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<p>[QUOTE="Daggarjon, post: 232389, member: 4230"]I have a cheap tripod. But that takes care of the blurryness due to my moving. I still have the out of focus blurry. I use the auto-focus, but due to me being so close to the coin, it gets confused and is blurry. then i use manual focus and all the options that go with it. I need to get so close to see the coins details, that the camera is close to 1/2" from the coin, at that close range, no light hits the coin, if i zoom out (at macro mode or not) i cant see the details on the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>My camera is at Sony, as part of the classaction lawsuit against them, getting the CCD chip replaced. But once i get it back, i will be trying the coin pic challange once again <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ruben .. do you have a special lense you use? Whats the model of your camera?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Daggarjon, post: 232389, member: 4230"]I have a cheap tripod. But that takes care of the blurryness due to my moving. I still have the out of focus blurry. I use the auto-focus, but due to me being so close to the coin, it gets confused and is blurry. then i use manual focus and all the options that go with it. I need to get so close to see the coins details, that the camera is close to 1/2" from the coin, at that close range, no light hits the coin, if i zoom out (at macro mode or not) i cant see the details on the coin. My camera is at Sony, as part of the classaction lawsuit against them, getting the CCD chip replaced. But once i get it back, i will be trying the coin pic challange once again :) Ruben .. do you have a special lense you use? Whats the model of your camera?[/QUOTE]
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