Showing off luster in images - experiment

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

 

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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.

 

Nice! Thanks for the link! This is exactly what I was looking for.

 

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.