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Nikon color!

I bought a Nikon L3 for snapshots and am surprised at how well it images coins.

Here's a pic of my 1909S VDB with my old Kodak digital:
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And here's the same coin with the Nikon and no proper light set-up. I never realized how poor the Kodak was at color reproduction!
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“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin


My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.

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    mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    Nice pics good lighting on the second. the first looks more like a WB issue.
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    JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154 ✭


    << <i>the first looks more like a WB issue. >>



    Yeah, the problem with the Kodak is that there are only presets for white balance. I have much better control with the Nikon.
    “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin


    My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
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    DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,044 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow. That's a VERY nice image!
    When in doubt, don't.
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    WWWWWW Posts: 2,616 ✭✭✭
    Nice coin. Nikon cameras take great images in general and supurb images of coins.
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    MesquiteMesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭
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    Good pictures - enjoy your Nikon.
    There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.
    –John Adams, 1826
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    dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    image pics.image
    image...There's always time for coin collecting. image

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