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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3443956, member: 56859"]Don't hold it. Place it on a tumbler or short stack of books with the camera hanging over the edge. You do have to touch the screen to activate the shutter (or maybe not-- with iPhones you can deploy the shutter via the earbuds or earbud cables) but even so, the light touch won't disturb the image. I'm only suggesting this because I see a lot of people here struggling to take pictures when the results they're getting with fancy cameras is not as good as they could probably get with the average smartphone, so it might save a bunch of money and gnashing of teeth <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p>This subject came up a few days ago and I summarized tips for iPhone coin photography <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/domitian-denarius-with-lovely-portrait.335072/#post-3437096" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/domitian-denarius-with-lovely-portrait.335072/#post-3437096">in this post</a> (summary of my own experiences and tips given by other CT members).</p><p><br /></p><p>If you really enjoy photography and want to study all of the settings and their use, more power to you <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. If you're just trying to take internet-ready coin photos, in focus, with good resolution, consider using your phone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3443956, member: 56859"]Don't hold it. Place it on a tumbler or short stack of books with the camera hanging over the edge. You do have to touch the screen to activate the shutter (or maybe not-- with iPhones you can deploy the shutter via the earbuds or earbud cables) but even so, the light touch won't disturb the image. I'm only suggesting this because I see a lot of people here struggling to take pictures when the results they're getting with fancy cameras is not as good as they could probably get with the average smartphone, so it might save a bunch of money and gnashing of teeth :). This subject came up a few days ago and I summarized tips for iPhone coin photography [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/domitian-denarius-with-lovely-portrait.335072/#post-3437096']in this post[/URL] (summary of my own experiences and tips given by other CT members). If you really enjoy photography and want to study all of the settings and their use, more power to you :D. If you're just trying to take internet-ready coin photos, in focus, with good resolution, consider using your phone.[/QUOTE]
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