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<p>[QUOTE="Sam Stone, post: 4108598, member: 110020"]I'm sure this has been answered at least 4,643 times, but I can't find it. I'm on a VERY strict fixed income and need a camera for the coins. I've tried every setting known and unknown to man with my cheap cell phone, 7 million 12 star apps, and my pictures still look like cave drawings. Pennies sometimes are orange. Photos of dimes that are so perfect, bright, and shiny to the naked eye they look like they haven't even been made yet are as dull as the chrome on my dad's old 1946 Chrysler. My Alaska bear claw looks like a hang nail, the Delaware horse looks like he's snorting something illegal instead of spitting and it makes my camera look like it's the one that's hallucinating, etc., etc., etc.. </p><p><br /></p><p>I see highly rated USB digital microscopes on Amazon for $20 and up. Unfortunately, I also have physical/visual limitations but my responsibilities to my family's finances must take precedence. I'm admittedly too bummed from disaster-disappointment, rinse, repeat syndrome to trust my judgment or anyone else but you guys so I'm hoping someone can offer their best suggestions regarding the Amazon products. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry. When I'm feeling healthy I ramble but I would truly appreciate any input.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best wishes to all, and thanks for your time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sam Stone, post: 4108598, member: 110020"]I'm sure this has been answered at least 4,643 times, but I can't find it. I'm on a VERY strict fixed income and need a camera for the coins. I've tried every setting known and unknown to man with my cheap cell phone, 7 million 12 star apps, and my pictures still look like cave drawings. Pennies sometimes are orange. Photos of dimes that are so perfect, bright, and shiny to the naked eye they look like they haven't even been made yet are as dull as the chrome on my dad's old 1946 Chrysler. My Alaska bear claw looks like a hang nail, the Delaware horse looks like he's snorting something illegal instead of spitting and it makes my camera look like it's the one that's hallucinating, etc., etc., etc.. I see highly rated USB digital microscopes on Amazon for $20 and up. Unfortunately, I also have physical/visual limitations but my responsibilities to my family's finances must take precedence. I'm admittedly too bummed from disaster-disappointment, rinse, repeat syndrome to trust my judgment or anyone else but you guys so I'm hoping someone can offer their best suggestions regarding the Amazon products. Sorry. When I'm feeling healthy I ramble but I would truly appreciate any input. Best wishes to all, and thanks for your time.[/QUOTE]
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