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<p>[QUOTE="bigjpst, post: 1338383, member: 21015"]I have a light tent, and it really doesn't do any good on anything except proof coins IMO. Don't try zooming all the way in. Find out how far the max zoom is for the Macro setting on your camera and take the pic from there. When you crop the background out the pic will have more than enough detail. I have a small tripod like you do, tilt it so that the camera is pointed straight down at the coin, zoom it to 1.9-2.0(on my camera that is about max for the macro to focus) and crop what I don't want out of the pics. I use a sony cybershot. There is no need to get an expensive camera to get good photos, it just takes practice.</p><p> If you want to get really involved Todd at Bluecc teaches a class at Summer seminar on taking photos of coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bigjpst, post: 1338383, member: 21015"]I have a light tent, and it really doesn't do any good on anything except proof coins IMO. Don't try zooming all the way in. Find out how far the max zoom is for the Macro setting on your camera and take the pic from there. When you crop the background out the pic will have more than enough detail. I have a small tripod like you do, tilt it so that the camera is pointed straight down at the coin, zoom it to 1.9-2.0(on my camera that is about max for the macro to focus) and crop what I don't want out of the pics. I use a sony cybershot. There is no need to get an expensive camera to get good photos, it just takes practice. If you want to get really involved Todd at Bluecc teaches a class at Summer seminar on taking photos of coins.[/QUOTE]
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