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<p>[QUOTE="Theodosius, post: 2390170, member: 77077"]I feel like I have finally started to be able to create the images of my coins I have always wanted. In the 1980s I used a black and white copy machine to scan coins. Yuck. Never could afford the 35mm film camera needed until way later and then still not great luck. I bought the Hoberman book on coin photography in London in 1987 and just shook my head at what he did with extensible bellows and large format Hasselblad's. He would unplug his refrigerator while shooting to minimize vibration!</p><p><br /></p><p>Color copiers and scanners in the 1990s did an ok job. I thought I was making progress when I got my smartphone. Now I am using a copy stand, Sony A6000, extender ring, LED light ring, LED lamps, and still have a long way to go. I suppose it never ends, which is ok with me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Theodosius, post: 2390170, member: 77077"]I feel like I have finally started to be able to create the images of my coins I have always wanted. In the 1980s I used a black and white copy machine to scan coins. Yuck. Never could afford the 35mm film camera needed until way later and then still not great luck. I bought the Hoberman book on coin photography in London in 1987 and just shook my head at what he did with extensible bellows and large format Hasselblad's. He would unplug his refrigerator while shooting to minimize vibration! Color copiers and scanners in the 1990s did an ok job. I thought I was making progress when I got my smartphone. Now I am using a copy stand, Sony A6000, extender ring, LED light ring, LED lamps, and still have a long way to go. I suppose it never ends, which is ok with me.[/QUOTE]
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