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<p>[QUOTE="EyeEatWheaties, post: 1154805, member: 26972"]Experiment would be my suggestion. A lot of coin guys swear by GE reveal. I use a 3 light combo of a halogen and 2 GE Reveals for reasons I don't feel like repeating right now. If you can use 2 lights at the 10 & 2 O'clock position close to 90 degrees to the coin. try that</p><p><br /></p><p>I think your pictures are above average. I love the larger pics or the availability to click on them to see them larger when wanted.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is the make and basic stats on your camera?</p><p><br /></p><p>You mention you are shooting in Macro Mode. do you have a super-macro mode? Are you using a tripod/copy stand and the timer? IF you are, you may consider backing off the coins a bit to bring them into focus better and then crop.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is another method with point and shoots that I have seen fantastic results from and that is taping a loupe to the lens and shooting coins through it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EyeEatWheaties, post: 1154805, member: 26972"]Experiment would be my suggestion. A lot of coin guys swear by GE reveal. I use a 3 light combo of a halogen and 2 GE Reveals for reasons I don't feel like repeating right now. If you can use 2 lights at the 10 & 2 O'clock position close to 90 degrees to the coin. try that I think your pictures are above average. I love the larger pics or the availability to click on them to see them larger when wanted. What is the make and basic stats on your camera? You mention you are shooting in Macro Mode. do you have a super-macro mode? Are you using a tripod/copy stand and the timer? IF you are, you may consider backing off the coins a bit to bring them into focus better and then crop. There is another method with point and shoots that I have seen fantastic results from and that is taping a loupe to the lens and shooting coins through it.[/QUOTE]
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