yorkiedad5

how do you get such a close up pic of a penny? i want to put up a pic of a 1972 penny with the date doubled to get your opinion on it. do I need a special camera?

Treashunt

sorry, but I use a microscope for that!

Perhaps some others here can help you.

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rockdude

Yep, microscope for the real close one's.
Welcome to the form yorkiedad5.

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andy21us

I just use a digital camera with a micro function which works but you also need a good edit program. But as the others have said a digital microscope works a lot better. You can pick one up on ebay for around $80.

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That_coin_guy

I went through the same issue several years ago. I bought several cameras but none of them worked very well. I resorted to the "poor man's microscope" using 2 people one holding a loupe and the other snapping the picture. The loupe magnified the image well enough to get a well magnified image, but the problem was that it never gave clear full images. I almost bought a microscope, but they were bulky and cumbersome to get certain images. In the end I found and purchased a DINO-LITE digital microscope and have never been happier. It is a hand held microscope/camera which allows great magnification and SUPER clear pictures. Their home page is http://www.dinolite.ca/ if you want to take a look. I have attached a photo too...

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rockdude

I've got one very similiar to the dino-lite. The lighting is the only thing I don't like and often use the microscope instead. Anyone figured out the lighting on the dino-lite?
Here's what I get with usb camera.

Close up with microscope.

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tonedcoins

Hi rockdude it's rainbowcoins. I have a Dino microscrope too and dont like the lighting at times. I recently sold my regular stereo microscope and regret it. I might buy me another because it lights better on many coins.

yorkie, You need a microscope to take a better look at errors and if you want to take pictures of your error coins you need a digital one. They come in very handy.

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tonedcoins

This is the Dino digital microscope I have.

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That_coin_guy

The dino-lite has a setting in the window that allows you to turn off the leds and use ambient ir directed lighting...i was just being lazy with the first picture.

rockdude

It also has two settings for the light but I like the regular microscope the best.

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rockdude

Hey tonedcoins how's it going? Let me know when you find another stereo microscope. I've been looking to get one. That first photo was my first attempt with the usb camera and haven't really played with it much. Might try different light when I get some time. This retiring stuff is 'tiring'.

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jessash1976

Just take your digital camera and put your 10x loupe(if you have one) in front of the lens and magnify with your camera. That's how I do it.

yorkiedad5

I would like to thank everyone for there help with my question about what kind of camera to use to take a pic. What I did was use jessash1976 advise. I put a 10 power magnifier in front of my camers and took the pictures. It came out great. If you look at my other post about (possible coin errors) you will see how good they came out thank you again for all your help bill