, but I paid alot less when I bought mine. Works great, good software, easy to use.  Edited by NDBirdman
01/04/2021 5:09 pm
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Edited by Eyez
01/09/2021 09:51 am
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