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Flook Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 02/19/2011 1:23 pm * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * I picked up some new coins today and cannot find a way to get a good close up picture that shows the details in the coins......any suggestions to get good close ups? I am currently trying with a digital camera but it will not focus that close..... any advice would be appreciated thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Rsxtacee Pillar of the Community United States 737 Posts	Posted 02/19/2011 2:17 pm Does your camera have a macro mode by chance? Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 02/19/2011 2:47 pm what type of camera are you using. point and shoot ... DSLR ..... Report this Post to the Staff
latman100 Pillar of the Community Australia 1040 Posts	Posted 02/19/2011 4:41 pm http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...?FORUM_ID=81 Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/19/2011 7:34 pm This sort of depends on your camera and you. For one thing if your camera does not have a macro setting, that makes it difficult to take close ups. However, if you have an assistant to help you, you could have someone just hold a magnifier in front of the lens or close to the coins. Next always make sure you hold your breath taking the photos so less movement. And depending on the Megapixels of your camera, and the photo programs you may have, you could simply use a program to enlarge the photos. And as noted there are separate forums here and almost on all coin forms on photography. Edited by just carl 02/19/2011 7:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
odentheviking Valued Member United States 425 Posts	Posted 02/19/2011 11:56 pm I was having the same problem. On my camera I found a "Manual" mode that allows me to really zoom in and still focus. Also, I found that shutting off the flash and shotting in bright sun light works pretty good. Report this Post to the Staff
Flook Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 02/20/2011 01:25 am Thanks to all...i am going to try again tomorrow to get the pictures...I got the 2011 chinese panda coin, 2011 canadian wolf silver coin, and a 1930 standing liberty that I would like help getting an estimated grade....i appreciate all the advise we'll see how it goes Report this Post to the Staff
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