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<p>[QUOTE="EyeEatWheaties, post: 997325, member: 26972"]Okay.. Testing lighting. </p><p><br /></p><p>CFL 5000k Tulip - Highly suggested by pros</p><p>vs</p><p>Natural Sunlight</p><p>vs</p><p>GE Reveal incandescent.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Natural Sunlight Color Control Photos from an 12mb Olympus point and shoot.</p><p>f/8.3</p><p>1/320 exposure</p><p>ISO 100</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/1aaControlLarge.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/2aControl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/3aControlreverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Camera Make and Model - </b>Canon 40d</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Lens -</b> Nikor 35-70mm</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Lens accessories -</b> 1-1/4" Macro Extension tube</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Lighting type -</b> Natural Sunlight</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Diffusion -</b> None</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Tripod/Copy Stand -</b> Tripod</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Approx Distance from Coin to Lens.</b> 4 inches</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Auto or Manual Focus -</b> manual (extension tubes disable)</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>f stop -</b> unknown</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Shutter Speed -</b> 1/100 sec</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>ISO - </b>100</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>White Balance -</b> Auto</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Mirror Lock?</b> <b>- </b>no</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Remote shutter release? -</b> no</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Tethered?</b> no</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Image Format -</b> .jpg</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Original Image size -</b> 10mb</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Posted Image size -</b> approx 3.5MB</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Capture Software -</b> MS Explorer</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Editing Software -</b> MS Office Picture Manager</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Color Corrected? -</b> no</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Date of image -</b> September 17th 2010</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Comments:</b> <b>Straight on and Angled photos</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/16NaturalSunlightNoAngle.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p> <img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/17NaturalSunlightNoAngleObverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/18NaturalSunlightNoAngleReverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/NaturalSunlightAngled.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/NaturalSunlightAngledObverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/NaturalSunlightAngledReverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Camera Make and Model - </b>Canon 40d</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Lens -</b> Nikor 35-70mm</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Lens accessories -</b> 1-1/4" Macro Extension tube</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Lighting type -</b> CFL Tulip 5000k in hood 3 feet above coin</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Diffusion -</b> None</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Tripod/Copy Stand -</b> Tripod</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Approx Distance from Coin to Lens.</b> 4 inches</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Auto or Manual Focus -</b> manual (extension tubes disable)</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> f stop -</b> unknown</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Shutter Speed -</b> 1/20 sec</p><p><br /></p><p><b>ISO</b> - 800</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> White Balance -</b> Auto</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Mirror Lock?</b> <b>- </b>no</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Remote shutter release? -</b> no</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Tethered?</b> no</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Image Format -</b> .jpg</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Original Image size -</b> 10mb</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Posted Image size -</b> approx 2.7MB</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Capture Software -</b> MS Explorer</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Editing Software -</b> MS Office Picture Manager</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Color Corrected? -</b> no</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Date of image -</b> September 17th 2010</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Comments:</b> <b>Straight on and Angled photos</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/4CFLNoAngle.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/5CFLNoAngleObverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/6CFLNoAngleReverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>f stop -</b> unknown</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Shutter Speed -</b> 1/100 sec</p><p><br /></p><p><b>ISO</b> - 400</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/7CFLAngled.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/8CFLAngledObverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/9CFLAngledReverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Camera Make and Model - </b>Canon 40d</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Lens -</b> Nikor 35-70mm</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Lens accessories -</b> 1-1/4" Macro Extension tube</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Lighting type -</b> GE 75watt "reveal" natural incandescent light bulb</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Diffusion -</b> None</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Tripod/Copy Stand -</b> Tripod</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Approx Distance from Coin to Lens.</b> 4 inches</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Auto or Manual Focus -</b> manual (extension tubes disable)</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> f stop -</b> unknown</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Shutter Speed -</b> 1/15 sec</p><p><br /></p><p><b>ISO</b> - 800</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> White Balance -</b> Auto</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Mirror Lock?</b> <b>- </b>no</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Remote shutter release? -</b> no</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Tethered?</b> no</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Image Format -</b> .jpg</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Original Image size -</b> 10mb</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Posted Image size -</b> approx 2.6MB</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Capture Software -</b> MS Explorer</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Editing Software -</b> MS Office Picture Manager</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Color Corrected? -</b> no</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Date of image -</b> September 17th 2010</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Comments:</b> <b>Straight on and Angled photos</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/10GERevealNoAngle.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/11GERevealNoAngleObverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/12GERevealNoAngleReverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>f stop -</b> unknown</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> Shutter Speed -</b> 1/60 sec</p><p> </p><p> <b>ISO</b> - 400</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/13GERevealAngle.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/14GERevealAngleObverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/15GERevealAngleReverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EyeEatWheaties, post: 997325, member: 26972"]Okay.. Testing lighting. CFL 5000k Tulip - Highly suggested by pros vs Natural Sunlight vs GE Reveal incandescent. Natural Sunlight Color Control Photos from an 12mb Olympus point and shoot. f/8.3 1/320 exposure ISO 100 [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/1aaControlLarge.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/2aControl.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/3aControlreverse.jpg[/IMG] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][B]Camera Make and Model - [/B]Canon 40d [B] Lens -[/B] Nikor 35-70mm [B] Lens accessories -[/B] 1-1/4" Macro Extension tube [B] Lighting type -[/B] Natural Sunlight [B] Diffusion -[/B] None [B] Tripod/Copy Stand -[/B] Tripod [B] Approx Distance from Coin to Lens.[/B] 4 inches [B] Auto or Manual Focus -[/B] manual (extension tubes disable) [B] f stop -[/B] unknown [B] Shutter Speed -[/B] 1/100 sec [B]ISO - [/B]100 [B] White Balance -[/B] Auto [B] Mirror Lock?[/B] [B]- [/B]no [B] Remote shutter release? -[/B] no [B] Tethered?[/B] no [B] Image Format -[/B] .jpg [B] Original Image size -[/B] 10mb [B] Posted Image size -[/B] approx 3.5MB [B] Capture Software -[/B] MS Explorer [B] Editing Software -[/B] MS Office Picture Manager [B] Color Corrected? -[/B] no [B] Date of image -[/B] September 17th 2010 [B] Comments:[/B] [B]Straight on and Angled photos [/B] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/16NaturalSunlightNoAngle.jpg[/IMG] [/COLOR][/LEFT] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/17NaturalSunlightNoAngleObverse.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/18NaturalSunlightNoAngleReverse.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/NaturalSunlightAngled.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/NaturalSunlightAngledObverse.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/NaturalSunlightAngledReverse.jpg[/IMG] [B]Camera Make and Model - [/B]Canon 40d [B] Lens -[/B] Nikor 35-70mm [B] Lens accessories -[/B] 1-1/4" Macro Extension tube [B] Lighting type -[/B] CFL Tulip 5000k in hood 3 feet above coin [B] Diffusion -[/B] None [B] Tripod/Copy Stand -[/B] Tripod [B] Approx Distance from Coin to Lens.[/B] 4 inches [B] Auto or Manual Focus -[/B] manual (extension tubes disable) [B] f stop -[/B] unknown [B] Shutter Speed -[/B] 1/20 sec [B]ISO[/B] - 800 [B] White Balance -[/B] Auto [B] Mirror Lock?[/B] [B]- [/B]no [B] Remote shutter release? -[/B] no [B] Tethered?[/B] no [B] Image Format -[/B] .jpg [B] Original Image size -[/B] 10mb [B] Posted Image size -[/B] approx 2.7MB [B] Capture Software -[/B] MS Explorer [B] Editing Software -[/B] MS Office Picture Manager [B] Color Corrected? -[/B] no [B] Date of image -[/B] September 17th 2010 [B] Comments:[/B] [B]Straight on and Angled photos[/B] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/4CFLNoAngle.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/5CFLNoAngleObverse.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/6CFLNoAngleReverse.jpg[/IMG] [B]f stop -[/B] unknown [B] Shutter Speed -[/B] 1/100 sec [B]ISO[/B] - 400 [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/7CFLAngled.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/8CFLAngledObverse.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/9CFLAngledReverse.jpg[/IMG] [B]Camera Make and Model - [/B]Canon 40d [B] Lens -[/B] Nikor 35-70mm [B] Lens accessories -[/B] 1-1/4" Macro Extension tube [B] Lighting type -[/B] GE 75watt "reveal" natural incandescent light bulb [B] Diffusion -[/B] None [B] Tripod/Copy Stand -[/B] Tripod [B] Approx Distance from Coin to Lens.[/B] 4 inches [B] Auto or Manual Focus -[/B] manual (extension tubes disable) [B] f stop -[/B] unknown [B] Shutter Speed -[/B] 1/15 sec [B]ISO[/B] - 800 [B] White Balance -[/B] Auto [B] Mirror Lock?[/B] [B]- [/B]no [B] Remote shutter release? -[/B] no [B] Tethered?[/B] no [B] Image Format -[/B] .jpg [B] Original Image size -[/B] 10mb [B] Posted Image size -[/B] approx 2.6MB [B] Capture Software -[/B] MS Explorer [B] Editing Software -[/B] MS Office Picture Manager [B] Color Corrected? -[/B] no [B] Date of image -[/B] September 17th 2010 [B] Comments:[/B] [B]Straight on and Angled photos[/B] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/10GERevealNoAngle.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/11GERevealNoAngleObverse.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/12GERevealNoAngleReverse.jpg[/IMG] [B]f stop -[/B] unknown [B] Shutter Speed -[/B] 1/60 sec [B]ISO[/B] - 400 [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/13GERevealAngle.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/14GERevealAngleObverse.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/Penny%20Photo%20Tests/15GERevealAngleReverse.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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