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<p>[QUOTE="benveniste, post: 2184370, member: 25547"]5500K is a light temperature which is roughly equivalent to daylight. Home lighting is typically around 2800-3000K. I'm pretty sure your camera will adjust for light balance automatically or you can choose to set it manually, but you may find that your results are a little more consistent with a full-spectrum, daylight balanced source.</p><p><br /></p><p>The wattage you need depends on how close the light is to the coin, the aperture of the camera and the shutter speed. If you've got the camera on a tripod, copy stand, or other support you need a lot less light than if you are trying to hold the camera by hand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="benveniste, post: 2184370, member: 25547"]5500K is a light temperature which is roughly equivalent to daylight. Home lighting is typically around 2800-3000K. I'm pretty sure your camera will adjust for light balance automatically or you can choose to set it manually, but you may find that your results are a little more consistent with a full-spectrum, daylight balanced source. The wattage you need depends on how close the light is to the coin, the aperture of the camera and the shutter speed. If you've got the camera on a tripod, copy stand, or other support you need a lot less light than if you are trying to hold the camera by hand.[/QUOTE]
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