Question On Distance From Camera To Coin

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havegunwilltravel New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/16/2006 10:02 am I'm also new here and have been reading some very good posts.But I have'nt found out exactly how far away to get good photo of coins. I expanded on the topic description to make it more specific. Edited by Morgan Fred 09/17/2006 11:08 am Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 09/16/2006 11:04 am Hi havegunwilltravel Welcome to the forum !! How far away will depend alot on what camera and the type of setting available,, I have two macro setting on my camera which allow pics to be taken on the first from as close as 3 inches away and the second from about 1 inch away. You will have to experiment some with your equipment and find the sweet spot that takes good clear pics. Lighting is a big part of good pics that will also need to be experimented with ,,Incandesent bulbs will turn your pics yellow or gold color,, I find the best lighting is indirect sunlight.My opinion of course. Rick Edited by Metalman 09/16/2006 11:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
Irishraider Pillar of the Community United States 1454 Posts	Posted 09/16/2006 12:49 pm Here is a good website on coin photography gun. http://browncopper.com/photography.html Here is another one about the types of lighting. http://browncopper.com/Lighting_shootout.html Try out this information and see what you think. Report this Post to the Staff
snowman Pillar of the Community United States 1840 Posts	Posted 09/16/2006 2:18 pm It took me a while to get taking coin pics right. I broke out my owners manual and keep snapping pics until things started looking right. I found that by not getting too close and using the highest quality settings on my camera I got the best pics. Report this Post to the Staff
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