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<p>[QUOTE="jtlee321, post: 4606377, member: 73983"]I typically shoot at ISO 100 or 200 to keep noise down to a minimum and keep dynamic range at the maximum. Aperture depends on the coin I am shooting, Morgan Dollars will be at f8 whereas dimes will be at f11 max. If the small coin is fairly flat relief, I can get away with f8 no problem. Shutter speeds depend on the distance of the lights, each light is diffused. My average shutter speed can be from 1/4 second to 1/20 second.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Because I am typically placing the coin against a dark background. Coins with deep reeded edges will end up showing white and it will show on the final image. Shooting against black allows me to use a simple circular marquee selection in Photoshop.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The distances I am shooting at with the high magnification are just a matter of an inch or two or less. Typical working distance is around 6 inches.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jtlee321, post: 4606377, member: 73983"]I typically shoot at ISO 100 or 200 to keep noise down to a minimum and keep dynamic range at the maximum. Aperture depends on the coin I am shooting, Morgan Dollars will be at f8 whereas dimes will be at f11 max. If the small coin is fairly flat relief, I can get away with f8 no problem. Shutter speeds depend on the distance of the lights, each light is diffused. My average shutter speed can be from 1/4 second to 1/20 second. Because I am typically placing the coin against a dark background. Coins with deep reeded edges will end up showing white and it will show on the final image. Shooting against black allows me to use a simple circular marquee selection in Photoshop. The distances I am shooting at with the high magnification are just a matter of an inch or two or less. Typical working distance is around 6 inches.[/QUOTE]
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