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<p>[QUOTE="Ciscokid, post: 37331, member: 1932"]O boy, the answers to this question will be interesting <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>I however will give you of the best advice, Keep it simple, don't spend alot of money it is not necessary--</p><p>1--I have a digital camera, altho I have bought a much better scanner, I get superb pics with a digital camera--2--DON'T use the camera's flash!!</p><p>3--Get a tripod--</p><p>4--Lighting is the trick--</p><p>5--The camera MUST have the "macro" functions--</p><p>6--Most of the best pictures I have taken I am inches away from the coin--Like trying to get a picture of a beautiful flower if you will--</p><p>7--Take many pictures!! for practice!! With a digital camera it's cheap---Doesn't cost anything <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> -</p><p>8--The best pictures I have ever taken was at night--the sun is down--</p><p><br /></p><p>The more you do the better you get--Also there are a few webpages with tips, I believe we had a recent thread on this subject also, don't remember title because I didn't need to read it, I already take great pics--but it took practice--I musta took couple thousand pics before I got really good, also pics between silver and gold little different--The first picture I took with flash when I played it back blinde me LOL--all I saw was a "sun" if u will, flash is a no-no--At least for this amature coin photographer--[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ciscokid, post: 37331, member: 1932"]O boy, the answers to this question will be interesting :p I however will give you of the best advice, Keep it simple, don't spend alot of money it is not necessary-- 1--I have a digital camera, altho I have bought a much better scanner, I get superb pics with a digital camera--2--DON'T use the camera's flash!! 3--Get a tripod-- 4--Lighting is the trick-- 5--The camera MUST have the "macro" functions-- 6--Most of the best pictures I have taken I am inches away from the coin--Like trying to get a picture of a beautiful flower if you will-- 7--Take many pictures!! for practice!! With a digital camera it's cheap---Doesn't cost anything ;) - 8--The best pictures I have ever taken was at night--the sun is down-- The more you do the better you get--Also there are a few webpages with tips, I believe we had a recent thread on this subject also, don't remember title because I didn't need to read it, I already take great pics--but it took practice--I musta took couple thousand pics before I got really good, also pics between silver and gold little different--The first picture I took with flash when I played it back blinde me LOL--all I saw was a "sun" if u will, flash is a no-no--At least for this amature coin photographer--[/QUOTE]
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