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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4645007, member: 56859"]As others have said, practicing with whatever setup you use is as important as the equipment itself. I've tried iPhone (acceptable but not as good as I'd like), entry-level DLSR (difficult; results variable; mostly because of my impatience and possibly due to humidity issues and improper storage), and fixed lens. I gave up on the DSLR and have used the fixed lens camera for the last four or five years. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Optical-Full-HD/dp/B00EFILHB4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Optical-Full-HD/dp/B00EFILHB4" rel="nofollow">Canon Powershot G16</a>, manual mode. A copy stand is essential. Mine's homemade. A small ball of <a href="https://www.especialneeds.com/shop/daily-living-aids/theraputty.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.especialneeds.com/shop/daily-living-aids/theraputty.html" rel="nofollow">silicone putty</a> helps keep the coin positioned. Ambient natural indirect light is supplemented by an <a href="https://www.joann.com/ottlite-lighting-dual-head-led-desk-lamp/16156606.html#q=Ottlite%20Lighting&start=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.joann.com/ottlite-lighting-dual-head-led-desk-lamp/16156606.html#q=Ottlite%20Lighting&start=1" rel="nofollow">LED Ottlite</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1147805[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianagathodaemononhorse-rt-jpg.759269/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4645007, member: 56859"]As others have said, practicing with whatever setup you use is as important as the equipment itself. I've tried iPhone (acceptable but not as good as I'd like), entry-level DLSR (difficult; results variable; mostly because of my impatience and possibly due to humidity issues and improper storage), and fixed lens. I gave up on the DSLR and have used the fixed lens camera for the last four or five years. [URL='https://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Optical-Full-HD/dp/B00EFILHB4']Canon Powershot G16[/URL], manual mode. A copy stand is essential. Mine's homemade. A small ball of [URL='https://www.especialneeds.com/shop/daily-living-aids/theraputty.html']silicone putty[/URL] helps keep the coin positioned. Ambient natural indirect light is supplemented by an [URL='https://www.joann.com/ottlite-lighting-dual-head-led-desk-lamp/16156606.html#q=Ottlite%20Lighting&start=1']LED Ottlite[/URL]. [ATTACH=full]1147805[/ATTACH] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitianagathodaemononhorse-rt-jpg.759269/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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