I wana stop with mine telephone camera. What are good macro camera's for fotograph coin Not to high price There are a lot camera's canon, nikon e.c Nikon COOLPIX L330 | Nikon of 20.2 megapixels 26 x optische zoom 4 x digitale zoom SD, SDHC, SDXC- 164 euro Nikon COOLPIX S2800 - Zwart 20.1 megapixels 5 x optische zoom Intern geheugen (circa 25 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC- 149,euro Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX60 20.4 megapixels 30 x optische zoom 120x digitale zoom Memory Stick Pro Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC 250 euro Canon IXUS 155 20.0 megapixels 10 x optische zoom 4 x digitale zoom SD, SDHC, SDXC 179 euro Canon Powershot SX400 IS - Zwart 16 Megapixel 30x optische zoom 60 x ZoomPlus digitale zoom SD, SDHC, SDXC 149,euro where should I pay attention to buy a good camera for example optisch zoom of high mega pixels Thanks
See this post by one of our members: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/services-digital-imaging.261338/ Also see: http://www.coinimaging.com/photography.html http://www.numismotography.com/ http://www.numisphoto.com/ http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/image/53128678 Book, "Numismatic Photography" by Mark Goodman
When I bought my first camera, I went to a camera store to compare some of those that interested me. Then, I asked the manager if he would be kind enough to charge a couple of the battery packs so I could come back the next day with my own memory card to take some photos of coins that I brought along. Then, I was able to compare the results on my computer. I'm not saying that you will be successful trying this, but it worked for me. Chris
I saw this the other day don't know if it would be good enough to get a good close up of a coin but it's cheap... http://www2.pulsetv.com/Cell-Phone-Microscope/productinfo/7049/
The cell-phone-microscope is so cheap you just buy it, even if you only use it once a month. The problem might be that its field is not large enough to photograph an entire coin, just a portion, but perhaps ideal for chasing and recording little mint errors. I wouldn't mind cellphone photos if the perps would get them RIGHT SIDE UP!!!!!! =================== Ro, join a coin club. Stand up and ask who likes which camera. Persuade the club to devote an entire meeting's program to coin photography.
Everyone will have their own personal recommendations. You have to decide which is best for you from a performance & cost standpoint. I didn't bother mentioning mine because it is old. What's the point? Chris
You do not need huge megapixels, virtually any modern camera will do a good job with a competent user. Becoming a competent user is the part that needs work. If you are putting pictures on the internet you will be resizing those multi-megabyte picture files anyway, down to something that does not mean huge picture files. It's the user, not the camera, that matters.
I would spend more money on the lights and stand and just get a competent camera with a macro mode. I've seen wonderful photos from older cameras that were USED correctly. THIS is a website I read through a LOT before I purchased my camera (so was THIS website.) Now, I needed my camera to do much more than take coin photos (dance photography on stage is, IMO, one of the most difficult situations to get great photos due to the low/changing light and fast motion, plus you can't use a flash.) I ended up paying much more than you will need to. Most modern digital cameras will have more than enough MP for you (MP are basically a marketing number.)
Canon PowerShot SD1200IS Reasonably priced and takes some darned good pictures too. I payed $150 for one a few years ago, but you can pick one up on E-bay for a song.
Nikon has been the clear winner for macros for the past 15 years....I've owned two Cyber Shots and two Coolpix and at the time I bought them they were top of the line.....I really don't know about the past two or three years, but I imagine Nikon is still leading the way.
The features that make a good coin camera are not related to megapixels or zoom ratio but better cameras tend to have larger lenses so I suspect the Nikon 330 would do well. I still believe that a 5-10 year old used dSLR of either Nikon or Canon brand would do better but I do not keep up with the many models available. I suspect that any camera will be better than any phone. I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 phone but the photos of coins I took with it were nothing close to what I have done with a cheap camera. The big difference is whether you put the effort into learning to use the camera. I took the photos for the book Late Roman Bronze Coins by Victor Failmezger with a Nikon Coolpix 990 (my first digital camera) made 15 years ago. My photos now are better than those back then but the ones below show examples of a good year 2000 digital.
I have an Olympus C-5060 wide angle. Great in macro and the wide angle gets the whole coin in the picture. It's not made anymore but you can buy them used for almost nothing. I took this picture last week but did not bother to post it on CT under new acquisitions.
I have a Canon SX150Is. I paid ~$140 several years ago. So it is probably cheaper now. Here is a summary on a review I found I’ve only had the new Canon PowerShot SX150 IS for a few days, but in my opinion, it clearly qualifies as a “best buy” for budget conscious shutterbugs who want a lot of bang for their buck. I’ll go into more detail in the full review, but so far, the SX150 IS would be an almost ideal first digital camera, an excellent choice as a primary family camera, and a very good choice for travelers who want an inexpensive, feature rich, dependable, and relatively inexpensive P&S digicam that draws its power from universally available AA batteries.
