First Photos with the "K6" Floodlights

Coinhusker1

Well, I got the Sylvania Daylight Plus Halofloods and tried them out on a couple of Silver Dollars. Here are the results:





Best results I have had so far. I used 3 bulbs.

Comment: The bulbs are hot, and they tend to heat up the copystand quickly. In fact it was starting to melt the flip that one of my coins was in. I would imagine if you took too long to image a coin or left the coin under the lights too long, it would not be good, even if in the slab!!

mgoodm3

nice pics. gotta be wary of the heat.

K6AZ

Really nice colors, I'm glad they're working for you. I'll use this post to say this again, these bulbs generate serious forward heat, do not leave them on unattended.

ccex

K6AZ:

Today I received an email from a mutual friend/forum member, whose Barber Dimes you imaged last summer. He sold them with the help of your photography. Yesterday, he saw one of the most expensive up for auction on Heritage with a high reserve. He and I wondered why, with their hefty buyer/seller premiums, they have not hired someone to post digital photographs of the quality we routinely see from you (or Coinhusker1 and others) on this forum.

K6AZ

Which one was that Paul? If you need to, PM or email me the link. I'd like to see it. Maybe someday Heritage will figure out how to take professional photographs.

ibzman350

Coinhusker1


Great pics


What camera are you using ?



Herb

cosmicdebris

Nice pictures! Are these the same lights mgoodm3 has?

etexmike

Great pics.

I still am not a fan of the photos that Heritage posts.

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etexmike

Coinhusker1

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Great pics


What camera are you using ?



Herb >>



Nikon Coolpix 5400.

I want to echo K6's comments on the heat the Halofloods genereate -- be VERY CAREFUL, and turn off when not in use. And these are only 75w each. The ones mgood3 has (300w each?) must be like a furnace!!

Also, if you have coins in flips (non-PVC, of course), it is probably best to take the coin out is you are using these lights. The flip that I said "melted" in the first post actually "softened up" a bit but did not melt, but it permanetly bent the flip. Fortunately it did not damage the coin, but who knows if you leave it there too long.

ibzman350

Herb

littlejohn

try adding a fan,to blow the heat away.?
littlejohn

beartracks42

Do you really need three bulbs to get this quality? I only ask because my wife brought me two 75 watt bulbs home from her grocery shopping yesterday and was a "bit ticked", as she had to pay $18.00 for the pair at Lowes. She evidently thinks that my hobby needs are wacko.


I obviously have not tried them yet.

mgoodm3

Two bulbs should be adequate for most purposes.

pharmer

No kidding, I left a raw morgan under there all night, and this moring it's off to ebay, the colors are to die for!

Seriously, those image are crystal clear and seem true-to-life. I caught my breath when that rainbow scrolled into sight.