How do you take pictures of your coins?
dipset512
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For those of you who take pictures of your coins, how do you do it? I use the below 4K microscope (Elikliv Autofocus 4K Digital Microscope EM4K-AF) and below is a sample image. Curious to see what others are shooting with.
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is the coin that golden?
i used a camera with macro lens
Love the 1 cent piece (nothing big here just a cell phone thingy)
ooops
I forgot, someone else took that cent pic
Here's one
Canon Rebel
105 Macro lens
Copystand
2 gooseneck incandescents
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
Yep, I didn't adjust any settings on that one.
Good enough for what I use it for.
I use a camera on the macro setting. Raw items are a snap to photograph; certified pieces, especially medals in the big slabs, can be difficult.
The concept is intriguing UNLESS IT IS TIED TO A COMPUTER ON THE INTERNET. I have wasted hundreds of dollars on now useless cameras which are tied to computers which get to Internet updates. Just about every time the software company has an update, the camera is toast. I have two cameras for which I spent $600 which are totally useless after having taken very few pictures. I might as well throw them in the garbage. They are useless.
iPhone 12 Pro
Mr_Spud
I use a Canon T2i with a 100mm macro lens (I bought both of them used), and a solid Kaiser copy stand that I managed to find on craigslist.
I tried a USB microscope a few years ago, which was inexpensive, but it had these problems:
I use @FlyingAl photography.
I look at @FlyingAl 's photography many times a day, everyday.
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
I use a Sony Nex 5n with a Minolta bellows and a f2.0 50mm Minolta lens with copystand of course.
Overland Trail Collection Showcase
Dahlonega Type Set-2008 PCGS Best Exhibited Set
Copy stand set up
Older Nikon D3500 body
Sigma 105mm Macro
Two Halogen Par-30's at about 2:30 and 9:30 on swivel heads
Face of bulbs and face of lense approx. same distance from coin, with the lights fairly close in to the lense body
Sometimes it is important to make minor adjustments to the angle of the lightbulbs a little to get the light to fall on the coin surfaces correctly.
Occasionally I use a third light at 6 o'clock, but it is usually not necessary.
These were all two lamps
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242