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<p>[QUOTE="Rassi, post: 1730358, member: 22149"]I have been trying to improve my photos too. I have a setup like gbroke's (I have an identical stand, and two lights very much like what he shows). I think my camera is the flaw now, as I still cannot really get the details and clarity I need. I will link to a post I made in another thread with an example photo I made:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t199698-post1729992/?highlight=#post1729992" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t199698-post1729992/?highlight=#post1729992">http://www.cointalk.com/t199698-post1729992/?highlight=#post1729992</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I'm using my Samsung S3 cell phone camera - it's 8 megapixel, and it has a macro photo setting (none of my other cameras have that, which is why I'm using it).</p><p><br /></p><p>If that's not a bad choice, what are the key features I want to look for in another camera? I see a lot of cameras where they talk about being able to take macro photos up to 1cm away. I would guess my camera is close to 8"+ away from the coin usually.</p><p><br /></p><p>So any help to improve my photos would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rassi, post: 1730358, member: 22149"]I have been trying to improve my photos too. I have a setup like gbroke's (I have an identical stand, and two lights very much like what he shows). I think my camera is the flaw now, as I still cannot really get the details and clarity I need. I will link to a post I made in another thread with an example photo I made: [url]http://www.cointalk.com/t199698-post1729992/?highlight=#post1729992[/url] I'm using my Samsung S3 cell phone camera - it's 8 megapixel, and it has a macro photo setting (none of my other cameras have that, which is why I'm using it). If that's not a bad choice, what are the key features I want to look for in another camera? I see a lot of cameras where they talk about being able to take macro photos up to 1cm away. I would guess my camera is close to 8"+ away from the coin usually. So any help to improve my photos would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]
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