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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4799590, member: 99456"]For a higher quality alternative to a webcam for both photos and webconferencing, I have been playing today with a Sigma EX 105mm Macro Lens and a Nikon D750 tethered to a Windows 10 PC, with Nikon's Camera Control Pro software. I am pleased to find all of the convenience of controlling the camera from the PC and going straight to editor and "real camera" quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both Canon and Nikon offer beta versions of Webcam utilities which in theory should let a DSLR camera be used as a webcam - I couldn't get the Nikon beta webcam software to work. I had better luck with the third-party <a href="https://sparkosoft.com/sparkocam" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sparkosoft.com/sparkocam" rel="nofollow">Spark-o-Cam</a> software which let me use the D750 as a webcam with Zoom. Here are my first two coin photos:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1165620[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3"><b>Illyria, Dyrrhachion</b> AR Drachm, <strike>circa 200-45</strike> 92-60 BC, Exephron and Zopuro, magistrates.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obv:</b> Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; head of Helios right and EXEΦΠΩN above, owl before</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Rev:</b> Double stellate pattern within slightly curved double linear square; ΔYP ZΩΠYPOY around</font></p><p><font size="3"><b><b>Edit: </b></b>using these two articles from Gyula Petranyi <a href="https://www.academia.edu/10000271/Which_name_represents_the_eponymous_magistrate_on_the_drachms_of_Apollonia_and_Dyrrhachium_Numizmatikai_Kozlony_2007_" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/10000271/Which_name_represents_the_eponymous_magistrate_on_the_drachms_of_Apollonia_and_Dyrrhachium_Numizmatikai_Kozlony_2007_" rel="nofollow">(2007)</a> & <a href="https://www.academia.edu/10000240/Cow_calf_type_Greek_Illyrian_drachms_from_Apollonia_and_Dyrrhachium_Chronological_questions_Abgadiyat_5_2010" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/10000240/Cow_calf_type_Greek_Illyrian_drachms_from_Apollonia_and_Dyrrhachium_Chronological_questions_Abgadiyat_5_2010" rel="nofollow">(2010)</a>, the date I had seems to be wrong. For more information, see the <a href="http://asklapiadas.ancients.info/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://asklapiadas.ancients.info/" rel="nofollow">website of Gyula Petranyi</a> </font></p><p><font size="3">Dyrrhachium (cow always to right)</font></p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Class 4. Various obverse names with the same reverse,multiple symbols on the obverse</font></p></blockquote><p><font size="3"><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2020-8-27_8-30-36-png.1165736/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>[ATTACH=full]1165596[/ATTACH] Egypt, Alexandria, Julia Mamaea</b>, Augusta, AD 222-235, Potin Tetradrachm, dated RY 11 of Severus Alexander (AD 231/232)</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obv:</b> IOV MAMAIA CЄB MHTЄ CЄB K CT, draped bust right, wearing stephane </font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Rev:</b> Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; palm frond to right; L IA (date) to upper left</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Ref: </b>Dattari (Savio) 4521</font></p><p><br /></p><p>and this one a Lysimachos drachm 301-299 B.C. taken with the coin tipped ~20 degrees to experiment with depth of focus (a big step up from my USB microscope).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1165588[/ATTACH] more experimentation needed...and any advice welcome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4799590, member: 99456"]For a higher quality alternative to a webcam for both photos and webconferencing, I have been playing today with a Sigma EX 105mm Macro Lens and a Nikon D750 tethered to a Windows 10 PC, with Nikon's Camera Control Pro software. I am pleased to find all of the convenience of controlling the camera from the PC and going straight to editor and "real camera" quality. Both Canon and Nikon offer beta versions of Webcam utilities which in theory should let a DSLR camera be used as a webcam - I couldn't get the Nikon beta webcam software to work. I had better luck with the third-party [URL='https://sparkosoft.com/sparkocam']Spark-o-Cam[/URL] software which let me use the D750 as a webcam with Zoom. Here are my first two coin photos: [ATTACH=full]1165620[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3][B]Illyria, Dyrrhachion[/B] AR Drachm, [S]circa 200-45[/S] 92-60 BC, Exephron and Zopuro, magistrates. [B]Obv:[/B] Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; head of Helios right and EXEΦΠΩN above, owl before [B]Rev:[/B] Double stellate pattern within slightly curved double linear square; ΔYP ZΩΠYPOY around [B][B]Edit: [/B][/B]using these two articles from Gyula Petranyi [URL='https://www.academia.edu/10000271/Which_name_represents_the_eponymous_magistrate_on_the_drachms_of_Apollonia_and_Dyrrhachium_Numizmatikai_Kozlony_2007_'](2007)[/URL] & [URL='https://www.academia.edu/10000240/Cow_calf_type_Greek_Illyrian_drachms_from_Apollonia_and_Dyrrhachium_Chronological_questions_Abgadiyat_5_2010'](2010)[/URL], the date I had seems to be wrong. For more information, see the [URL='http://asklapiadas.ancients.info/']website of Gyula Petranyi[/URL] Dyrrhachium (cow always to right)[/SIZE] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Class 4. Various obverse names with the same reverse,multiple symbols on the obverse[/SIZE][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2020-8-27_8-30-36-png.1165736/[/IMG][/B] [B][ATTACH=full]1165596[/ATTACH] Egypt, Alexandria, Julia Mamaea[/B], Augusta, AD 222-235, Potin Tetradrachm, dated RY 11 of Severus Alexander (AD 231/232) [B]Obv:[/B] IOV MAMAIA CЄB MHTЄ CЄB K CT, draped bust right, wearing stephane [B]Rev:[/B] Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; palm frond to right; L IA (date) to upper left [B]Ref: [/B]Dattari (Savio) 4521[/SIZE] and this one a Lysimachos drachm 301-299 B.C. taken with the coin tipped ~20 degrees to experiment with depth of focus (a big step up from my USB microscope). [ATTACH=full]1165588[/ATTACH] more experimentation needed...and any advice welcome.[/QUOTE]
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