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<p>[QUOTE="mrbrklyn, post: 100173, member: 4381"]Well,</p><p><br /></p><p>Being disatisfied with the ability of my scanner to get luster, I picked up a new digital camera today. I was looking at the nice Olympia and Canons with real lenses for the $800 range, but I just couldn't splurge a weeks salery on another camera with my Canon AE-1 sitting on the couch.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, I did spend about $300 on a Sony Cyber Shot 3x 7.2 megapix with a 2.6 inch LCD monitor... blah blah blah.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I'm a functionally competent photographer with my Canon AE-1 but Leadfoots comment is a bit beyond me. I'm sure there is math to the optics. And these lower end digital cameras not only have inferior lenses (although this one is Carl Zeiss Lens) but more importantly suffer from an inability to focus manually, adjust apeture or the fstop. In addition I'm still learning how to use it. But there seems to be a limitation to the automatic focus system regarding the shape of coins and slabs. I got some decent results and others, eh... no focus.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example this raw Peace Dollar is extrodanary in detail</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/dsc00026.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I can clearly see it not as a MS64 hear and an AU coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Then there was this photo I took of a Morgan in a slab and the focus is just not a clear</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/dsc00028.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The focus algorithm seems to focus the slab instead of the coin. Earlier tries without the stand, hand held, don't come out clear. The camera must be mounted which is not true when I use the Canon AE-1 with film.</p><p><br /></p><p>Check this detail</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/dsc00022.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not bad for click and go....jeez[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrbrklyn, post: 100173, member: 4381"]Well, Being disatisfied with the ability of my scanner to get luster, I picked up a new digital camera today. I was looking at the nice Olympia and Canons with real lenses for the $800 range, but I just couldn't splurge a weeks salery on another camera with my Canon AE-1 sitting on the couch. But, I did spend about $300 on a Sony Cyber Shot 3x 7.2 megapix with a 2.6 inch LCD monitor... blah blah blah. Now, I'm a functionally competent photographer with my Canon AE-1 but Leadfoots comment is a bit beyond me. I'm sure there is math to the optics. And these lower end digital cameras not only have inferior lenses (although this one is Carl Zeiss Lens) but more importantly suffer from an inability to focus manually, adjust apeture or the fstop. In addition I'm still learning how to use it. But there seems to be a limitation to the automatic focus system regarding the shape of coins and slabs. I got some decent results and others, eh... no focus. For example this raw Peace Dollar is extrodanary in detail [IMG]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/dsc00026.png[/IMG] I can clearly see it not as a MS64 hear and an AU coin. Then there was this photo I took of a Morgan in a slab and the focus is just not a clear [IMG]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/dsc00028.png[/IMG] The focus algorithm seems to focus the slab instead of the coin. Earlier tries without the stand, hand held, don't come out clear. The camera must be mounted which is not true when I use the Canon AE-1 with film. Check this detail [IMG]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/dsc00022.png[/IMG] Not bad for click and go....jeez[/QUOTE]
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