Photography setup and hardware
JeremyBolt
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Im trying to figure out the appropriate hardware and lighting needed to take quality photos of coins before I pedigree my set. I’ll need to resubmit the coins to CAC once I get them back and they require photographs of the coins.
Current setup:
iPhone 13
Overhead Mount
(2) halo lights.
Please some photos of your setups also.
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these are the only coins you have? planning to add a lot more later?
I have a lot more
Who requires photos? If you crossed them to CAC, CAC will take photos.
What is the purpose of the photos, documentation only? If documentation only, any camera will be fine. If you want glorious pictures to show off what you have, then let us know.
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ok, while the iphone takes great images the phone would need to be repositioned for every group of photos. inconvenient
you'll need something called a copy stand. generally they are made for cameras.
i'm not sure how close an iphone can take a macro photo, but having large photos of the coin filling almost all of the photo is ideal, no?
for cameras the lens you need is called a macro lens.
unsure if halogens are white enough light. i kind of remembering it's not. try led lights with "high temperature(very close to white)." For digital cameras tho, you can adjust the "white balance"on it to make up for funky lighting colors
the good news is you can set it up once and only have to adjust the height for different sized coins and tasks (like shooting a repunched mintmark)
if an iphone can take up close and personal photos, perhaps all you need to do is rig a stand and somelighting where you can just pick the phone up off your rigged stand
You don't need a macro lends for coins if you're shooting the entire coin. Macro is only really needed for small details like zooming in on the date or mint mark.
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You can take acceptable pictures with an iPhone. I use either a 250cc plastic bottle or a small scizzers jack as a copy stand and use the timer so it doesn’t shake. I use 2 gooseneck led lights. Here’s a picture of my setup
Here’s the lights, there are other similar brands that would work
Here’s a picture where you can see the iPhone on a clear empty 250cc plastic bottle
And here’s the scissor jack I use sometimes instead of the plastic bottle
Here’s a couple of pictures from that setup
Mr_Spud
Great set up @Mr_Spud
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I use a macro lens for taking photos of half dimes.
It enables me to make the largest possible image (height x width),
by essentially filling the sensor in its smaller dimension.
Then I have the entire side of the coin, and small details in every part of that side.