Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dougmeister, post: 2129123, member: 56842&quot;]Please be specific about which coin photo you are critiquing. And please don&#039;t critique the grades of the coins, whether or not you think they have been cleaned/dipped, etc. Feel free to PM me with your thoughts on that topic.</p><p><br /></p><p><u><b>The Setup</b></u></p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>Halogen lamp w/ dimmer turned away from the camera</li> <li>Fluorescent ceiling light</li> <li>Two (2) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055IVM1I/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055IVM1I/" rel="nofollow">Ikea Jansjo Desk Work LED Lamp Lights</a> + 44 lb vellum filter</li> <li>Canon T5i</li> <li>18-55mm IS STM (kit lens)</li> <li>Tripod</li> <li>Manual settings (no flash)</li> </ul><p>I set the tripod next to my desk and flip the camera to face down.</p><p><br /></p><p>I set the camera to manual, pick a shutter speed between 1/60 and 1/125 with an f-stop to match so that the white balance is at zero.</p><p><br /></p><p>Results were cropped with Photoscape.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>The Questions</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>1) I pretty much position the Ikea lamps at 10 o&#039;clock and 2 o&#039;clock, but I&#039;m not sure whether to point them parallel to the desk surface, directly onto the coins (but at a slight angle), or whatnot. I usually just move them until it looks nice to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) I tried playing with the white balance settings a bit on the 1882-CC. I think I chose the option for fluorescent lighting which apparently corrects for color and made the coin color more &quot;true to life&quot;. What other settings should I be adjusting?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m hoping to buy a copy of &quot;Numismatic Photography&quot; soon.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m open to any and all suggestions. I&#039;m not very happy with the focusing on some of them. Thanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Edit: pictures re-uploaded per suggestion)</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="2">* Pretty sure I made a poor purchase decision on the 1900-O. Has it been dipped too much?</font></p><p><font size="2"><br /></font></p><p><font size="2"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in