CoinsAreFun
Photography => Photography => Topic started by: coinsarefun on June 28, 2009, 10:27:51 PM
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Share your secrets with us.
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I'm not that good at coin photography, but I'm getting better. I use a Canon 5D full frame 12.8 mag. SLR. I use a Canon 24-105mm L lens and have orderd a Canon 180mm macro today. I use two 300 watt lights set up on each side of the coin. I use a tripod with a ball head mount, and point the camera down at the coin. After reading up on coin photography I've gotten a little better at it. I some times use two off camera Canon 580 flash units for lighting.
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One word.....SCANNER
It shows a lot of detail But NO luster,
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I'm not great at coin photography, but I'm getting better as I practice. One thing I never use is a flash. It causes too much of a glare on the subject, and causes the image to look washed out. Instead, I use natural light. My desk lamp usually gives a yellowish light, whereas a fluorescent lamp gives off a bluish tint. As for scanners, I used to use my scanner for coins, but the images usually looked fuzzy and the toning looked horrible. I save the scanner for banknotes instead because it's easier get the correct results.
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Nothing wrong with using off camera flash. Here are two coins, I used off camera flash with an Omni.
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Nothing wrong with using off camera flash. Here are two coins, I used off camera flash with an Omni.
Very nice. I unfortunately don't have an off camera flash, so I use existing light. Thanks for sharing.
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One word.....SCANNER
It shows a lot of detail But NO luster,
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SCANNER IS A 7-LETTER WORD. :LOL;
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Please expand your window enough so that red hearts appear in a row at the left-hand margin. : )
I have a photographic 'toolbox,' I suppose.
In my toolbox are:
:Beatingheart; corks and rubber stopper
:Beatingheart; black velvet, they recognize me at Vogue Fabrics now. :))
:Beatingheart; pinking shears, thanks to my wife
:Beatingheart; painter's tape, lint roller
:Beatingheart; white paper -- good luck finding one your camera will recognize as pure white
:Beatingheart; mirror -- 8" x 8" square may be best; mine has plastic frame
:Beatingheart; leaf of my desk is on right. All numismatography is performed there.
:Beatingheart; Bogen Manfrotto miracle composite tripod and an old Hollywood metal tripod ;D
:Beatingheart; Nikon D300, Micro-NIKKOR 60mm ED lens, also have 105mm VR ED micro lens
:Beatingheart; 4 Nikon SW-12 diffusers, Nikon R1C1 closeup flash system included one. Part No. NK4907
:Beatingheart; Bubble level (Home Depot, cheap), use levelers on desk to level leaf of desk!
:Beatingheart; Axial Lighting Device, use for coins with toning, simulates tipping coin toward light
:Beatingheart; Giotto Rocket Air Blaster -- like nasal syringe for infants -- invaluable
:Beatingheart; squirrel hair brush
:Beatingheart; vacuum cleaner
:Beatingheart; clear plastic easel -- I put backgrounds on it and have them reflected in mirror behind coin image
:Beatingheart; Gray card -- 8-12 x 11 gray card when cut makes square card and two smaller cards
:Beatingheart; Under Construction -- more to come...
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I just go by the idea that it's digital, take lots of pics and one or two will surely turn out nice. Delete the rest. ;) I use outdoor light for some, flourescents for others. That just depends on the coin.
Oh, and my camera is a Sony DSC-H5 with 7 or 8 megapixels, can't remember. It has a built-in macro, so that helps.
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I just go by the idea that it's digital, take lots of pics and one or two will surely turn out nice. Delete the rest. ;) I use outdoor light for some, flourescents for others. That just depends on the coin.
Oh, and my camera is a Sony DSC-H5 with 7 or 8 megapixels, can't remember. It has a built-in macro, so that helps.
Sony has good cameras. Mine is the Sony: Cybershot DSC-W150 8.1 Megapixel. Macro feature is pretty much a requirement when doing detailed closeup of coins. Otherwise the photos will be too blury to work.