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<p>[QUOTE="Jim-P, post: 7967754, member: 118020"]I've tried different lighting, angles and cameras. I've read the advice of the experienced photographers on this website. I don't have a lot to work with here, but I finally found a way to take what I consider respectable pictures of slabbed coins. No big dollar items here, and the pictures are mostly for internet sale and auction sites.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dealing with the reflections was the biggest challenge for me. My USB microscope has LED lights. I can turn them off and use side lighting but I don't like the coloring of anything I tried on silver coins. So I use a block, just small enough to tilt the reflection of the lamps out of the way. Granted, I lose some clarity either at the top or the bottom of the coin when tilting it, but I'm okay with the trade-off.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1381695[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1381696[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1381699[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1381701[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jim-P, post: 7967754, member: 118020"]I've tried different lighting, angles and cameras. I've read the advice of the experienced photographers on this website. I don't have a lot to work with here, but I finally found a way to take what I consider respectable pictures of slabbed coins. No big dollar items here, and the pictures are mostly for internet sale and auction sites. Dealing with the reflections was the biggest challenge for me. My USB microscope has LED lights. I can turn them off and use side lighting but I don't like the coloring of anything I tried on silver coins. So I use a block, just small enough to tilt the reflection of the lamps out of the way. Granted, I lose some clarity either at the top or the bottom of the coin when tilting it, but I'm okay with the trade-off. [ATTACH=full]1381695[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1381696[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1381699[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1381701[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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