I was inspired by Eric's first efforts to take out my Christmas present, a more humble Olympus D-580, which I purchased because it was 4 megapixels, has a macro mode, white balance settings, and especially because it was less than $200 with a larger memory card.
I don't mean to hijack this thread, but here is the first coin I photographed, with the help of a home-made copy stand and a cheap gooseneck lamp. After sawing a 1/4" bolt for my clamp and securing the camera to my stand, it took only a half an hour for me to figure out the software, camera settings, and come up with this, a large motto 2 cent coin (1864 LM, L-6) which used to be in an ANACS AU-58 slab. The very first results were encouraging, but I have much more to learn.
(This was with the wrong white balance setting, with the coin on the old cutting board I used for a copy stand)
"Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity" - Hanlon's Razor
Nope, it's a 64. This is actually a good example of why you need to be careful buying coins from photos, especially raw coins. Here is a large image of the obverse, showing things the smaller photo doesn't.
That's a Morgan date that I truly enjoy collecting. They are available with strong strikes and great luster, and in my opinion they are currently undervalued.
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
Check out the shots Doug posted for me in this Thread: Commem Compliments. I took these with a new Sony 8M Pixel in Macro mode, with no set up, from bed (My knee is severly swollen), and did not retouch the photo....If I could get outta bed and setup I could do A sized sheets with heavy maginification. No lense change required!
Let me know what you think!
I am just throwing cheese to the rats chewing on the chains of my sanity!
First Place Winner of the 2005 Rampage design contest!
Thanks Stuart, it is a nice coin. As far as being undervalued, I'm not sure. There are a lot of these that survive in mint state as compared to the other late date San Francisco issues.
It just occured to me that I hadn't tried any proofs, so I grabbed the first coin I could find. The circular marks are on the capsule, not the coin.
Check out the shots Doug posted for me in this Thread: Commem Compliments. I took these with a new Sony 8M Pixel in Macro mode, with no set up, from bed (My knee is severly swollen), and did not retouch the photo....If I could get outta bed and setup I could do A sized sheets with heavy maginification. No lense change required!
Let me know what you think! >>
That's pretty good shooting from bed. What I really like is the tab card, those aren't easy to find.
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May I ask about how far the lens is from the coin in the Lincoln shot?
<< <i>Great images.
May I ask about how far the lens is from the coin in the Lincoln shot?
About 2 1/2 inches.
I don't mean to hijack this thread, but here is the first coin I photographed, with the help of a home-made copy stand and a cheap gooseneck lamp. After sawing a 1/4" bolt for my clamp and securing the camera to my stand, it took only a half an hour for me to figure out the software, camera settings, and come up with this, a large motto 2 cent coin (1864 LM, L-6) which used to be in an ANACS AU-58 slab. The very first results were encouraging, but I have much more to learn.
(This was with the wrong white balance setting, with the coin on the old cutting board I used for a copy stand)
One suggestion, find yourself a gray mouse pad. This will allow the auto white balance to work without giving you various funny tints.
65???
Herb
1897-S Obverse
That's a Morgan date that I truly enjoy collecting. They are available with strong strikes and great luster, and in my opinion they are currently undervalued.
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
Check out the shots Doug posted for me in this Thread: Commem Compliments. I took these with a new Sony 8M Pixel in Macro mode, with no set up, from bed (My knee is severly swollen), and did not retouch the photo....If I could get outta bed and setup I could do A sized sheets with heavy maginification. No lense change required!
Let me know what you think!
First Place Winner of the 2005 Rampage design contest!
It just occured to me that I hadn't tried any proofs, so I grabbed the first coin I could find. The circular marks are on the capsule, not the coin.
<< <i>K6AZ and CCEX,
Check out the shots Doug posted for me in this Thread: Commem Compliments. I took these with a new Sony 8M Pixel in Macro mode, with no set up, from bed (My knee is severly swollen), and did not retouch the photo....If I could get outta bed and setup I could do A sized sheets with heavy maginification. No lense change required!
Let me know what you think! >>
That's pretty good shooting from bed. What I really like is the tab card, those aren't easy to find.