Three questions in one: DD's, Photos, and a Kennedy

DMWJR

1. Who can deny the beauty of doubled dies after looking at this ?

2. When are digitals going to be able to catch up to good old film ?

3. Russ . . . GOT PROOF JFK's? (Yes, it's a Proof 64 JFK 2-O-V)

MAULUMALL

That is very cool.I like D/D's

Russ

HMM...checking Wiles, that one actually seems to have a little value. It's listed as UVC-7 for the series, and DMR-7 for the date. I wonder how many DDOs and DDRs I've stuffed in rolls and sold. Not anything that interests me, so I've never looked for them.

Russ, NCNE

gmarguli

1. Who can deny the beauty of doubled dies after looking at this ?

The doubling is too minor on this one. I prefer the more dramatic MS doubled dies. The 64-D (FS-013.4) is nice. I've got one in NGC MS66 (Finest Known). The 74-D is also really nice since you don't need a glass to see it.

shylock

1. I love nice images of double dies like this one, and it saves a lot of eye strain.

2. Digitals are catching up. This was taken with a Nikon 995 (3.34 megapixels) by board member Lakesammman:



Four manufacturers have just come out with 6.0 megapixel pro dig cameras with slightly more amateur prices, in the 2K range. Still expensive, but when you consider some of these 6.0 models were selling for 16K a couple years ago you realize how affordable they'll be in a year or two. Nikon's new D100, which I've seen listed as low as 1.5K (not including the lenses), uses the same Nikkor lenses as their film cameras. That digital camera combined with their Nikkor F2.80 Micro lenses must take some awesome close-ups.

Pushkin

I've had gook luck with the Minolta Dimage-7, a 5.2 Mega Pixel digital that that utilizes the Minolta GT Lens. Its important to use Minolta's software which incorporates proprietary image processing technology for the best quality pictures. The various Dimage-7 models are in the $700 - $1100 price range (new 7Hi is the most expensive).

koynekwest

If you like this one, you'd REALLY like 1-O-I; PR 2-O-V; 3-O-II; 5-O-II.