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Pictures of Hard To Find Morgan Dollars & How to Take the Pictures

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  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295
    I use a Nikon 4300 mounted on a copystand.
  • numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136
    I use a Mavica mounted to the third port of my Stereo Zoom Trinocular Microscope.

    Your pictures always look great. You definitely have figured out how to best use your equipment.

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  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295
    Thanks for the compliment. Here is a picture of my setup:

    Copystand

    The only problem is sometimes I just can't get the lighting at the right angle. After we get moved into the new house, I am going to search for some better light kits.
  • numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136
    Interesting that you took a picture of your camera... How did you do that...??? You must have more than one camera...

    Seriously, that is a great setup. Better lighting than you have shown will not be cheap.

    I only use the light that is part of my microscope.
  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295
    You know, I've gotten that question many times about how I took a picture of the camera, and you guessed right. I have a Toshiba PDR M65 that takes pretty good images, but it's macro doesn't do too well for coins.

    On the light kit, I'm looking at a quartz kit that runs about $250.
  • numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136
    Aren't those quartz kits supposed to provide perfect white light. I would really like to hear how it works out for you because I was thinking of buying the same (or similar) thing.
  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295
    They are supposed to. When I get one I'll post here about it and let everyone know how it works.
  • $250 seems like a good price. Once you have played with it, I would love to hear a report and some recommendations/lessons learned.
  • numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136
    Anybody else have a setup for taking coin pictures that compares with K6AZ?
  • numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136
    Here are a couple of pictures of my setup without showing the Mavica camera.

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  • numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136
    ttt
  • razorface1027razorface1027 Posts: 4,242 ✭✭
    Nuttin' but BEAUTIFUL tough to find Morgans! image
    What is money, in reality, but dirty pieces of paper and metal upon which privilege is stamped?
  • numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136
    ttt
  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295
    Another Morgan from a Wayte Raymond album:

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  • numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136
    I LOVE IT. AWESOME!!!

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