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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4191458, member: 56859"]I've been fairly happy using a Canon Powershot in manual mode. When first starting out I used an entry-level digital SLR but wasn't patient enough to learn how to coax good images out of it. The small Powershot is much easier, although like any type of camera or phone there was a learning curve (and I'm still on that curve <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p><br /></p><p>Not long ago I got an iPhone 11 Pro Max (replaced an iPhone 7 Plus) and had high hopes that it would take effortlessly great coin shots. Nope, no magic there. There are probably better modes or settings and perhaps someday I'll play around with that. This morning I shot a few coins with the iPhone specifically for this thread. Here are the first two, with comparison shots from the Canon Powershot. </p><p><br /></p><p>I found much the same issues as [USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER]. Silver was not good. Bronze was somewhat better, although with all of the coin types tested the exposure was much too bright. I should have saved the unedited versions of the drachm below but these pictures are after considerable editing (darkening and trying to reduce bright spots). Also, my deeply black background was not deeply and uniformly black with the iPhone so editing the background was a big PITA.</p><p><br /></p><p>iPhone 11 Pro Max:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1076140[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Canon Powershot:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1076141[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The denarius below has two iPhone versions. The top pair is unedited except for removing the background and cropping. The bottom pair is after trying to color-correct and reduce the brightness. The denarius is very darkly toned in real life. Also, the images aren't focused as well-- probably user error.</p><p><br /></p><p>iPhone:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1076142[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Canon Powershot:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1076143[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few phone photos to edit and I'll try to do that later today <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Several CT members are able to coax very nice images out of their phones. I suspect I could eventually do a better job with the phone that the images above but since I'm getting pretty good with the Powershot I probably won't bother.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4191458, member: 56859"]I've been fairly happy using a Canon Powershot in manual mode. When first starting out I used an entry-level digital SLR but wasn't patient enough to learn how to coax good images out of it. The small Powershot is much easier, although like any type of camera or phone there was a learning curve (and I'm still on that curve :D). Not long ago I got an iPhone 11 Pro Max (replaced an iPhone 7 Plus) and had high hopes that it would take effortlessly great coin shots. Nope, no magic there. There are probably better modes or settings and perhaps someday I'll play around with that. This morning I shot a few coins with the iPhone specifically for this thread. Here are the first two, with comparison shots from the Canon Powershot. I found much the same issues as [USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER]. Silver was not good. Bronze was somewhat better, although with all of the coin types tested the exposure was much too bright. I should have saved the unedited versions of the drachm below but these pictures are after considerable editing (darkening and trying to reduce bright spots). Also, my deeply black background was not deeply and uniformly black with the iPhone so editing the background was a big PITA. iPhone 11 Pro Max: [ATTACH=full]1076140[/ATTACH] Canon Powershot: [ATTACH=full]1076141[/ATTACH] The denarius below has two iPhone versions. The top pair is unedited except for removing the background and cropping. The bottom pair is after trying to color-correct and reduce the brightness. The denarius is very darkly toned in real life. Also, the images aren't focused as well-- probably user error. iPhone: [ATTACH=full]1076142[/ATTACH] Canon Powershot: [ATTACH=full]1076143[/ATTACH] I have a few phone photos to edit and I'll try to do that later today :). Several CT members are able to coax very nice images out of their phones. I suspect I could eventually do a better job with the phone that the images above but since I'm getting pretty good with the Powershot I probably won't bother.[/QUOTE]
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