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<p>[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 4266733, member: 36248"]Looking great.</p><p><br /></p><p>One small suggestion: Clean the slabs before taking photos. I use eyeglass cleaner, very gentle stuff, along with a fresh eyeglass/camera lens cleaner microfiber cloth. I have used many of then, and my strong preference is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Zeiss-Lens-Care-Pack-Microfiber/dp/B00GPVQVCO/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=NDAKNUQOY7U2&keywords=zeiss+lens+cleaner&qid=1584649282&sprefix=zeis%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFMTldVMzFTNUxZR08mZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2NzAxNTQzRFRVRUFHMkMwWElXJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2MTg1NTYyQUk3SzZQWURDVFVaJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Zeiss-Lens-Care-Pack-Microfiber/dp/B00GPVQVCO/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=NDAKNUQOY7U2&keywords=zeiss+lens+cleaner&qid=1584649282&sprefix=zeis%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFMTldVMzFTNUxZR08mZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2NzAxNTQzRFRVRUFHMkMwWElXJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2MTg1NTYyQUk3SzZQWURDVFVaJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==" rel="nofollow">Zeiss Lens Care Pack</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I mention it as there seems to be some residue on a couple of the pics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of this would fall outside of the cropped, edited images. But from personal experience, these smudges sometimes mess with the focus and lighting, as they reflect back into the camera and create bright areas that sensor reads. And depending on where they are, they could interfere with fine details of your high resolution shots.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1086761[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next, if you have any scratches/ junk stuck on the slab above where you will be photographing, use something to remove the tough stuff. You already know this, as you <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-photography-scratched-slabs.356200/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-photography-scratched-slabs.356200/">started a great thread on it here</a>. I am posting for others that may read this thread and didn't see your other one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, you wont be able to get everything off, some stuff just wont clean off or buff out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep up the good work! Your images have surpassed mine for sure. Makes me want to dust of my setup and take some new shots.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 4266733, member: 36248"]Looking great. One small suggestion: Clean the slabs before taking photos. I use eyeglass cleaner, very gentle stuff, along with a fresh eyeglass/camera lens cleaner microfiber cloth. I have used many of then, and my strong preference is [URL='https://www.amazon.com/Zeiss-Lens-Care-Pack-Microfiber/dp/B00GPVQVCO/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=NDAKNUQOY7U2&keywords=zeiss+lens+cleaner&qid=1584649282&sprefix=zeis%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFMTldVMzFTNUxZR08mZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2NzAxNTQzRFRVRUFHMkMwWElXJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2MTg1NTYyQUk3SzZQWURDVFVaJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==']Zeiss Lens Care Pack[/URL]. I mention it as there seems to be some residue on a couple of the pics. Most of this would fall outside of the cropped, edited images. But from personal experience, these smudges sometimes mess with the focus and lighting, as they reflect back into the camera and create bright areas that sensor reads. And depending on where they are, they could interfere with fine details of your high resolution shots. [ATTACH=full]1086761[/ATTACH] Next, if you have any scratches/ junk stuck on the slab above where you will be photographing, use something to remove the tough stuff. You already know this, as you [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-photography-scratched-slabs.356200/']started a great thread on it here[/URL]. I am posting for others that may read this thread and didn't see your other one. Of course, you wont be able to get everything off, some stuff just wont clean off or buff out. Keep up the good work! Your images have surpassed mine for sure. Makes me want to dust of my setup and take some new shots.[/QUOTE]
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