Wouldn't a coin photography forum here be sort of nice to have?

lordmarcovan

Don't get me wrong- I am not suggesting that any of the coin photography threads here are in any way off topic or annoying to me. Quite the opposite, in fact, as I am in need of advice on the subject. (Thankfully I have a copy of Mark Goodman's book so that's one important step in the right direction).

I just thought it would be an interesting idea if folks were so inclined and Ye Forum Gods approved, that's all. Sort of a one-stop site for coin photography discussions, showing off coin pix, and discussing techniques and tools. What do y'all think? Is Coin Photography ready for its own subforum? Just wondering.

mgoodm3

SOunds like a good idea to me.

MikeInFL

I like the idea, but I like ravioli more.

SamByrd

Great Idea. I am learning a bit about the subject, most of it here.

jsf

Sounds fine to me. I could always use the help. You never know where you might get a good idea from.

I've pretty much decided on a Sigma 150mm for a dedicated, coin macro.

Lately I've also been shopping for a decent outdoor lens, though I barely get out anymore. I do want a good one when I can get out. I'm looking at the Sigma 70-300mm, but would like to find more reviews on some other, select lens. I also noticed a new 55-300mm Nikon, was that it? Need to look into it more and several others.

Once you get away/graduate from a better, basic point-and-shoot, there's a lot of "other stuff" to keep up with.

messydesk

Once upon a time, becoka had a coin photography forum. It was good for a while, but it fizzled out, possibly due to technical issues. There are plenty of willing and able participants already here, and the establishment of such a forum will create a good knowledge base to to direct people to.

GAB

I'd participate

garrynot

There is a coin photography section on the coppercoins.com forum. Just FYI

DNADave

I like the idea, and I'm wondering what the host has in mind for the new forums.

Maybe:

Exonumia?
Ebay?

coinkid855

Eh, I like the idea, but I feel like it would be dead.




-Paul

ModCrewman

I said no...in fact I'd have said "Heck no!" if the option was given...I like it here, cuz if there was a separate forum I'd never go there...and especially if people stopped showing off pictures of their coins here...I'd stop coming here.

All-in-one is what I like most about the CU US Coin Forum; ignore what you want, but don't miss something about "Classic US Coins" vs. "Modern US Coins" just because you don't go into that forum. The all in one allows me to read/view some stuff I'd not normally be interested in because it's there thereby expanding my knowledge and interests.

notwilight

I find that I go to the main forum but since the PM forum was formed, I don't go check in there as much as I should. As a result, I'm not as up to speed on PMs as I used to be. If there was a photography forum, I would probably miss most good threads on photography too.

--Jerry

JapanJohn

There's no so much photography discussion here that it distracts from anything. My thought is things are fine the way they are. Everybody keeps getting better. When I got here in 06 or 07 the level of photography was pretty lacking with a couple notable exceptions.

Keep the discussion here and we'll all reap the benefits of seeing great coins in better detail here.

John

Lakesammman

It would probably be as dead as the stamp forum - I like it here.

QuarterCollector

<< <i>It would probably be as dead as the stamp forum - I like it here. >>



There is a stamp forum

coindudeonebay

Whatever happened to Becoka's forum?

thisnamztaken

Notwithstanding the fact that I prefer spaghetti and meatballs over ravioli, I voted yes! It would be nice to have a coin photography forum here.

TomB

Every once in a while this topic comes up and I just don't think it would work as envisioned. What I expect is that there would be a small core of folks fairly fluent in numismatic photography who would help at least at the start while scores of folks would post quite similar images over and over asking what they are doing wrong. After a bit the more experienced members would drift away from the sub-board and the standard response would be "use the search feature" or "get Mark Goodman's book".

etexmike

TomB brings up some very good points but I still voted that I thought the photography forum was a great idea.

If Mark is in favor of it then I know I am too.


Mike

Jesh

There's a section on coinforums.com

lordmarcovan

<< <i>I said no...in fact I'd have said "Heck no!" if the option was given...I like it here, cuz if there was a separate forum I'd never go there...and especially if people stopped showing off pictures of their coins here...I'd stop coming here.

All-in-one is what I like most about the CU US Coin Forum; ignore what you want, but don't miss something about "Classic US Coins" vs. "Modern US Coins" just because you don't go into that forum. The all in one allows me to read/view some stuff I'd not normally be interested in because it's there thereby expanding my knowledge and interests. >>



Good point.

I like the idea of an Exonumia forum, too, as mentioned above, though I rather suspect it would be a bit sleepy.

I reckon things are fine the way they are, but I wouldn't mind a Photography forum. Granted, I must confess I probably wouldn't be a regular there and would probably only visit when I needed advice on a particular issue or had some new pictures to get opinions on... both of which can certainly be done here.

I'm pretty neutral on the idea, which is why I used the "ravioli" option, myself.

Swampboy

Thank you LM for this oppurtunity to express my love of ravioli.

I would rather see disussions of numismatic photography here but I couldn't didn't vote against the idea of a photography forum if that's what gets folks excited.
Let the majority rule here on the CU forum I say, even if we all know it's a benevolent dictatorship.

Thanks PCGS.

jsf

In a way it is good to have stuff lumped into one forum. Much like Jerry, I never have gotten used to going over to the Precious Metals forum, though I enjoy the discussions and trying to learn something when I do go there. What can you say about photography? It's just a great hobby, too. Just call me Special Agent, I'm here to tell you how photography must be done, the way it's gonna be.