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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4401203, member: 99456"]Although you lost me at mounting the lens in reverse, I love the resulting photo! Admittedly, envious of your skill in the ancient art of photography. The camera I usually use is a pea-sized CCD camera on a low end USB connected "microscope", I like the convenience of being able to see real-time the image at large scale on a monitor but not the best for image quality. Getting proper exposure requires tricking the camera with a paper strip that is cropped out.</p><p><br /></p><p>A Caracalla for no particular reason (Laodicea ad Mar / eastern mint? RIC 336 AD 198):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1106205[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Caracalla</b>, AD, 198-217, AR denarius, AD 198 </p><p><b>Obv:</b> IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> MINER VICTRIX, Minerva standing left, holding Victory and spear, shield to left and trophy to right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4401203, member: 99456"]Although you lost me at mounting the lens in reverse, I love the resulting photo! Admittedly, envious of your skill in the ancient art of photography. The camera I usually use is a pea-sized CCD camera on a low end USB connected "microscope", I like the convenience of being able to see real-time the image at large scale on a monitor but not the best for image quality. Getting proper exposure requires tricking the camera with a paper strip that is cropped out. A Caracalla for no particular reason (Laodicea ad Mar / eastern mint? RIC 336 AD 198): [ATTACH=full]1106205[/ATTACH] [B]Caracalla[/B], AD, 198-217, AR denarius, AD 198 [B]Obv:[/B] IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right [B]Rev:[/B] MINER VICTRIX, Minerva standing left, holding Victory and spear, shield to left and trophy to right.[/QUOTE]
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