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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2579174, member: 1892"]The lamps (if they're the ones I'm thinking of, the ones I use) are Jansjos, available at Ikea for $10. They're a loss-leader for them. You can get them for $20 at Amazon, as well. Fair warning: the switches aren't of the greatest of quality; you'll likely have to replace them down the line. Mine only lasted about two years. Those two differing color temperatures freak out the phone's white balance adjustment - it doesn't know which way to correct, nor can it correct for both at once anyway - and it's a problem for the best pf dSLR's too.</p><p><br /></p><p>You have not maximized the capabilities of an iPhone for coins yet. They're <b>good</b> at this. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I believe you're too close to the coin for best focus. I don't expect an iPhone to be able to create a sharp image of a Cent at 1900 pixels in diameter - the size of your original - nor do you need it that large for posting online. Try backing off a bit and see if you can achieve sharper focus. Your phone is capable of it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2579174, member: 1892"]The lamps (if they're the ones I'm thinking of, the ones I use) are Jansjos, available at Ikea for $10. They're a loss-leader for them. You can get them for $20 at Amazon, as well. Fair warning: the switches aren't of the greatest of quality; you'll likely have to replace them down the line. Mine only lasted about two years. Those two differing color temperatures freak out the phone's white balance adjustment - it doesn't know which way to correct, nor can it correct for both at once anyway - and it's a problem for the best pf dSLR's too. You have not maximized the capabilities of an iPhone for coins yet. They're [B]good[/B] at this. :) I believe you're too close to the coin for best focus. I don't expect an iPhone to be able to create a sharp image of a Cent at 1900 pixels in diameter - the size of your original - nor do you need it that large for posting online. Try backing off a bit and see if you can achieve sharper focus. Your phone is capable of it.[/QUOTE]
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