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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3749547, member: 19463"]I watched their video</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P9XG8L1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P9XG8L1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P9XG8L1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It strikes me that the problems here are mostly due to the lens having to be so very close to the subject that the only light reaching the coin will come from a harsh angle. I would look for a reasonable bright place to use the camera but not in direct sun. Then I would place their provided light on the side opposite from the main light so it can fill in tose harsh shadows. It might be best to try their weaker light setting but you will have to balance that choice with the brightness of the available light which may differ with place, time and weather. This is a place to try 100 combinations and throw out the 99 bad ones.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3749547, member: 19463"]I watched their video [URL]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P9XG8L1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/URL] It strikes me that the problems here are mostly due to the lens having to be so very close to the subject that the only light reaching the coin will come from a harsh angle. I would look for a reasonable bright place to use the camera but not in direct sun. Then I would place their provided light on the side opposite from the main light so it can fill in tose harsh shadows. It might be best to try their weaker light setting but you will have to balance that choice with the brightness of the available light which may differ with place, time and weather. This is a place to try 100 combinations and throw out the 99 bad ones.[/QUOTE]
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