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<p>[QUOTE="toned_morgan, post: 4641781, member: 97258"]Photographing ancients is probably completely different from photographing Morgan dollars, but I'll still give you my tips. First if you want to properly "digitize" your collection, invest your money into a DSLR (Nikon or Canon with at least 20 megapixels) and invest your time into research. Go onto Youtube and just watch every video about photography that you see. The best channel that I would recommend is Potato Jet. He's funny too, so time flies when you watch his videos. For lights, get at least two lights with movable arms and then switch out the bulbs to the brightest and whitest bulbs you can buy. I have three for good measure! Then get yourself a good tripod. I have the Zomei Q666 which is $50 on eBay and it is rock solid. You need a tripod because you don't want the camera shaking when you take a picture. Quick tips: black out your room and get as little spill light from the window / door. Also, put your coin on a plain white background, whether it be a piece of paper or your desk. Let's get [USER=73983]@jtlee321[/USER] in here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="toned_morgan, post: 4641781, member: 97258"]Photographing ancients is probably completely different from photographing Morgan dollars, but I'll still give you my tips. First if you want to properly "digitize" your collection, invest your money into a DSLR (Nikon or Canon with at least 20 megapixels) and invest your time into research. Go onto Youtube and just watch every video about photography that you see. The best channel that I would recommend is Potato Jet. He's funny too, so time flies when you watch his videos. For lights, get at least two lights with movable arms and then switch out the bulbs to the brightest and whitest bulbs you can buy. I have three for good measure! Then get yourself a good tripod. I have the Zomei Q666 which is $50 on eBay and it is rock solid. You need a tripod because you don't want the camera shaking when you take a picture. Quick tips: black out your room and get as little spill light from the window / door. Also, put your coin on a plain white background, whether it be a piece of paper or your desk. Let's get [USER=73983]@jtlee321[/USER] in here.[/QUOTE]
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