My standard answer is to buy a M42 adapter, a M42 helicoid, a few extensions, and a cheap enlarger lens, rather than an expensive macro lens. The...
I frequent 3 main coin forums: LCR (the one you mentioned); CCF; and CT. I am a Lincoln Cent collector (Wheat Cent Die Varieties) almost...
Hobo Nickels are an art form, like oil painting or sculpture. If you don't think a Hobo Nickel has value, then you don't understand art.
The extra pictures besides the "main" variety pic(s) often show additional "die markers" that help to identify the particular variety. In many...
It would NEVER happen. You could say almost anything you want, slander and libel and defame and lie til the cows come home, and they would never...
There is another way...get sued by a TPG, and develop the proof through discovery.
Nearly 30 years of viewing coins being sold by large dealers and auction houses that are overgraded vs those submitted by smaller dealers and...
Hmm, personal and emotional attacks are for sure to get you answers.
No proof, just correlation, similar to politics. You can't really prove something that's done with a wink and a nod.
Nod nod, wink wink, say no more.
The grade you get is influenced (often heavily) by who you are, and who you know.
Lincolns RULE
There is a tradeoff you must make when you go to higher quality optics. As SuperDave mentions, his 4Plan has shallow DOF. This is due to the...
Beautiful image...and coin. For those interested, these shots represent a near-ideal shadow detail. For best presentation of the devices, there...
Hmmm...are you under the impression that the Dino-Lite has no lenses?
Will be good to see quality of this lens once you get the tripod and lights set up. The parts in sharp focus look good but it's hard to tell how...
Believe it or not, the image is also a bit over-exposed. You can see in the image below the areas that are over-exposed, and in which channels....
OK, I feel another tip coming on...maybe this one is #12: First, download Digital Photo Professional from Canon. It should be a free download....
What's the inner diameter? And link, please...
Dave is right, I use a setup very much like his. For lighting, I usually use a pair of diffused Jansjo LED lights. Sometimes I use an EKE...
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