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<p>[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 7666546, member: 21705"]The setup is similar to mine. I cured the distance problem by replacing the 6" metal rod with a 30" wooden dowel. When I got the distance just right for large cents, I marked a line just like your mom used to do in a doorway.</p><p><br /></p><p>I use supplemental lighting as well, but every light tends to have it's own idiosyncrasies. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some leave a yellow tone, some leave a grey tone and others are too bright or too dim. Sometime you need an acute angle and sometime an obtuse angle. I've tried several types of diffusion with less than satisfactory results.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have mine hooked up to my 52" TV as a monitor.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd love to have control over lighting and focus through the camera electronically while under magnification. But to get that appears to require replacing my $20 setup with a $10,000 setup. That's not going to happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>So for now, I settle for less.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice thread and good luck.</p><p><br /></p><p>ps I saw a new poster who got extraordinary results somehow with his cell phone. I don't know if he had a special app (or whatever they are called) since I just switched from my flip phone to the extraordinarily difficult android.</p><p><br /></p><p>It took me two weeks just to learn how to answer my phone and I still don't know if I'm actually sending a text or it's going into some sort of document.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 7666546, member: 21705"]The setup is similar to mine. I cured the distance problem by replacing the 6" metal rod with a 30" wooden dowel. When I got the distance just right for large cents, I marked a line just like your mom used to do in a doorway. I use supplemental lighting as well, but every light tends to have it's own idiosyncrasies. Some leave a yellow tone, some leave a grey tone and others are too bright or too dim. Sometime you need an acute angle and sometime an obtuse angle. I've tried several types of diffusion with less than satisfactory results. I have mine hooked up to my 52" TV as a monitor. I'd love to have control over lighting and focus through the camera electronically while under magnification. But to get that appears to require replacing my $20 setup with a $10,000 setup. That's not going to happen. So for now, I settle for less. Nice thread and good luck. ps I saw a new poster who got extraordinary results somehow with his cell phone. I don't know if he had a special app (or whatever they are called) since I just switched from my flip phone to the extraordinarily difficult android. It took me two weeks just to learn how to answer my phone and I still don't know if I'm actually sending a text or it's going into some sort of document.[/QUOTE]
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