The joys of reimaging (Darkside edition, big pics)

coinpictures · May 27, 2009 11:39PM

Stopped at my safety deposit box yesterday and picked up a few coins to reimage.

All are slabbed, and I didn't have time to polish the slabs, so please pardon any scratches, blurs, etc.

(Lightside coins can be seen in THIS THREAD)

worldcoinguy · May 28, 2009 12:41AM

Very impressive photos with crisp details. The 1728 german state piece is a real beauty.

rgCoinGuy · May 28, 2009 12:50AM

Wow, I think I like these more than the Lightside ones! Nice.

tacynnep · May 28, 2009 1:34AM

They are amazing images. I would say better then the true view especially they are in the slab.
Thank you to sharing them. Very Nice.

ormandh · May 28, 2009 1:35AM

Very nice! I have just realized that the further away the light source is, the better the picture. Are you using manual focus on the imaging of your coins? -Dan

JCMhouston · May 28, 2009 1:49AM

Very nice coins, and excellent photography technique.

theboz11 · May 28, 2009 1:50AM

<< <i>Wow, I think I like these more than the Lightside ones! Nice. >>

Uh Oh, We caught one. Well done

HTubbs · May 28, 2009 3:35AM

Great pics!

coinpictures · May 28, 2009 3:37AM

<< <i>Are you using manual focus on the imaging of your coins? -Dan >>

Yes, although some shots seem more "dialed in" than others.

With the focus assist, the area of detail that is shown is very tiny, and while I think I am getting everything in focus, sometimes it's just a hair off. I'm shooting at f8, which you would think would give a reasonable in-focus depth of field. The question becomes: do I set focus on the top-most elements or the deepest portion of the fields? In theory it shouldn't make a difference at f8, but apparently it does.

A 3-foot LCD screen rather than 3-inch would definitely help.

The joys of reimaging (Darkside edition, big pics)

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