Doing more pics

DIMEMAN

This is a very nice dime with way more luster than is showing here.

I'm using a dinolite with 4 kreg lights against a white reflective sheet with alum foil behind it.

This is the best I could get. Thoughts???

LanceNewmanOCC

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dump the dinolite, sheet and foil.



find a cheap used dslr and be done with it. you often get out what you put in, unless you have the best equip, brain, knowledge, resources etc. the rest of us do it the hard way. lol



best advice i can give.



i could literally show a primate how to take quality images en-masse with some basic setting and 2 lights.



move coin under lens, focus, press shutter release button (remote). transfer images via wire ir wireless. viola.



it is a shame how easy it is yet how hard it seems to get there to see just how easy it is (5% of coins exempt for various reason). life is like that in a lot of ways.



if i had a dozen of you on this board in a room, you'd be disgusted and simultaneously pleased how easy it is. just gotta get it all set up, which don't take much.



a dslr for coins, nearly turns into a point-n-shoot unless you are going for photographer of the year.



sometimes 1 light can show luster better. settings on a camera, wb, aperture, mode, iso all factor in on how certain aspects look. this is why you see certain patterns emerge on ebay for various images.



really only about 6. ironically, this is about the same number of settings to change to get such variances.



software can tweek the bugs out until you get better. photo gallery as part of ms silverlight is fantastic for free.

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bolivarshagnasty

Maybe you can inspire Ricko to take as few pics of his? Try moving your lights around to capture the luster.

DIMEMAN

Originally posted by: LanceNewmanOCC
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dump the dinolite, sheet and foil.

find a cheap used dslr and be done with it. you often get out what you put in, unless you have the best equip, brain, knowledge, resources etc. the rest of us do it the hard way. lol

best advice i can give.

i could literally show a primate how to take quality images en-masse with some basic setting and 2 lights.

move coin under lens, focus, press shutter release button (remote). transfer images via wire ir wireless. viola.

it is a shame how easy it is yet how hard it seems to get there to see just how easy it is (5% of coins exempt for various reason). life is like that in a lot of ways.

if i had a dozen of you on this board in a room, you'd be disgusted and simultaneously pleased how easy it is. just gotta get it all set up, which don't take much.

a dslr for coins, nearly turns into a point-n-shoot unless you are going for photographer of the year.

sometimes 1 light can show luster better. settings on a camera, wb, aperture, mode, iso all factor in on how certain aspects look. this is why you see certain patterns emerge on ebay for various images.

really only about 6. ironically, this is about the same number of settings to change to get such variances.

software can tweek the bugs out until you get better. photo gallery as part of ms silverlight is fantastic for free.
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Thanks Lance, but dumping what I have and spending more money is not what I had in mind.

DIMEMAN

shag - I have moved lights and adjusted settings until I'm blue in the face.

I guess this is just going to be the best I do.

rmpsrpms

Too many lights are causing the illumination to be too diffuse, killing the luster presentation.

mercurydimeguy

For small coins like dimes, move lens as high as you can, and just use 2 lights (at 10 and 2, as a start, and then move slightly around until you fill the coin with light, to find just the right placement). Move them away from the lens to show luster and and provide depth at the same time, so you see detail. Here's an example...and this coin is super tiny

SeattleSlammer

Does not look lustrous. Keep trying!

sjk1776

Decrease the angle of the lights. Increase the distance of the shot. Then, crop the picture

DIMEMAN

I moved the camera back and moved the lights up over the coin rather than bounce off the paper and got some luster, BUT as you can see I lost a lot of size and definition.

LanLord

Trying to take pics of my own coins gives me great appreciation for a few of the people on the board here that do an awesome job with coin photography.



It's a lot tougher than it looks to get colour, lustre and detail all in one pic.

LanceNewmanOCC

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i do appreciate you trying to make what you have work.



at the end of the day, f3 cannot do what f1 cars can.



i will say that your images are nice for what you are using.



can you take a picture of the setup.



getting that hue from a digi-scope from what ive seen, is pretty rare.



if you can see what your image will look like before imaging, try 2 lights as advised. height/angle is crucial.



hold em in your hand and move em around to see what angles heights give you what look.



will you send me an image directly from your equip? unedited in any way.



your post-processing and presentation are pretty good.



you're almost there.



oldcollectorcoins@gmail.com

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halfhunter

Originally posted by: DIMEMAN

This is a very nice dime with way more luster than is showing here.



I'm using a dinolite with 4 kreg lights against a white reflective sheet with alum foil behind it.



This is the best I could get. Thoughts???

That's better pics than I have been able to get w/dinolite:









Seems I always have some blur.

ricko

All nice pictures.... this discussion clearly demonstrates why I do not attempt pictures...

Cheers, RickO