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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2526053, member: 1892"]That's because - for whatever reason - Apple just_plain_nailed the firmware for their cameras with regard to coin photography. IPhones are <b>good</b> at imaging coins and easy to use, through the last 3 generations, and that's all there is to it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Both sets are a credit to the cameras which shot them. There's an upper limit to the quality available from either, and you are pretty much exploiting that limit, to your own credit. It's not easy to wring the best effort out of a P&S camera, <i>especially</i> a high-megapixel model like yours. </p><p><br /></p><p>But they do have their limits, and you can't expect to absolutely duplicate the results of someone like Robec who brings dedicated equipment to bear. You can provide sharp, gradable images online - as you did here - and that's about all you really need to ask of a camera.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2526053, member: 1892"]That's because - for whatever reason - Apple just_plain_nailed the firmware for their cameras with regard to coin photography. IPhones are [B]good[/B] at imaging coins and easy to use, through the last 3 generations, and that's all there is to it. Both sets are a credit to the cameras which shot them. There's an upper limit to the quality available from either, and you are pretty much exploiting that limit, to your own credit. It's not easy to wring the best effort out of a P&S camera, [I]especially[/I] a high-megapixel model like yours. But they do have their limits, and you can't expect to absolutely duplicate the results of someone like Robec who brings dedicated equipment to bear. You can provide sharp, gradable images online - as you did here - and that's about all you really need to ask of a camera.[/QUOTE]
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