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<p>[QUOTE="bernard55, post: 4888247, member: 114733"][USER=112673]@Denis Richard[/USER] thank you for your reply. The first step, I just ordered a copy stand. I've been holding the camera and after reading all the posts on CT about photography it seems that this is my first problem (of many). </p><p><br /></p><p>I noted that for raw coins in another post you mentioned that your camera was ¾ inch above the glass, and about five inches above the coin at the lenses minimum focus distance of 12 ¼ inch (larger coins can be 12” – 16”) and you usually shoot at f14, 1/200 sec. That is very helpful. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now to take one of my wife's pictures off the wall to get the glass <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I've been trying to also find a post on the CT site about how to shoot graded/encapsulated coins but did not find one. Do you also have a similar setup for graded? I find that this is really difficult but I see the HA photos and they look great.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bernard55, post: 4888247, member: 114733"][USER=112673]@Denis Richard[/USER] thank you for your reply. The first step, I just ordered a copy stand. I've been holding the camera and after reading all the posts on CT about photography it seems that this is my first problem (of many). I noted that for raw coins in another post you mentioned that your camera was ¾ inch above the glass, and about five inches above the coin at the lenses minimum focus distance of 12 ¼ inch (larger coins can be 12” – 16”) and you usually shoot at f14, 1/200 sec. That is very helpful. Now to take one of my wife's pictures off the wall to get the glass :-) I've been trying to also find a post on the CT site about how to shoot graded/encapsulated coins but did not find one. Do you also have a similar setup for graded? I find that this is really difficult but I see the HA photos and they look great.[/QUOTE]
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