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Message:: [QUOTE="Black Friar, post: 7332824, member: 76221"]Great idea on the cd spindle Razz, I'll have to play with that. To elevate the coin from the background I use a cheap set of sockets ranging from ten to 19mm. If I need a larger size, I use a larger size socket which I have plenty of in my tool chest.  To prevent damage to the coin, I use painters masking tape. My camera of choice is a Canon 70 D with a 60 mm macro lens. Make sure to use To shoot down and dirty I have been using cell phone cameras for a quick image The best photo software was from the former Nokia phone which actually used a Zeiss lens. They were bought out by another provider, there went a very good thing into the high tech graveyard. Attached is a photo of my "studio". As you can see I do use swing lamps, minimum two and sometimes three . My light sources are 1000K daylight (white light) bulbs.To the right of the slab is one of the sockets with the green tape on top. The two other photos are of arrangements I use as well, they are not my photos as I downloaded them from another posting on Coin Talk, I'm sorry I don't remember his nom de plume. I first learned of the technique at Cone Camp. The coin of Constantine VIII (Byzantine) is from my collection is the reverse of an Alexander the Great tetradrahm of 35mm. So that's all I have for now. Learn by playing, making mistakes and keep pressing on. Have some fun.[/QUOTE]