I An New To Coin Collecting And An Wondeing How To Disply Pictures On Internet Etc. I Know That My Digital Camera Dont Work And Am Wondering If A Cheap Flatbed Scanner Will Do The Job. I Will Probably Not Use It For Anything Else Thanks Duane
A scanner works ok. It's way easier to use than a camera, but you won't get the quality that you would with a camera.
Here's a good article... http://coinimaging.com/photography.html Gotta have macro setting on the camera.
Hello A flatbed scanner will work fine. Keep in mind that a coin is not flat like a picture. It should be considered more like a 3D object. The flatbed will scan fine but might have a slight blur on the low points. If you are photographing proof coins a technique called "Axial Lighting" should be used. Here is alink to a good article on eBay: http://reviews.ebay.com/Coin-Photog...000001631764?ssPageName=BUYGD:CAT:-1:SEARCH:3 Hope this helps Cheers
Scanners are OK but a digital camera would be better. You said your camera doesn't work. Not clear as to if the camera is broke or you can not use it for coins. However, with the prices of digital cameras today I would suggest that you look into buying a new one. You can use a scanner for lots of things but they don't work well for taking photos of your family, friends, neighbors, etc. You sure would look funny trying to place the scanner next to people outdoors. Try to remember a camera can be used for more than coins. Almost every day the prices of digital cameras is dropping and the amount of features they have is increasing. Example is I recently bought one for $60 that is an off brand but has telephoto, wide angle, macro, movie capability, 5 megapixel quality that is changeable and lots of other stuff I'll never use. With a camera that uses SD or Compact Flash cards of 2 gigs you could take thousands of photos and choose which ones you like and delete the rest. Just can't beat a camera.
