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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bruthajoe, post: 8006382, member: 108656&quot;]Why didn&#039;t any tell me about this section?&nbsp; I would love to share my setup.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1388978[/ATTACH]</p><p>In this image are the products I use to photograph and inspect coins and other items which require good lighting and mounted capture devices for extreme stability from most important to, subjectively, least important.</p><p>1St you will need a monitor. A windows 10 laptop is my choice for monitor and capture software.</p><p>The 2nd most useful to me is the usb macro-scope, also known as an endo-scope, but mounted to an adjustable stand to operate as a conventional microscope.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1388981[/ATTACH]</p><p>The design of the endoscope is important for 2 reasons,..</p><p>1. The built in light at the lens is required for illumination when the scope body is in close proximity to the subject, for close examination, and blocks external sources of light.</p><p>2. The fine adjustments and stability required to capture images at higher magnification levels. Note-</p><p>the ability of these devices designed for macro viewing require very close proximity to the subject and offer very little ability to crop and or zoom (digitally) due to limitations in the sensor size and pixel density. So basically what you see is what you get.&nbsp; This scope in particular can reach magnification levels that surpass most useful coin analysis, to being able to view fully view a Morgan at it&#039;s maximum adjustable limit as illustrated...[ATTACH=full]1388998[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1388999[/ATTACH]</p><p>The next useful function of the scope depends on the software, which is 3rd in my list of importance. Notice in the next set of illustrations how using proper software can contribute to the function of the scope by using image adjustments such as gamma, gain and contrast to achieve an impressive amount of detail for a very achievable image. This combined with proper lighting such as the 10 inch ring light to fill in shadows around the devices accompanied with a warm incandescent will enhance certain characteristics of a coin, and requires different approaches to accomplish satisfactory results which will be #4 in my most important tools for photos, [ATTACH=full]1389006[/ATTACH]</p><p>I would now like to focus on the next image.. pun required for this demonstration which will bring us to the topic of focal length. Focal length is the cameras ability to focus on a subject with depth. This is a problem in macro photography where it is possible to focus on the eye of a fly but leave the viewer unsatisfied with the surrounding body being out of focus.&nbsp; This is where another software comes in... (these particular imaging utilities are free, by the way). We call it image stacking. This is clever stuff... As the example below illustrates a series of the following 3 images (stability required here) at different focal points are taken and then processed by&nbsp; stacking software to make a composite image of the &quot;in focus&quot; pixels in the images thus creating a surreal image which is completely in focus as seen in the 4th and final image for the viewer to admire...[ATTACH=full]1389025[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1389026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1389027[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1389030[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to mention the glasses and other lenses seen in the opening &quot;set up&quot; image. These may be the most organic way to examine a coin in hand within our 3 dimensional world. It is the combination of in hand appeal, magnification and knowledge that will complete a proper coin examination.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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