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Pics with new DinoLite 411T microscope (DIALUP WARNING)
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Got my DinoLite 411T and stand from Mohawk Medical today ($368 shipped). After I let the equipment
thaw out, I installed the drivers, the software, and away we went. Very easy to use
on default settings, but there doesn't appear to be any manual or Help for the software.
Documentation would be helpful, as there appear to be a wide range of options, some of
which I have no clue what they do:
Also, the biggest problem I ran into was glare and overexposure, especially on slabs.
I was under the impression that you could turn individual lights on and off, but it appears
that it's an all-or-nothing proposition.
That minor complaint aside, this thing is *WAY* cool. The focus is better than any other
scope I've tried. Caveat: The farther you get away from a coin, the shallower the focus depth,
meaning a bare jiggle of the scope and you're out of focus. Granted, distance shots are
not what the scope is intended for. The fact that it can keep items that are 3-5 inches away
in focus at all is impressive.
I don't overly care for the stand I got; it jiggles too much and it is difficult to get distances
and angles exactly correct. Seems to me that a copy stand or something more rigid would result
in easier fine tuning.
Detail is the strong point... surfaces, lustre, and color accuracy are not... to be expected.
The shots below (and there are a bunch) are completely unedited in Photoshop. No cropping,
scaling, sharpening, color adjustment, or contrast, etc. Raw images right from the scope.
The only thing I did was convert them from native BMP to JPEG.
Some of the shots are slightly out of focus and not framed properly, but given that this was
a quick and dirty first use of the scope, I'm pleased with what it is capable of.
Overall, this is a keeper!
1854 1/2 dime
1843 British Half Farthing. Problematic because of the slab, for two reasons:
1. Glare
2. Cannot get close enough to the actual coin to get a true closeup (see last pic).
1885 Morgan Dollar.
1906-D German Half Mark
German New Guinea 1894 5 Marks
French Indo-China 1 Piastre
(the next two shots were taken using "low light" mode.)
U.S. Large Cent, 1838.
thaw out, I installed the drivers, the software, and away we went. Very easy to use
on default settings, but there doesn't appear to be any manual or Help for the software.
Documentation would be helpful, as there appear to be a wide range of options, some of
which I have no clue what they do:
Also, the biggest problem I ran into was glare and overexposure, especially on slabs.
I was under the impression that you could turn individual lights on and off, but it appears
that it's an all-or-nothing proposition.
That minor complaint aside, this thing is *WAY* cool. The focus is better than any other
scope I've tried. Caveat: The farther you get away from a coin, the shallower the focus depth,
meaning a bare jiggle of the scope and you're out of focus. Granted, distance shots are
not what the scope is intended for. The fact that it can keep items that are 3-5 inches away
in focus at all is impressive.
I don't overly care for the stand I got; it jiggles too much and it is difficult to get distances
and angles exactly correct. Seems to me that a copy stand or something more rigid would result
in easier fine tuning.
Detail is the strong point... surfaces, lustre, and color accuracy are not... to be expected.
The shots below (and there are a bunch) are completely unedited in Photoshop. No cropping,
scaling, sharpening, color adjustment, or contrast, etc. Raw images right from the scope.
The only thing I did was convert them from native BMP to JPEG.
Some of the shots are slightly out of focus and not framed properly, but given that this was
a quick and dirty first use of the scope, I'm pleased with what it is capable of.
Overall, this is a keeper!
1854 1/2 dime
1843 British Half Farthing. Problematic because of the slab, for two reasons:
1. Glare
2. Cannot get close enough to the actual coin to get a true closeup (see last pic).
1885 Morgan Dollar.
1906-D German Half Mark
German New Guinea 1894 5 Marks
French Indo-China 1 Piastre
(the next two shots were taken using "low light" mode.)
U.S. Large Cent, 1838.
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Just work on those slab problems and it will be poifect!!!
P.S. post this on my 5000 post giveaway (If you;re like
Are they all raw or are some of them slabbed? You had some trouble with the half farthing but everything else pretty sharp. Was that the only encapsulated coin?
How about a link to where you purchased it from?
Here goes!
10th Anniversary Platinum Eagle in PCGS SLAB:
2007-W ASE with what looks like it could be some machine doubling in US MINT UNC DOLLAR SET (through plastic):
1969-S cent with machine doubling RAW
1979 Wide and Regular SBA dollar in 2X2
Coin's for sale/trade.
Tom Pilitowski
US Rare Coin Investments
800-624-1870
I like it too...
Steve
In memory of the USAF Security Forces lost: A1C Elizabeth N. Jacobson, 9/28/05; SSgt Brian McElroy, 1/22/06; TSgt Jason Norton, 1/22/06; A1C Lee Chavis, 10/14/06; SSgt John Self, 5/14/07; A1C Jason Nathan, 6/23/07; SSgt Travis Griffin, 4/3/08; 1Lt Joseph Helton, 9/8/09; SrA Nicholas J. Alden, 3/3/2011. God Bless them and all those who have lost loved ones in this war. I will never forget their loss.
Hoard the keys.
Hats off to you!
It looks like you are havin' some fun with your new toy.
You really need to put a T-1 Quad core warning on this thing though. Bogged my Athlon on a DSL connection down for over ten minutes.
You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.
You have the power to make any coin look "bad", should you chose to use it.
<< <i>You have the power to make any coin look "bad", should you chose to use it. >>
Your absolutely correct on that note. I put one coin under it and wondered if I was looking at the same coin.
Steve
In memory of the USAF Security Forces lost: A1C Elizabeth N. Jacobson, 9/28/05; SSgt Brian McElroy, 1/22/06; TSgt Jason Norton, 1/22/06; A1C Lee Chavis, 10/14/06; SSgt John Self, 5/14/07; A1C Jason Nathan, 6/23/07; SSgt Travis Griffin, 4/3/08; 1Lt Joseph Helton, 9/8/09; SrA Nicholas J. Alden, 3/3/2011. God Bless them and all those who have lost loved ones in this war. I will never forget their loss.
1967 raw Kennedy
1965 SMS NGC MS67
1967 SMS MS68CAM that I got off of a member here on eBay
I have also found that if you are doing a whole coin shot that providing your own lighting as if you were using a camera is a must.
with close ups like that i'll bet you can tell the atom make up of the milk spots!
<< <i>There appears to be significant astigmatism in the lens, but seems to be different with each camera. Any thoughts, comments by users? >>
Most lenses don't have a flat focus plane with supercloseup imaging, so the sharpness tends to fall off as you move away from the center. PLus you have almost nil for depth of focus at those mags.