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1949-S Lincoln Cent DDO

rmpsrpmsrmpsrpms Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭✭✭
Here's a 1949-S Lincoln Cent DDO#3 presented with a couple of techniques.

Unprocessed image using 5x magnification, 25-stack of images:

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Unprocessed image using 10x magnification, 36-stack of images:

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3D processed 10x image but looking straight on to compare with unprocessed:

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3D processed 10x image looking at 45-deg from 9:00:

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3D processed 10x image looking at 45-deg from 2:00

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I think this technique is useful to help visualize these kind of variety details in a similar way to viewing then with a microscope, at least the way I view them. I'm not so sure the 3D versions of these is all that useful, but some may like them. I find them kind of gimmicky, and while they can be sort of cool they don't offer any more information than the 2-D perspective views above. If you disagree, let me know. It's not too hard to include 3D versions of these.

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  • BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,192 ✭✭✭✭
    Gotta love modern technology image We've come a long way from tin-types image
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  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Like the technology. Great photos... please explain more about the process/software/camera/lens.
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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 35,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Can you do the MM or another coin maybe with split serifs to vow?

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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,540 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I do enjoy the images but I can't get too excited about that variety.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great images.... The 3D effect is interesting... had not seen that before. Cheers, RickO
  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...AWESOME PICS!! image
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  • SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,199 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WOW.
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  • LotsoLuckLotsoLuck Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭
    Those are insane pictures, wow!
  • LMMLMM Posts: 92 ✭✭
    Way COOL!
  • rmpsrpmsrmpsrpms Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Like the technology. Great photos... please explain more about the process/software/camera/lens. >>



    The process is the same as focus stacking, ie taking a series of photos at different focus planes and then using software to create a composite image using only the in-focus parts. There are several software packages that will do this such as Zerene Stacker, Helicon Focus, and probably even Photoshop. The software creates a "depth map" as it moves through the stack of images, so it knows the relative depth of the in-focus parts it includes in the final image, and can then use this depth map to create variable-angle perspective representations of the image. I used my Canon T2i for these shots, with a Nikon 10x microscope objective.
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  • rmpsrpmsrmpsrpms Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Can you do the MM or another coin maybe with split serifs to vow? >>



    Take a look here.
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  • rmpsrpmsrmpsrpms Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I do enjoy the images but I can't get too excited about that variety. >>



    Hmm, a Small Date over Large Date Doubled Die? I really love this variety, and it's quite rare.
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  • Actually a 1948 over a 1949.
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  • rmpsrpmsrmpsrpms Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Actually a 1948 over a 1949. >>



    I've seen examples of both 1949-S date types.
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  • rmpsrpmsrmpsrpms Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I had a request to do a circulated RPM. Here's 1953-D RPM #1 in XF, stereo view:

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  • Please do a 1955 DDO Lincoln cent, with the 3d, it wouLd be amazing!
  • rmpsrpmsrmpsrpms Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Please do a 1955 DDO Lincoln cent, with the 3d, it wouLd be amazing! >>



    Wish I had one to image! It's on my wish list...
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