What camera do you use?

We all use different cameras but I thought it would be interesting to see the mix of cameras people use for their coin pics.Myself I use a Medion.

 

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I use an HP which takes great pictures of Landscapes and everything under the sun... except coins. I am still trying to take good pictures of some of my coins. It's a difficult little process.

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HP R707 5.1MP
Nothing too big, but just very good on macro mode for taking detailed pictures!

 

If you can use a tripod under sunlight with the macro mode turned on if you have any... turn off the flash and put on ISO400 .. Look at this!

http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=16384

Max

P.S. to get the best picture, I use the timer so that I don't move the camera while pushing the button.

 

I've done almost everything that you have listed. Almost. I need to get better lighting. Those pics that you have posted are much better than what I have been able to get. I'll work more with the lighting and see what I can get. Thanks for the advice, Max!

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What would you say a Nikon would be good for??

 

Oh...thanks and is the Nikon the best for taking gold coin pics or is there other?

 

Ok...I gotcha ya.Thanks for the info.

 

Although brands might play some role, it is often the user skill, like what GDJMSP said, that matters a lot. With the same camera, two different people get two different results.

 

my Olympus 6 MP has a super macro mode, but i have to put a piece of white 20 pound paper over the flash. otherwise it is too bright. Takes better pictures than my scanner. If you have a good scanner, you can get a fairly good image of a coin, just have to tweak the settings.

 

I use a Canon 20D with a few diffrent lenses as my second job is a Sports Photographer

 

Theres no none option I dont even know how to work a digital though my family has two lol

 

Canon Digital Rebel XT. Bought it along with a complete set of Franklin Halves and a complete set of ASE's slabbed MS-69's after I won a futures bet on the winner of last years SuperBowl. I picked Pitt. to win about 4-5 weeks before the SB at 40-1 odds. I put $100 on 5 different teams.

 

As already noted a Nikon is a really good camera but greatly overpriced. You really are basically paying for a name. I've got at least one of each camera on that list above and then some. The only camera I don't have and never have had is an HP. My all time favorite cameras are the Hasselblad and the Leica. I don't htink there is any camera that will ever beat them for quality of photos but the cost is outragious. Bronca is a grat camera but I don't think they are made anymore and lenses and parts are becoming scare. Nikon is probably one of the most popular lately although when Sony was into the Mavica series you just couldn't beat them for quality but the limitations of a disc instead of the latest cards makes them outdated pretty much. As to the one digital cameral I tryto have with me all the time is my Fuji S7000 with a 2 gig compact flash card. The S9000 is not much better and a little to heavy.
The Fuji S7000 has 2 Macro settings, has a place for both a compact flash and an XD card in the camera at the same time meaning no matter what you always have a built in back up usable by swithching with a press of a button. One more thing about the Fuji is the 55mm filter ring and since I use a multitude of filters, that size is extreamly common. With both cards I can easily take several thousand photos utilizing about 3 to 4 megapixels and even hundreds and hundreds at 6.3.
Oops. Getting carried away with one of my hobbies. Back to Nikons. I only have one presently and it is great for just about everything.

 

Try this. Take a coin outside and place it on a black background. Not in direct Sunlikght but on a Sunny day.
If you use a tripod naturally it will help. If your taking pictures any time any where and holding the camera, note the following. When depressing the button to take a photo, hold your breath. Do not breath while taking photos. The reason is although you don't notice it but when you breath your chest expands and contracts. You would normally be holding the camera with your arms at your sides next to your chest. The movement of your chest will make your arms move and with your arms, so goes the camera. This is one of the reasons so many people doing anything that causes them to breath hard, like exercize, end up with blurry photos. Check your camera for a small threaded hole in the shtter release. If there is one it is probably threaded and will accept a standard cable release. If you can use them you will not have to touch the camera at all, also, increasing your photo abilities. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

I use a Nikon D50 with a 60mm Nikkor macro lens and sometimes extension tubes. Then I send the image to Photoshop CS2 thats where the work begins. I also use a tripod and a remote shutter switch.

 

Heres one of my finished products.

 

^^^^^ Those are impressive pics chop45.

I use a Nikon Coolpix 2500, but it looks like I need a new camera.