Hello. I've just tried my new digital camera Sony DSG - W510 and shot an uncleaned silver coin of Alexander The Great. Hope I'm doing well as a beginner in digital photography. Thanks for your comments.
It's a good start It is out of focus though. That can be caused by a few things, primarily: - camera not held perfectly still (a camera stand helps for this problem) - camera too close to the coin
I'll try to improve on. BTW..Do you advise me to soak this coin in distilled water as a first step of cleaning?
I doubt water will do anything but it won't hurt the coin. That looks like tarnish or horn silver, neither of which will come off in a water soak. There is nothing wrong with leaving the coin as-is
awesome on a new camera 7C! how many pics did you take? i'll take about 7 or 8 shots per side, and then usually i'll get one that is in good focus.
Sometimes I take dozens of shots per side just to get a good one! There are so many variables-- lighting, shutter speed, etc. Sometimes I can shoot great pictures one day and despite using identical settings, seemingly identical lighting, and similar coins, the results are not the same the next time I try. I've taken more than a hundred pictures of many individual coins over various days/weeks/months, sometimes without being satisfied with any. My routine has become a bit tighter lately and I usually don't have to shoot so many.
