What you end up doing is what is called "lens stacking". You can put a high quality objective onto the end of your camera lens and it will have...
The quality of image in these high power stacks has little to do with the camera, and everything to do with the lens used. You can put a high...
I didn't keep that stack, as I usually delete the original images pretty soon after "rendering" an acceptable final image. But here is one I just...
I was planning to use Zerene, but I ended up building my stacking stand with a Trinamic stepper, and at the time Zerene didn't support Trinamic...
Did you use one of CZP's "weighted average" macros for that? I've tried it in the past in order to ensure I captured luster, color and surfaces by...
I don't know what "rendering" is but I do use focus stacking extensively. It is only useful when the depth of field is too shallow to capture the...
Here's another 1903 I just picked up...Ray [IMG] [IMG]
For toned coins, taking the pic straight on and then getting the light at as high an angle as possible (including axial) usually works. I find...
The key to good coin photography is lighting. Unfortunately, many P&S cameras don't allow good lighting due to short working distances. Many folks...
Thanks BT...it's a very interestingly-toned coin, with a sort of frosty luster. I discovered an interesting phenomenon when I started...
Like I said, different strokes... "I promise you the guy who started the collection and died 4 generations ago is looking down & doesn't care if...
bahabully...I'd bet that a pretty large majority of coin collectors would not agree with your advice, and indeed would have the same reaction of...
Different strokes for different folks. Personality types show up pretty quickly in these discussions. bahabully is obviously a Rationalist,...
As long as the moisture level is kept reasonably low, ie indoor residential dry conditions which would typically be 40-70% RH, and no airflow is...
Here it is... [IMG]
Here's a lightly-toned 54-S [IMG]
Besides the wonderfully-detailed medals shown here, I find toned coins to be extremely photogenic. For Lincoln Cents, there are a number of...
Here is a 46-S with "Shellcase" toning... [IMG][IMG]
My favorite glass for grading is a Nikon 50mm f2.8 EL-Nikkor. For variety searching I prefer a Bausch & Lomb 1x Stereo Microscope with 15x eyepieces.
Raw vs slabbed makes little difference once you figure out your lighting. Here is a 34P Buff taken with this setup: [IMG] and here's an 09VDB....
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