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<p>[QUOTE="Fish, post: 503545, member: 6034"]The book will help. Some of your pics have lighting problems to do with angle of the light, and some to do with hot spots.</p><p><br /></p><p>The book will not fix all of your problems. But it will point you toward the path. And if your mom gets a dslr, she'd be best served to get a good macro lens to use with it. I HIGHLY recommend the Sigma 150mm. They make 'em for every camera type. I have one for my Nikon, and it does make a significant difference. Also, get a good copy stand. They show up used on eBay from time to time - about a 30 inch column will do for most things. Mine has a 36 inch, and the only thing it's not long enough for is some very large medals.</p><p><br /></p><p>But that's all just if you want to throw money at this. If you don't, you're getting very serviceable results and you can improve them with modest expense.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fish, post: 503545, member: 6034"]The book will help. Some of your pics have lighting problems to do with angle of the light, and some to do with hot spots. The book will not fix all of your problems. But it will point you toward the path. And if your mom gets a dslr, she'd be best served to get a good macro lens to use with it. I HIGHLY recommend the Sigma 150mm. They make 'em for every camera type. I have one for my Nikon, and it does make a significant difference. Also, get a good copy stand. They show up used on eBay from time to time - about a 30 inch column will do for most things. Mine has a 36 inch, and the only thing it's not long enough for is some very large medals. But that's all just if you want to throw money at this. If you don't, you're getting very serviceable results and you can improve them with modest expense. Good luck![/QUOTE]
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