coin photography question
Walkernut
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I have an Olympus and Nikon camera that I use to take pictures of my coins but each produces a different look. After reading a recent post on shooting the pictures in raw format I'm thinking this would be a way to produce a picture that would best match the coin in hand. In addition, because different types of lighting give varied color casts to the coins, then manipulating the raw images would be the work around. I'm guessing those of you that shoot raw use but one type of light and others like myself have an array of different types to suit the characteristics of the coin. My question is, am I thinking correctly?
Below are some pictures taken with different lights and cameras.
OLYMPUS C-2100 Ultra Zoom 2.1 megapixel using an Ott light
NIKON D60 10.5 megapixel with 105mm AIS lens
top left= 100 watt reveal
top right= 18watt Ott light
bottom left= par20 50 watt
bottom right= 14watt compact florescent light
Below are some pictures taken with different lights and cameras.
OLYMPUS C-2100 Ultra Zoom 2.1 megapixel using an Ott light
NIKON D60 10.5 megapixel with 105mm AIS lens
top left= 100 watt reveal
top right= 18watt Ott light
bottom left= par20 50 watt
bottom right= 14watt compact florescent light
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Comments
however you should do a custom white balance anyhow.
However with a Point and Shoot do to the limitations of White Balance adjustments lighting does matter.
Shooting under Reveal the images are over saturated as this bulb makes coins look more colorful then they really are it's especially prone to pull red.
The OTT lighting leaves your images looking under saturated as it washes out the color.
The Halogen's to me are the most natural but can be harsh on hairlined coins.
The CFL bulbs are more forgiving for problem coins yet sugar coat your images as they look different then in hand.
Ron