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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;spoon, post: 4553187, member: 17312&quot;]This is a great thread! I used to have great success using a cheapo Canon point &amp; shoot camera and a desk lamp with Reveal light bulbs. Axial lighting was great for certain things, like proofs, but utterly washed out others and flattened frosty luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve since bought a DSLR and I&#039;ve been having similar trouble finding a good setup with lighting. Here&#039;s one of that same Elymais type, but the lighting is just too harsh (it doesn&#039;t help that the metal is shiny on this one on the high points).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://numispedia.org/dump/Elymais - GIC-5892 - Orodes I, AE drachm, 2nd C.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is with a D3500 and a kit lens. While I can get <i>some </i>great shots out of it, I can definitely see the justification for a macro lens! The lighting on this is a few Ikea Jansjos with diffusers. I&#039;m not sure that I&#039;m a fan of the Jansjos and will be experimenting with other lighting setups.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just for kicks, here are some comparison shots showing the difference lighting and white balance can make. On top, the old point &amp; shoot&#039;s pictures from 10 years ago; on bottom, the new Nikon. I still don&#039;t have it dialed in on the new ones - some detail is lost, white balance isn&#039;t quite right... but it is an interestingly different perspective.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://numispedia.org/dump/NethIndies-Java-1d-1808.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://numispedia.org/dump/NethIndies-Java-1d-1808--2020.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one was shot with axial lighting:</p><p><img src="http://numispedia.org/dump/Ireland-10s-1966-EasterUprising.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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