Thanks for the replies everyone. To answer some of your questions: -Yes, it is just an animated GIF. -I use about 25 images per animation -The coin is stationary and I move the lights -It takes about 12 minutes from beginning to end to make one, but I am very proficient with software, so it would take a lot longer for someone not used to doing it. -Still using my point and shoot camera I am going to keep on trying some things and hopefully find a way to do it very quickly. -greg
Really nice! Perhaps you could take a short video (using the rocker described in this link) and then select your 25 frames from the video to make your GIF. http://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-hold-move-a-coin-while-taking-video.228523/#post-1717476
Thanks for the link. I agree on using a video and then software to rip out the frames. I had something a little different in mind for the setup though. I want to keep the coin stationary and rotate the lights on something like a lazy susan. I'll see how it shakes out.
Here's a link to one I made. Not as food as gbroke's but it was a test as well. Need to work lighting...
Here is a link to lazy susan (turntable) bearings available from McMaster-Carr. http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/119/1118/=oypfy4 I bought my lazy susan bearings from McMaster for coin applications some time ago. They work great to move large coin albums under the microscope.
Just joking around. I am our company's IP gatekeeper and was reviewing patents all day. All the crazy stuff that people patent these days got stuck in my head.
