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<p>[QUOTE="nerosmyfavorite68, post: 8242575, member: 134416"]I tried both the Note 20 and the SLR today. I had tried the dSLR setting which had been successful on record labels, multiframe noise reduction, but taht didn't work. I also naturally forgot to turn it back to RAW and jpg after that; dumb that it doesn't do that automatically after MFNR goes off, so I didn't have the luxury on the didrachm of changing saturation in raw.</p><p><br /></p><p>I experimented with flash, length away from the coin, etc. I turned down the flash as far as it would go. I still have the problem of the images being rather fuzzy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a fairly fast lens, but it's not a macro lens. I also freehanded it. I have a tripod, but nowhere to set up a workstation for that setup.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin photography is very frustrating. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie65" alt=":meh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie53" alt=":hungover:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As you notice, I try to integrate the original tag into the picture, both for baked-in coin info and to remind myself where it came from. Both were various birthday or Christmas presents.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Hadrian actually has some more hair definition in real life, and is less blue. It's a dark brown with blue in the pits and subtle blue highlights. The coin itself is simultaneously partly semi-glossy and matte on the obverse, and mostly matte on the reverse. I'd grade it at decent Fine wear with rough surfaces. Like I said, the hair's more defined in person.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450985[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The didrachm was shot in jpg only, so it wasn't as easy to fiddle around with the image. It took forever and a day to find the right resize ratio for the obverse. Bloomin' heck, the rose is upside down, after looking at vcoins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Oh well, I have all the original as-is sides. I save them as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450986[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p> There's slow progression. These tries are less sucky than before.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="nerosmyfavorite68, post: 8242575, member: 134416"]I tried both the Note 20 and the SLR today. I had tried the dSLR setting which had been successful on record labels, multiframe noise reduction, but taht didn't work. I also naturally forgot to turn it back to RAW and jpg after that; dumb that it doesn't do that automatically after MFNR goes off, so I didn't have the luxury on the didrachm of changing saturation in raw. I experimented with flash, length away from the coin, etc. I turned down the flash as far as it would go. I still have the problem of the images being rather fuzzy. I have a fairly fast lens, but it's not a macro lens. I also freehanded it. I have a tripod, but nowhere to set up a workstation for that setup. Coin photography is very frustrating. :mad::confused::meh::hungover: As you notice, I try to integrate the original tag into the picture, both for baked-in coin info and to remind myself where it came from. Both were various birthday or Christmas presents. The Hadrian actually has some more hair definition in real life, and is less blue. It's a dark brown with blue in the pits and subtle blue highlights. The coin itself is simultaneously partly semi-glossy and matte on the obverse, and mostly matte on the reverse. I'd grade it at decent Fine wear with rough surfaces. Like I said, the hair's more defined in person. [ATTACH=full]1450985[/ATTACH] The didrachm was shot in jpg only, so it wasn't as easy to fiddle around with the image. It took forever and a day to find the right resize ratio for the obverse. Bloomin' heck, the rose is upside down, after looking at vcoins :mad::(. Oh well, I have all the original as-is sides. I save them as well. [ATTACH=full]1450986[/ATTACH] There's slow progression. These tries are less sucky than before.[/QUOTE]
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