Need new camera recommendations what do you use?
jbsteven
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My camera only let's me get to 8 inches from the coin and I want to get closer. What do you guys use and why do you like or dislike it. Does it take good macro shots. Price is not the issue I just want a good camera to go with the 2 different lighting and shooting setups I have.
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I love how it looks and I can't wait
Jeremy
09/07/2006
do you use that one? I have a olympus c-3000 3.3 meg but it only goes to 8 inches for macro.
do you like it?
Lori
the c-4000 without the extra macro will take good close ups? If I could get away with only buying a c-4000 for the 1 inch macro mode would be great.
I used a Nikon Coolpix 800 (no macro, but Nikkor lens) for almost three years. I loved it, but I wanted macro mode and a little more portability.
Our family just bought a Nikon Coolpix 3100 (they've just been released onto the market). They're about $350 retail and about $300 plus shipping on eBay. They do have a 2100 that is also very nice and is a little less money. I am extremely pleased with it, and I've also enjoyed how I use it in my non-coin life as well. I highly recommend it. It is small, (relatively) reasonably priced, and works flawlessly. I am still working on my MS shots with it for color balance, but otherwise it shoots MS silver/nickel and proofs in a great way.
Take a look at the shots in this thread:Other Thread Link-o-matic.
You'll get lots of good opinions here from people who are far superior to my abilities in coin-tography, but I thought I'd drop in my 2/100.
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Ricoh RDC-4300. About $100.
Russ, NCNE
09/07/2006
I wonder what a macro lens will do for mine.....hmmmmmmm
You're so cool with that Ricoh... jealous...
I remember the thread about,
"I sniped it off eBay for about 100 bucks.
I sniped it off eBay for about 100 bucks.
I sniped it off eBay for about 100 bucks."
The photographer is 95 percent of the shot and the camera is 5 percent.
Which explains why some of my copper and brass compound coins are so hard to get right.
My camera can use a macro lens that can get to 4 inches from the coin. Do you think this is close enough for photos of coins? I don't need the super close stuff for vams and repunched mintmarks.
<< <i>4 inches from the coin. Do you think this is close enough for photos of coins? >>
Yes. The images above were shot at about 3 1/2 inches.
Russ, NCNE
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The additional lense I bought on ebay was under $50 and it works good. You just have to mess with it and take tons of pictures until you figure out what works best for you.
Lori
Really Large Photo
Really Large Photo
Lori
thanks guys and gals
<< <i>Whoa, Barry!! What kind of camera do you use!?!?!?!? >>
Littlewitcher - It's a Nikon Coolpix 4500. No special lenses. The camera, as is, focuses down to about 1/2 inch with a 4x optical zoom. A bunch of the guys on the board have them.