BTW @rmpsrpms I really appreciate your recommending the LED Lamps ... much much better than I assumed :)
I really liked the Depth of Field you got on these photos. What settings and type of camera did you use if I may ask :)
Ok back now .. yeah -5 ev with 1/125 shutter speed .. had to use the -5 or Histogram showed almost everything clipped
Was that photo of the coin in the slab if so either way it looks good :)
Still have the neutral Style per our earlier discussion f/14 -5Exposure. This photo has surprised me favorably just need to further get the...
Just got your the lights in and setup .. found I can AF on that 1935 Foreign Dime . But now I am looking at the Histograms and see I have...
Tedious Focusing is an understatement :)
This is an image of a Mercury Dime Reverse image the Mint :) .. would like to see better focus quality than this .. I am using a copystand with...
Ok everything is wrong with this photo other than I used auto focus on a Morgan ... That is the problem .. my lens does not allow to focus on the...
Did not use Autofocus as articles I have read discouraged its use as some lens hunt trying to focus. I have a Morgan here I will see that happens...
The difference may be in the coin I am using rather than a Morgan this is an extremely small coin the one shown is a foreign Wilhelmina Koningin...
Tethering is the only way to make good macros ... IMO
I am thinking there must be a way ... just haven't stumbled on to it yet :( :( That is what amazes me when I see your photos
I am using Live View with Nikon's Capture Pro 2 Tethering Software and cannot rotate the focus ring with enough precision to focus with the...
Unfortunately I have to use manual focusing For macro photos I think manual focus is the only option I have .. I use tether software to crop...
The F/25 was because the coin was shot at a slight angle to redirect some of the reflection which created EV in parts of the photo. All the...
did you mean AF?
The lens is ~8" from coin when focused
Lighting from my room is all I have going for me now .. no windows and just light that I turn off with exception of my computer screen light. I...
I am using tethering now but it obviously is not set to allow the fine closeups I am looking for
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