Wild Idea On Coin Photography - Think it would work?

richardshipp

If you've seen those websites that have "virtual tours" for example a hotel room where you can pan the pictured view around with your mouse then you'll maybe get the idea.

What if you could take either a series of shots or a video clip of a coin being rotated around on its axis? Control the motion with your mouse?

Would it work? Has anybody tried it?

So like that California commercial........ "if you invent it you can name it!" therefore........... ummm....... "AxisView360" ™

jmj3esq

If I recall, wasnt there a forum member that had several short .gif files of a coin being tilted in the light showing luster? It sounds very possible.

MrSpud

like this? link

TomB

Jeremy (airplanenut) made a file of a toned Morgan that he continuously rotated so that the viewer could see the coin better. Of course, he also recorded the sound and you could hear the muffle of his computer fan in the background.

robertpr

<< <i>like this? link >>



No, like this, but with a coin instead of a computer.

Coinosaurus

Halperin talked about this a long time ago. It will eventually happen & propel Internet sales even more than they are now.

keets

someone did that quite well about two years ago here with a short 10-15 second clip of the coin being held and turned. it was outstanding but never seemed to go any further than that one brief thread.

ddbird

Not sure...

but here at school...we have these Wolfvision projections. They are like transparency readers but project normal paper on there. Teachers can put book up and it autofocuses and can be zoomed in really really close.

I always wanted to slap a coin up there and just take a picture of the projection.

Crackout

I messed around a little with this last year and came up with this one (which I called Tru-Gif™):

Crackout

And this one:

Crackout

And this Flip-A-Slab™:

options26

Thats some talent crackout, great job.

airplanenut

<< <i>someone did that quite well about two years ago here with a short 10-15 second clip of the coin being held and turned. it was outstanding but never seemed to go any further than that one brief thread. >>

Honestly, it was a lot of work, and still not great. Maybe I'd do more when I have more time, but I don't see myself doing many more unless someone sends me coins with a specific request. Part of the problem is the camera with video isn't my main camera anymore.

Julio

. To all those who push the envelope. jws

xphobe

IMO, Theodore Gray has done the best job of this with Quicktime VR for his various element samples, some of which are coins. Check out this Vulcan coin or this tungsten medallion.

Click on the picture once to activate the control, then wait about 30 seconds while it all loads, then grab it with the mouse.

I have the Vulcan coin by the way. It's about the size of a dime in actuality.

Swampboy

Flip-A-Slab™ on ebay would work really well.

Of course, I'd wind up spending more.

lordmarcovan

xphobe, I clicked the link for that tungsten medallion.

That was wicked cool, to see the luster cartwheeling and all.

richardshipp

I didn't get to read the replies until this morning.

I guess I need to get out more, there I was thinking I had an original idea.

I think that as technology moves forward that someone will come up with a standard type of photographic displays such as those above.

Thanks.