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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 5391457, member: 19463&quot;]Thank you for sharing this article.&nbsp; I agree with most of the important points and lighting except there is no reason to hand hold and take so many images when it is so simple to make a stand that will provide a sharp image every time.</p><p><img src="https://a4.pbase.com/o6/88/582688/1/127039910.t7nhML8u.0stand3646.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This shows my old Nikon 990 (my first digital in 2000) which does have a setting I suspect is on the newer 4500 where the camera takes three images in quick succession and saves only the sharpest of the three.&nbsp; The sharpest image is defined as the one with the largest file size since JPG images with more detail use more memory than do fuzzy ones.&nbsp; Other than hand holding my greatest difference is the use of drugs.&nbsp; There is no reason to put your coins on drugs.&nbsp; This image shows a small piece of dowel under the coin but I now believe the best thing is a piece of the rubber finger grip pad removed from a disposable ball point pen.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231855[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I stopped using this camera 17 years ago when, like CNG, I went DSLR.&nbsp; I stopped using DSLR&#039;s last year when I got a mirrorless digital with articulated screen that makes it easier to shoot (comfortably) large numbers of coins in a short time. My 990 still works and could make images of high enough quality for uses including Coin Talk.&nbsp; While I differ on a few points, it does seem to me that Mr. Hansen has a good eye for lighting orientation to make a good photo ---- or is it that you just have some <u>very</u> photogenic coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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