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First Experiment With Coin Photography
NamesJay
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Well I was going through some old change and on a couple of coins I couldn't read the date and my magnifying glass was no help, so I pulled out the Nikon and took a couple of shots.
Setup is a Nikon D5100 with just the basic 18-55mm lens. No special lighting, just chandelier above the dining room table and the camera built-in flash.
I plan on educating myself on how to improve the setup, but recommendations would be helpful.
Setup is a Nikon D5100 with just the basic 18-55mm lens. No special lighting, just chandelier above the dining room table and the camera built-in flash.
I plan on educating myself on how to improve the setup, but recommendations would be helpful.
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Mark Goodman's Book is highly recommended by many although I just experimented until I was relatively happy with my results.
I show my latest make-shift setup in this thread...and then there is a link to my previous efforts later in the thread that discusses my camera settings.
Best of luck to you.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
Exactly how to improve your setup will depend on what you want out of it and how much you want to invest in it.
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars
use manual focus
A priority, f8
2 second exposure delayed firing
don't use flash, use ambient lighting, you'll need at least 2 lights
set manual white balance
use a copy stand
<< <i>here is my set up: Lights and a macro lens 100mm or better will be very helpful. Go to local camera shops and look at their used stuff. Copy stands can be had for 100-200.00 on ebay mine is a Kaiser that I got for 130.00 but that was a steal of a deal. If you want me to keep an eye out for you on stands just let me know and I will send you the links.
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Please do!