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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2545705, member: 71642&quot;]I got reasonably serviceable pictures from my cell phone and decent lighting.&nbsp; Then I upgraded to a relatively inexpensive used &#039;real&#039; camera/lens set up that I&#039;m just learning to use.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Both shots are reasonable on a typical forum post.&nbsp; But, expand the screen view a bit and you can see the difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of my decent cell phone efforts.&nbsp; Got some lighting/lightbox and editing done with an online photo editor for dummies known as PicMonkey.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/WxXfaIsFQr6c42f4oonC_S14%2010%20sen%20combo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>(ignore the copyright thingy, I&#039;m setting up a vanity website that&#039;s still a work in progress...including removing all the cell phone pictures that I&#039;d added the website name too).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the same coin with my new set up.&nbsp; It&#039;s a Canon Rebel XS (used and 10 megapixel) a dedicated lens (used), bellows, and a stand that allows moving the camera/coin for focusing.&nbsp; The lights are $9.99 Janscos from Ikea.&nbsp; I spent more than some because I wanted a stand/set up that could handle the medals I like to photograph too. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/QwCtivuvRYGbTm8KN3La_10%20sen%20S14%20combo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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