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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2337706, member: 1892"]You can delay the shutter on an iPhone. Heck, I can say "Cheese!" to my G3 and it snaps the shutter, designed for selfies. Imagine your iPhone can do something similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Play a bit with distance in small increments, to nail down the minimum distance at which the phone will deliver sharp focus. You're very close on the Morgan, probably within millimeters too close. I believe there is yet more optical sharpness to be had, as well as the aforementioned White Balance. </p><p><br /></p><p>Then build some uncomplicated placement that allows you to duplicate that distance every time, even if it's only a stack of books the right height that you dangle the phone off the edge of. Slightly weight the opposite end for stability. </p><p><br /></p><p>What little the phone will lack once zeroed-in, is easily corrected in postprocessing. And you're learning the lessons here which are the foundation of coin photography with any equipment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2337706, member: 1892"]You can delay the shutter on an iPhone. Heck, I can say "Cheese!" to my G3 and it snaps the shutter, designed for selfies. Imagine your iPhone can do something similar. Play a bit with distance in small increments, to nail down the minimum distance at which the phone will deliver sharp focus. You're very close on the Morgan, probably within millimeters too close. I believe there is yet more optical sharpness to be had, as well as the aforementioned White Balance. Then build some uncomplicated placement that allows you to duplicate that distance every time, even if it's only a stack of books the right height that you dangle the phone off the edge of. Slightly weight the opposite end for stability. What little the phone will lack once zeroed-in, is easily corrected in postprocessing. And you're learning the lessons here which are the foundation of coin photography with any equipment.[/QUOTE]
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