I was not expecting much for twenty dollars but this seems to be pretty good for taking photos of coins. It's really a marketed towards video bloggers. This one is ten inch as opposed to the scope and Camera types which are much smaller at about 3in. My biggest fear was frequency synch witch is a problem with LED lights and digitized images, but seems to not suffer this issue with my phone. I haven't set up my camera to compare yet. I was hoping to be able to light up the fields especially on proofs in slabs. It is not possible to light up the whole field but at least I found I was able to get some reflection near the rim. It comes with an adjustable tripod but height cannot be adjusted without closing the legs which adds instability. It has 10 power levels and 3 Kelvin levels. Warm, neutral and cool. I'm overall happy with it. It took me 5 minutes to set it up and take these pictures. https://www.ebay.com/itm/LED-Ring-L...Phone-Selfie-Video-Live-Stream-/304112514973? mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 What do you think? ...
That was my assumption and it looks great. You should link the website from where you purchased it, in case others want to purchase it.
Your pics convinced me to give it a try. I didn't go with the same ring light, but found one that I think suits my needs better (and it was a couple dollars cheaper, woohoo!!). I'm using a digital microscope for most of my pictures, al least for everything less than crown/silver dollar size. The one I ordered is a bit smaller ring but is on a goose neck so I can work it around the scope. Thanks for the inspiration!!
It'll be here Wednesday sometime, but I may not have time to do anything with it until the weekend. I'll get something soon though I promise...
The light came in yesterday and I had a chance tonight to take a couple test pics earlier. Aside from needing to adjust the focus on the microscope I think it worked well. Might need to adjust the strength of the light up a bit, but thats the fun of experimenting with new stuff.... Anyway, here's the test pics.
The color balance looks good, and it really gives those proof fields contrast. You'll want to play around with a second source of ambient light to help highlight the devices on the proofs and reduce shadows around the higher reliefs. Experiment is the only way.
