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Valued Member
Canada
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I have still been using the same camera from years ago. Kodak Easy Share CX7430. Ok stop laughing. Years ago I bought a cheap jewellers loupe from london drugs taped cardboard over the end so I could slip it over the camera lens. I was trying to achieve closer macro shots to zoom in on mint marks, doubling etc. I took a picture to show the loupe I use and the box that I balance a flat flash light in to try to get a better light source. My eyes were better before and with not quite steady hands the result is not quite perfect. It sometimes takes a significant amount of time to get even close to the shot I am looking for. Thats it...vintage photo shooting at it's finest   |
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Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
OMG! It's alive! Muwahaha!
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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@peanut26. Great stuff! I have an old Fuji Finepix compact digital camera and a jewellers loupe fits snugly over the lens. I use it at full (3x) zoom. To keep this assembly steady I've cut a hole in the base of a clear plastic half pint "glass" to suit. I've also had to cut a bit off the brim to get the best distance to the subject. This takes trial and error. Lighting can be an issue cos of the variable density of the plastic tumbler. I don't use it so often nowadays cos phone camera technology has improved so much.
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Moderator
 United States
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To help with the shaky hand's thing, doesn't that camera have a timer? John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A 'steampunk'-looking solution. But, if it works...
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Moderator
United States
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Ah! The Kodak EasyShare!  My first digital camera was the DX3600. My last (before I started using the smartphone camera) was the C533. I still have both in a drawer. Interesting setup!  |
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Valued Member
Canada
276 Posts |
Ok guys I got a daylight bulb today to try to improve the lighting and cut down on the glare. I got a "watchamacallit" to hold the coin at a different angle if needed so as not to manhandle it. Now I just have to make a doomathingie to hold the camera for the "noshakeffect" So God willing I will post better pictures of what I posted...stay tuned  It will either be a pass or an epic fail  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Invest in a 3D printer and you can make your own whatchamacalit.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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@John1. No it hasn't got a timer. But I just press lightly down on the assembly and it seems to work most of the time. But as I've said elsewhere, phone technology has moved on a lot since I started photographing my coins so I don't use it that much any more. Decent results though...
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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@peanut26. Good luck! And above all, have fun!
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Valued Member
Canada
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I am having a blast Spyro, forgot how fun the world of looking through cois was. Its been too long. I have been busy with the other part of life the last couple of days...hate it when that happens. Will be back at it soon as I can!
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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@ijn1944. You're spot on with the steampunk analogy. Tried to take meaningful pics of the setup this morning and decided it'd had its day. Then had a nightmare with trying to get to the right iteration of the new improved Pixlr. Just not my day today...
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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 Just trying without using pixlr, which keeps throwing googlies ((U.S. translation- curve-balls) at me. |
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Posted 11/27/2023 10:53 pm
