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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EyeEatWheaties, post: 1097930, member: 26972&quot;]One of the crucial elements for me is to manually focus then use the crank to fine tune the focus.&nbsp; You are looking at 2 broken tripods that I Canabalized to make a copy stand.&nbsp; I shoot very different than the pros do.&nbsp; Not sure what or if I am doing anything wrong, But I have a DOF - Depth of focus down to half a millimeter!&nbsp;&nbsp; I believe that I get crisper and cleaner shots since the camera is looking well past the plastic, However When focusing on the fields, the high points are out of focus. My biggest hassle is when the coin is not sitting square in the slab.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thats actually a staged photo for exactly this purpose.&nbsp; The 6500k tulips are Pro Daylight bulbs and they suck for copper IMO&nbsp; -&nbsp; I prefer the richer red and blues of the GE reveals and Halogen Flood.&nbsp;&nbsp; I use a 3 light set up at 10-12-2 o&#039;clock positions.&nbsp;&nbsp; It works for all copper coins.&nbsp; It is very very important to me that I&nbsp; shoot all coins with the same lighting angle and position.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In this configuration It does pretty good job with capturing toners however I have never shot a Rainbow Morgan. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My settings are very unusual and the pros pick my photos apart. They see things I don&#039;t see.&nbsp; The set up I created produces consistent images with highlights and shadows on Lincolns that I like.&nbsp; The 3 light setup works to capture a balance of luster and detail.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can set your lighting to accent luster or color or detail. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I just reshot a coin tonight.&nbsp; The first coin is a 4 light set up - no highlights - very balanced - does great job of hiding the tic and dings.&nbsp; The second shot isa 2 light setup at 10 and 2 o&#039;clock accenting the luster and....... IMO the&nbsp; last&nbsp; pic is the best,&nbsp; a 3 light set up that balances detail and luster - </p><p><br /></p><p>HOWEVER it also exaggerates the negative details in the coin that are not there when looking at the coin in hand.&nbsp; !!&nbsp; Hard to believe that these are all the same coin!?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/1909VDBMS67RDObverse06665453-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/1909VDBMS67RDObverse06665453a-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/1909VDBMS67RDObverse06665453c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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