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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jeepfreak81, post: 3031477, member: 93888&quot;]Did a little bit of searching but couldn&#039;t turn up quite what I was looking for.&nbsp; Do any of you use a USB microscope to take pictures of your coins?&nbsp; I just picked up an inexpensive one, the brand is Plugable I think, I&#039;m not at home sure not sure on that.&nbsp; Anyway it&#039;s a 2MP camera and I played with it for a little bit last night.&nbsp; First thing I noticed is I need to put it up on something higher to get the full coin in view, but no problem.&nbsp; Secondly, I think I need some help on how to take decent pictures with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me preface this by saying I&#039;m not expecting to take amazing pictures, just something so I can catalog my coins and share them occasionally on here or elsewhere.&nbsp; Also, I have a nice Canon DSLR camera and I may play with that setup at some point but for now it&#039;s not being used for coins (no macro lens for one).</p><p><br /></p><p>Now on to the real question.&nbsp; Any pointers for getting a good picture?&nbsp; I think I need some help with would be lighting.&nbsp; The scope has some LED lighting on it which is fine for viewing but really doesn&#039;t make the coin look that great.&nbsp; Should I be using some kind of diffused lighting?&nbsp; Suggestions on a cheap/simple setup would be great!</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, what color and material should I be using to place the coin on.&nbsp; The scope came with a white plastic mat, but I don&#039;t think that&#039;s the best thing to use.&nbsp; If anyone has any pictures of their scope setup and in use that would be helpful too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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