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NASOK New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 02/02/2010 9:31 pm First, thank you tights24 and Bryan1315 for your input. I have a minimal set up, still working on purchasing additional items. Now, I know these are not the best for a number of reasons and I will list my views on them: No tripod, on the way. (Balanced camera on a stack of quarters.) 1 light, ring florescent, going to get 2 incandescence. Slightly out of focus and coin not straight on with lens. (Tripod should help with that.) Photo editing limited to Windows right now. The camera is a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-s75. Settings were full auto and spot metering, no flash. Macro was off because conversion lenses were used. (x2 telephoto and close up lenses in different combinations. The photos, and I would like your honest opinion and critique good or bad. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/03/2010 06:33 am I think the pix labeled #8 is better because the other one is too dark. Over all,very good photos. John1 Edited by John1 02/03/2010 06:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 02/03/2010 08:48 am Is that the color in hand? I would check your setting and see if you have white balance adjuctment and lighting adjustment. My camera is relatively old as well, but it does have features for both. For white balance, just focus on a piece of white paper when you're in that mode. For lighting, I think my camera has 5 or 6 adjustments, ie. florescent lighting, sunny, overcast, halogen, incandescent, etc. it really does make a difference. Overall, they are pretty nice pictures. How far away are you from the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
NASOK New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 02/03/2010 11:33 pm 8 did look better to me also. But with more coppery color. White balance I do manually, I do not find any lighting settings on my camera. Distance from lens to coin is about 2 inches. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 02/08/2010 7:14 pm Getting there. Looks like the camera is at an angle though. Try for straight over-head shots. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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