what kind of camera can you use to take photographs of the coins..??

bozo2479

i would like to purchase a camera.. specifically for taking pictures of coins..does anybody have any idea.. of what kind of specialized camera to use..??

thanks..

Russ

Ricoh RDC-4300, used and cheap.





GE Reveal light bulbs.

Russ, NCNE

Russ

PS: Welcome aboard! Got proof JFKs?

Russ, NCNE

RLinn

Russ, what's so special about the GE Reveal bulbs?

bozo2479

thank you very much.. is this a specialized camera..?? do i need specialized lighting..??

Russ

RLinn,

They provide the equivalent of natural lighting. It's not possible to produce shots such as above with regular light bulbs.

Russ, NCNE

Russ

<< <i>is this a specialized camera..?? >>



Nope. Just an old digital camera that does excellent macro. Nice thing about the "old" part is that, as with all technology, you can buy it dirt cheap compared to new.

Russ, NCNE

bozo2479

well what if i want it to take a picture of the coin that is a type 2..?? i think i would need a very different camera than this..??

coinMASTER

I use a Sony FD Mavica 10x optical zoom (Digital) and it works fine for me.

monsterman

FYI

I LOVE MY COINS AND HAVE A NACK FOR FINDING THE MOOSES.....BUT I HAVE TO TELL YA I VERY JEALOUS OF ALL YOU SHUTTER BUGS WHO ARE GOOD WITH THE PICS.....I ONLY WISH I COULD DO WHAT YOU DO

MAYBE SOMEDAY ....WITH A LITTLE HELP

THANKS
GREGG

ANACONDA

I use a Nikon Coolpix 990. Under $1000. Knowing how to work all the little buttons is the challenge.

Get in touch with Michael Casper. He knows what he's doing when it comes to photographing coins. His best pictures are the best, in my opinion.

adrian

Russ

<< <i>I use a Nikon Coolpix 990. Under $1000. >>



Adrian,

I used the $850 I saved by buying the Ricoh to get more coins. It even does color quite nicely:



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thearms

Russ,

Where do you position your light source? Above the coin or beside?

Great pictures!

Thanks