macro moron (new St Gauden pics at bottom)

maxpb · October 23, 2006 1:59AM

got my 1908d st gauden in the mail today, and want to take some macros but am as bad of a photographer as i am a coin collector. can anyone help me out on how to do this? i have a canon digital elph powershot sd600.

numisma · October 23, 2006 2:20AM

<< <i>got my 1908d st gauden in the mail today, and want to take some macros but am as bad of a photographer as i am a coin collector. can anyone help me out on how to do this? i have a canon digital elph powershot sd600. >>

You need to press the little tulip symbol on your camera to get to macro. Also, make sure that you set the function for the right lighting condition (tungsten, florescent, etc.). Then use zoom to focus on the coin. Do you have a tripod? If not, you may want to rig some books and use the 2 or 10 second delay to get a stable picture. Just trial and error really. You can do it!!

notwilight · October 23, 2006 2:20AM

I have the SD700IS and it is one of the few cameras that I haven't been able to do much with. The Macro will not let you get very close. Put it on a tripod about 2 feet above the coin and zoom in about 1/2 way with the macro on. Use spot metering and see if the result is focused. You may have to zoom in a little less or you may be able to zoom in a little less.

Use lots of lighting since these camera's focus better with lots of light.

--Jery

numisma · October 23, 2006 2:23AM

Yes, the distance is important. You need space between the camera and the coin to get a good focus.

maxpb · October 23, 2006 3:05AM

i got a really good picture of the front and a decent one of the back. thanks for the help. my pics are 1100 by 1200 pixels after crop though, where should i upload them to so i can post?

numisma · October 23, 2006 3:53AM

<< <i>i got a really good picture of the front and a decent one of the back. thanks for the help. my pics are 1100 by 1200 pixels after crop though, where should i upload them to so i can post? >>

What's the file size? Take a look in windows explorer and check the file size. Do you have any image editing software (Adobe, Corel, etc.)??

maxpb · October 23, 2006 3:55AM

its 1 meg.... im using photoplus... i can reduce the size but the quality suffers...

notwilight · October 23, 2006 4:02AM

no need to reduce them. go to www.photobucket.com and open a free account.

maxpb · October 23, 2006 4:11AM

YEEEHHAAAAA

numisma · October 23, 2006 4:12AM

Not bad! I like your pic AND your Saint!

Edited to say: your white balance is a bit off.

mgoodm3 · October 23, 2006 4:13AM

Not bad, a little glare at 10 o'clock, WB slightly off, but nothing too terrible.

maxpb · October 23, 2006 4:14AM

thanks for the help, is it a legitimate 64 like the pcgs label says?

heres my pic of the back not as great of a pic and not sure why the coloring is diff.

numisma · October 23, 2006 4:22AM

thanks for the help, is it a legitimate 64 like the pcgs label says?

Looks like it could be a 64 to me. One final tip: your camera was upside down when you imaged the reverse. Might want to flip it over.

macro moron (new St Gauden pics at bottom)

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