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<p>[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 4600350, member: 36248"]I think you are saying these substances allows the camera to see through the slab better, filling in scratches and very fine texture of the slab so the light can penetrate the plastic better to the coin underneath. Minimizing Refraction and reflection. And/or are you saying this allows the camera to focus better by not getting distracted by the slab? </p><p><br /></p><p>That's all fine and good, but you can also accomplish this by focusing past the slab onto the coin. Yeah, that won't help some of the light not scatter off the surface of the slab, especially messy or scratched of pitted slabs, However, in coin photography usually people that are serious already have plenty of light. Too much light sometimes! </p><p><br /></p><p>So, to me, the effort of smearing sticky or liquid all over the slab, my hands, the working surfaces, and then transferring back to the slab case, are just not worth it! What a mess! Then you add in the fact that some of these substances may be bad for the slab or bad for the coin, yeah, its a hard pass from me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would LOVE to see some examples though. Before and after. Do they really improve the photography enough to justify the extra work, mess, and cost? I like experimenting as much as the next guy, so would be at least curious to see some coin pictures using your recommendation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 4600350, member: 36248"]I think you are saying these substances allows the camera to see through the slab better, filling in scratches and very fine texture of the slab so the light can penetrate the plastic better to the coin underneath. Minimizing Refraction and reflection. And/or are you saying this allows the camera to focus better by not getting distracted by the slab? That's all fine and good, but you can also accomplish this by focusing past the slab onto the coin. Yeah, that won't help some of the light not scatter off the surface of the slab, especially messy or scratched of pitted slabs, However, in coin photography usually people that are serious already have plenty of light. Too much light sometimes! So, to me, the effort of smearing sticky or liquid all over the slab, my hands, the working surfaces, and then transferring back to the slab case, are just not worth it! What a mess! Then you add in the fact that some of these substances may be bad for the slab or bad for the coin, yeah, its a hard pass from me. I would LOVE to see some examples though. Before and after. Do they really improve the photography enough to justify the extra work, mess, and cost? I like experimenting as much as the next guy, so would be at least curious to see some coin pictures using your recommendation.[/QUOTE]
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