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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 430668, member: 15199&quot;]In the microscope photos, the light source fits into a tube at the back of the scope pointing down to the coin at a 15 degree angle ( tungsten)</p><p><br /></p><p>The whole coin photos was taken using the setup below.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r78/predcarn/9-4-08/photo1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>which is a light and a piece of glass ( a picture frame with the back removed, held at a 45 degree slant towards the coin. The light hits the glass and much is reflected directly down on the coin. The camera faces down to the coin looking through the glass ( flash would be counterproductive here). Since this photo, since spock and GD were talking about fire, I replaced it with a&nbsp; daylight &quot;coiled&quot; fluorescent bulb which works even better as since it is much cooler, I can crimp an aluminum foil reflector around it to concentrate the light better. Since the camer is 8mp, I can crop out even the smallest coin with fairly good detail. Hope I explained it well enough :rolling:</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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