More Nikon 5400 Pics

beartracks42

I added a third light with a 100 watt reveal bulb and used the timer on these shots.

1885-O NGC MS65 bought from K6AZ



1900-O I got from Jeremy this week.




1878, 7TF rev of 78, Ngc MS63 I got raw from Pat Vetter.




1896 NGC I made.




I would appreciate any thoughts that you have that would help me improve.

Gary

poorguy

Is that the best possible quality the Nikon 5400 can create?

The coins look as though they'd be stunning but I wouldn't bid on an eBay auction based on those pictures.

I used a Nikon Coolpix camera for about a month and got sub-quality pictures also. I eventually just got a better camera for not much more than the coolpix 5400 cost.

Sorry, that was kind of harsh. Try lightening the images and finding the macro mode on the camera. That might help.

-Brandon Kelley

airplanenut

I like that second one! I'll be the first to say it was a slightly annoying coin to play with--the lustre's there, but slightly harder to pick up with color due to the "thickness" of the toning. I think it might help if Beartracks could post larger images, too... hard to judge a photo when it's the size of the coin

Here's my picture of its lustre (from my old setup)




Jeremy

kryptonitecomics

The camera can do a better job than that Brandon...but since I haven't mastored it yet......I have no room to talk!!! I do see progress Gary and that last image doesn't look bad at all.....I seem to have to tilt all of my coins to capture the toning just right

Here is an example of how clear the pictures can be with the 5400...but again...my pictures leave a lot to be disired so.......keep on trying Gary !!!!!

beartracks42

Thanks Jeremy. I think that I do have the coins a little bit dark. I was trying to make them as close to what they look like as possible. They are darker here than they were in my Photoshop files.

Brandon, Thanks for the great comments. I keep trying to forget that I got the link for that bogus digitalpic outfit from your post. You are probably a much better photographer than I am...so what? These coins aren't for sale anyway.

kryptonitecomics

Gary...are you using the macro setting...it seems like you are having a lot of success with shooting straight down on your coins, but they don't seem as clear as if they were takin using the macro............?

ss350camaro

I took these recently with my Nikon 5400.

wvinchic

I have a bunch more, but these are the quick ones I could find that I have shot with my 5400. I have some better ones... Maybe I can find them later...


Stacy

K6AZ

<< <i>Is that the best possible quality the Nikon 5400 can create?

The coins look as though they'd be stunning but I wouldn't bid on an eBay auction based on those pictures.

I used a Nikon Coolpix camera for about a month and got sub-quality pictures also. I eventually just got a better camera for not much more than the coolpix 5400 cost.

Sorry, that was kind of harsh. Try lightening the images and finding the macro mode on the camera. That might help.

-Brandon Kelley >>



Brandon, you must remember this guy just got the camera and just learning how to image coins. It takes practice. The 5400 will take very nice images of coins.

kryptonitecomics

I would think that coins outside the slab would be fairly easy compared with slabed coins and more specifically toned slabbed coins


With that said...the images still look real nice

JrGMan2004

The Nikon does a good job... my Coolpix 4300 does a HELLUVA lot better job than my Fujifilm Finepix A205 did... would you call this a "subpar" picture?

ss350camaro

Come on Brandon. Not all of us can just afford to scrap one camera and get another one on a whim.
We have to do the best we can with what we can afford, and learn to use it to its best abilitys.
The Nikon 5400 will take very nice pictures, it just takes time and a lot of experimentation with the settings.
I haven't had mine very long and i think I'm doing much better than i was just a month ago.

K6AZ

Gary, just keep on experimenting with different settings and lighting. Eventually you will find the sweet spot. As you can see, the 5400 does take nice coin pictures.

I just found my image of the 85-O, here it is:

JrGMan2004

<< <i>Come on Brandon. Not all of us can just afford to scrap one camera and get another one on a whim.
We have to do the best we can with what we can afford, and learn to use it to its best abilitys.
The Nikon 5400 will take very nice pictures, it just takes time and a lot of experimentation with the settings.
I haven't had mine very long and i think I'm doing much better than i was just a month ago. >>

Absolutely!! Only way you get better is by experiementing and playing around That's how I came about with the above picture

And, I'd be interested in seeing some of Jeremy's early pictures from when he first started

mgoodm3

Looks to me like you are getting glare from the lights on the slabs. You might try backing the lights away a little bit. You want the glare from the light just off of the edge of the coin.

K6AZ

<< <i>And, I'd be interested in seeing some of Jeremy's early pictures from when he first started >>



You ought to see some of mine when I bought my first camera four years ago.

K6AZ

Here's one of the first coins I ever shot with a digital camera:

Numismanic

I just took these with my Nikon 3200. What do you think?

kryptonitecomics

<< <i>

<< <i>And, I'd be interested in seeing some of Jeremy's early pictures from when he first started >>



You ought to see some of mine when I bought my first camera four years ago. >>




Here was a picture of Eric's first Toned Morgan.....I think he described it as minty fresh with a tinge of emerald green toning

JrGMan2004

MSD61

Here is one I took with my Nikon 4300. I've only had the camera a month now and still learning more about it. It was a big step forward from the kodak easyShare I was using. Yes, I know it's a darkside coin but it's just an example.

kryptonitecomics

I have been pretty impressed with some of the images you guys are posting......very nice job!!!!

JRocco

The Nikon Coolpix 4200 takes nice pics too. I am still on the low end of the learning curve though.

beartracks42

Guys and gals,
Thanks for the words of encouragement and advice. This camera is taking far better shots already than the coolpix 885 I had. I am not discouraged in the least. Heck, my pics are already better than some auction houses I know.

To answer some questions, I am shooting with the flower symbol, which is supposed to stand for macro closeup mode. And I am keeping it green and not white. I may be too far away from the coin(6"-7") and using too much zoom. Also, I think that my pictures are too small, but I have not conquered the method of getting larger pictures onto the PCGS site yet.

Any tips and helpful hints are appreciated.

Gary

JRocco

I shoot in the same mode but do not use the zoom. Leave the lens wide and get 2-3 inches above the coin. Then crop the photo and resize using less JPEG compression, you lose a little quality, but unless you go too low on the compression, quality will be fine.

coinlieutenant

Jrocco, I think that yours are tremendous pics. Very nice...

Here are some from my 5400...

stman

CL, That 1818 Bustie STILL SUCKS!!!!

Unless you sell it to me.