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Troubles photographing cameo proofs! Ike pic

ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
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I've always had trouble photographing cameo proofs. I think I might have gotten it right finally. What do you all think? Any ideas on a grade on this puppy?....Ken..
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  • KimKim Posts: 104
    Nice job Ken! Did you filter your light source? I have loads of trouble with the CAM's.
    K

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  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,108 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great shot! That's got all the frost you can want, and black as night mirrors! Awesome!

    You deserve a beer for all of that effort! image
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  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    Nice job Ken! Did you filter your light source? I have loads of trouble with the CAM's. ..I used one 60 watt incadesent bulb directly overhead. The coin was slightly tilted. And I put a piece of black construction paper on the front of the camera with a hole for the lens opening...Works pretty well...Ken
  • jeffnpcbjeffnpcb Posts: 1,943 ✭
    imageProof 68Dcam! Might pull a 69, but light refraction puts distraction on the reverse of an extremely nice coin!!! Have several in Dcam, as well as other coins, and they just don't look right unless they are in your hand!!! That is a nice picture!
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  • KimKim Posts: 104
    Thanks for the tip Ken! I'm going to try that!
    K

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  • shylockshylock Posts: 4,288 ✭✭✭
    Great photo. It's tricky finding the sweet spot on coins like that!
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  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,362 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great shot - gets a bit trickier when you add the plastic!
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  • ccrccr Posts: 2,446
    68DCAM.

    Those Ikes are pretty ruff to get a decent read with a scan too. I have a PR69DCAM PCGS 1971 - S, worked on it for almost a hour and still looked like crap. I think you did pretty good job on bring out the frost.
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    i dig that photo... no more of that browny tint..... excellent black and white contrast on that photo...
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  • tgilliamstgilliams Posts: 1,969
    outstanding picture. you have it perfect.
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  • MikeKingMikeKing Posts: 847
    Hi,
    I've got a similar problem. Lighting is everything. What kind of camera are you using?
    Mike
  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    Camera is a Sony DSC-S85 Cybershot...Ken
  • supercoinsupercoin Posts: 2,323 ✭
    Nice shot! You might also try this... leave the coin flat, and put the camera directly overhead. That way the coin shows up perfectly circular.

    Shine the light in from a 45 degree angle. On the opposite side of the coin from the light, put a backdrop of aluminum foil -- the dull side facing the coin, not the shiny side. Vary the angle of the backdrop as needed to get the right amount of cameo contrast to show up.

    The other trick is the black shield on the camera which you're already doing.
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  • jonesyjonesy Posts: 5,031
    Nice shot Ken! I think Heritage might be in need of you. Get that Beermeister refilled yet?image
  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    Jonesy, the beermeister isn't empty yet. However, I'm about to go into KClingers Tavern for a Guiness. I'll be back later....Ken
  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    Ken, this may be a dumb question, but...
    If you use black paper with a cutout for the lens only, aren't you blocking the camera's light-meter? Or, is exposure determined through the lens in your camera?
  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    Ken, this may be a dumb question, but...
    If you use black paper with a cutout for the lens only, aren't you blocking the camera's light-meter? Or, is exposure determined through the lens in your camera?

    Good question. I don't know!!!!...........Ken
  • MikeKingMikeKing Posts: 847
    This is what my HP Scanner does to a DCAM PF. I just got a Nikon 4300 but need to find my tripod before I can get any good pics.
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    and if anyone can tell me how to glue pics into this space, I'd appreciate it cause it took me a hellofalongtime to figure this out.
  • ursabearursabear Posts: 1,888
    Ken,

    All said and done, the photos look great! The "luster" on the frost looks three dimensional.

    Nice pictures!

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