True. The availability and access to the internet in some ways has made a lot of folks soft and helpless. I mentioned to my cousins the other...
LOL. Before I bought my out-of-the-box copy stand (pictured earlier in the thread), I built one out of an erector set for proof of concept.
You sure about that? I'm in my later 30's yet look a lot younger. I brought a few my own choice Colonial specimens with me to wave around, and...
That's aMacGyver copy stand! :thumb: Same concept as a copy stand - get control of all parameters like fixed distance. I also use rechargeables....
Thanks for the info. The Alexandria show is [relatively] new; it is organized by the Alexandria Coin Club. It sounds like it was about the same...
Indoors, the only inside light source that I found to be easy to implement and cost efficient is the GE Reveal light bulb. Cheapie/regular...
You're welcome. I'll PM you a search that I use for that token.
Did you go to the show? How about did you go to the Alexandria show back in March'ish?
They show up fine :thumb:. I still strongly recommend getting a copy stand. Then you can get close-ups of each, without much effort. To me,...
The link to the manual in my earlier post points exactly to a PowerShot S3 IS, so based on this, the manual is still relevant.
I'm almost sure as well. The left specimen has that phony "shimmer" to it, granular sparkling. Rub a known genuine specimen between your thumb...
Though you've probably already seen it, here is some info on the specimen from Notre Dame:...
Nope. Here is a link to the Sony SLR that I have; It can accept lenses. Mind you, as per an earlier post, I use my Fuji Point & Shoot instead...
I do. I point the Fuji into the right or left eyepiece. I then adjust the focus/height of the microscope while looking through the camera...
I have two, a Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1 and a Fuji A820. The Sony is a superb SLR. However, I use the Fuji A820. It's resolution suffices for this...
Wow, that sounds tedious! My camera stand just sits on my worktable. It's small enough where it can stay there alongside my stereo microscope,...
I have a very dark black piece of cardboard that I place the coins on. I then adjust/move the cardboard while it sits on the copy-stand's stage,...
After I got mine, it made photographing coins so much more easier. Before, mine looked like crap, and I could never get settings right nor...
Billy - Have you given any thought to using a copy stand for your photos? It may help and make photographing easier, since you say your camera is...
IMO the Ike looks best and sharpest. Does your camera have a Macro button/function for closeups? Its symbol looks like a Tulip most times. [IMG]
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