Closeups of Coins (pics)

Some great ideas guys, thanks for sharing, I might actually try one or 2 of them.

 

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I've got 3 extension tubes for my Nikon on the way. I'm too cheap for a true macro lens so I went with tubes. From what I've read they should be awesome, so wish me luck! I'll try to get some pics of the results when they come in.

 

uh yeah, I cannibalized 2 tripods to get something that would work within arms reach of my desk chair. I have been eyeing up $60 drill presses at lowes that have fairly decent cranking mechanisms. It just seems a shame to buy the drill just for the stand.

If you look very close at the office picture I posted, you will see a 35-70 NIkor lens with extension tubes. There is hardly any difference at a glance in the images between that lens and Macro I am using now..

This pic is from an adapted extended (rigged) lens.

 

There are very good copystands readily available on the market than can handle much larger and expensive cameras than most of us own. They cost a couple hundred bucks.

 

Stunning picture! So I take it extension tubes are a decent way to go on a budget??

I have a Nikon D40 with an 18-55 kit lense and a 55-200 zoom. I'll probably use the tubes on the kit lense. I also have tons of lighting and a decent copy stand.

 

That's very considerate of you!

Chris

 

And sometimes if you set up you Point and Shoot camera with the proper settings and the proper lighting and if you are lucky, you can get results like this. Sony CyberShot, 7.2mp.
Not the same as a DSLR with Macro attachment( which I am saving up for ) but still one can get good results.

 

For extreme close up photos, I get the coin in focus under a stereo microscope & then just aim my digital camera down one of the oculars. My microscope provides decent depth of field below 70x so everything in the photo appears in focus.

 

Try Harbor Freight - their tools are more useful ripped to pieces than trying to use them for actual woodwork anyways!

 

If you add enough tubes you can get close with any interchangeable lens dSLR camera. This is a Canon. At some point, it is easier to switch to a microscope. Of these the S and the 1909 VDB were with extension tubes while the new location VDB (upper right) used a microscope and the same camera.