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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iamtiberius, post: 2650594, member: 37707&quot;]My photography setup is fairly primitive; but it does alright. I too take my photos with a mobile device; although, I&#039;d say top line smart phones have a much better sensor in them than tablets. I tried taking photos with my Nexus 7 FHD, and the turnouts were poor. I currently use a Galaxy Note 4 and am waiting for the release of the Galaxy S8+ in April. The camera improvement is supposed to be drastic. I have a hard time getting anything under 12-15 mm, depending on the metal, to focus at a decent distance. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few different sizes of tetrahedron stands for the coin to sit on, elevated about 1 inch off the surface. I have two, three point desk lamps with white light LED Halogen bulbs to adjust the lighting depending on the surface of the coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]586341[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have two LED pen lights that I shine on either side of the base; but sure not to reflect off the edges of the flan. This helps with providing a visible edge and won&#039;t simply wash into the background when cropping out the background. It also prevents a washed out bright white surface when shining white light directly onto the face. I tilt the light, coin, and camera as needed; snap about 3 photos each side, holding the phone as steady as possible; then inspect and choose which one is best.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]586343[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A few minutes cropping, and voila; mediocrity:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]586344[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Kings of Macedon, Struck under Pasikrates</b></p><p>325/3-319/8 BC, Cyprus, Soloi mint. AR Tetradrachm. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY Zeus Aetophoros seated left, holding eagle and scepter, in left field, prow right.</p><p><br /></p><p>17.26g</p><p>27.27mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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