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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 7595481, member: 24633"]You don't need strobes. A couple of gooseneck table lamps that you can place in different positions around the subject will do just fine. You should take your photos from directly overhead. A macro lens for a conventional camera is fine for close-ups, but you really don't need one for full coin images of large coins like the Morgan. The problem with using direct sunlight is that it hits the object from all angles which makes it less likely that you can produce the cartwheel effect of luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you really want to improve your photo results, you might want to buy Mark Goodman's book......</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1308155[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 7595481, member: 24633"]You don't need strobes. A couple of gooseneck table lamps that you can place in different positions around the subject will do just fine. You should take your photos from directly overhead. A macro lens for a conventional camera is fine for close-ups, but you really don't need one for full coin images of large coins like the Morgan. The problem with using direct sunlight is that it hits the object from all angles which makes it less likely that you can produce the cartwheel effect of luster. If you really want to improve your photo results, you might want to buy Mark Goodman's book...... [ATTACH=full]1308155[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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